Part 1 - "Choosing Service Over Status"

James 1:1 NLT

This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings!

James chose SERVICE over STATUS!

Matthew 13:55 NLT

Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.

1 Corinthians 15:7 NLT

Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles.

Acts of the Apostles 1:12-14 NLT

Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile.When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James).They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.

“What makes you special? What do you want to be known for? When you walk into a room; when people hear your name; how do you want to be thought of?”

Could we choose SERVICE over STATUS? Could we choose to be a "servant leader"? What would that look like in our everyday lives?