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Message by Pastor Mark Scandrett
In *Live It Out, Part 4: Service*, the final sermon in the series and Pastor Mark’s last official Sunday as an employee of Emmanuel, the message centers on the call for every follower of Jesus to live out their faith through service. Drawing from Galatians 5:13–15, the sermon emphasizes that Christian freedom is not a license for self-indulgence, but a call to humbly serve one another in love. The biblical concept of “servant” — often translated from the Greek word *doulos*, meaning “slave” or “bondservant” — reflects a life of complete submission to Christ, much like Jesus modeled when He came not to be served but to serve. Through personal testimony, Pastor Mark recounts surrendering his own life direction to Jesus and embracing a lifetime of service, including 40 years in Alton, IL. He challenges listeners to rethink “service” not as a voluntary, convenient act, but as a lifelong identity rooted in love for Christ. Whether young and deciding their future, or older and contemplating retirement, the invitation is clear: affirm or reaffirm your role as a servant of Jesus, and commit to serving Him for the rest of your life.
Message by Pastor Mark Scandrett
In *Live It Out, Part 4: Service*, the final sermon in the series and Pastor Mark’s last official Sunday as an employee of Emmanuel, the message centers on the call for every follower of Jesus to live out their faith through service. Drawing from Galatians 5:13–15, the sermon emphasizes that Christian freedom is not a license for self-indulgence, but a call to humbly serve one another in love. The biblical concept of “servant” — often translated from the Greek word *doulos*, meaning “slave” or “bondservant” — reflects a life of complete submission to Christ, much like Jesus modeled when He came not to be served but to serve. Through personal testimony, Pastor Mark recounts surrendering his own life direction to Jesus and embracing a lifetime of service, including 40 years in Alton, IL. He challenges listeners to rethink “service” not as a voluntary, convenient act, but as a lifelong identity rooted in love for Christ. Whether young and deciding their future, or older and contemplating retirement, the invitation is clear: affirm or reaffirm your role as a servant of Jesus, and commit to serving Him for the rest of your life.