Ask Not What Your Church Can Do for You, but What You Can Do for Your Church
Do you remember a statement similar to this one made by President John F. Kennedy? In his inaugural address
on January 20, 1961, he said, “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask
what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what
America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
I remember learning that famous
quote in school. I think more people would be saved and ministered to if
Christians had that same thinking in the Church today.
Many times, we have a tendency to
look for ways to be blessed rather than looking for ways to be a blessing. Of
course, you know as well as I do that the best way to have joy unspeakable in
our lives is to be a giver. Real joy is in putting others first instead of
Acts 20:35 NKJV "I have shown you in every way, by
laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of
the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to
If you really want to be blessed and get the most out of your
church, start looking for ways you can serve. Just imagine what your church
would be like if everyone’s goal was to be your pastor’s biggest blessing. It’s
going to take all of us working together and each one of us doing our part in
these last days to usher in the great harvest of souls.