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1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
2. The description Jesus gave the public servants of His day isn’t far from the description we could give the public servants of our day. Stick around and see what He has to say.
3. Scripture
   1. Luke 22:25-27
   2. Jesus (interrupting):  The authority figures of the outsiders play this game, flexing their muscles in competition for power over one another, masking their quest for domination behind words like “benefactor” or “public servant.”  But you must not indulge in this charade. Instead, among you, the greatest must become like the youngest and the leader must become a true servant.  Who is greater right here as we eat this meal—those of us who sit at the table, or those who serve us? Doesn’t everyone normally assume those who are served are greater than those who serve? But consider My role among you. I have been with you as a servant.
4. Devotional
   1. This past year during our election process we sure saw a lot of that gaming and muscle flexing, didn’t we.
      1. All those politicians talking about what good public servants they would be and how well they would serve our interests as citizens.
      2. Yet, somehow more than half of those long-term congressmen and women on just $174,000 annual salary becoming millionaires
      3. Is that really public service?
   2. Talk a lot of how they will help us, but seem to help themselves a lot more than helping us
      1. Scandals in their internal banking system
      2. Scandals in travel accounts
      3. Scandals in abuse of privileges
      4. Scandals with congressional aides, pages, and staff
   3. We do have examples of real public servants
      1. Police responding to crime and getting violent people off the streets
      2. Fire department responding to fires
      3. Medical personnel in multiple disciplines
      4. Counselors in a variety of specialties
   4. Even among those real public servants, we find competition
      1. Chiefs
      2. Hierarchy
      3. Department heads
      4. Within those organizations the servants do a lot of infighting to get to the top
   5. Jesus gives us a different way
      1. Greatest will be least, least will be greatest
      2. Servants receive the greatest honor
      3. He is our example
   6. How do we stop the competitive spirit within us and become a true servant?
      1. Follow Jesus example
      2. Let Him into your heart
      3. Die to self let Him be Lord
      4. Only then can you really serve as He served
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