January 31, 2012
Summit Students Serve Series
Posted by Sarah
The Summit vision is “to form biblically functioning communities that reach lost people, connect in Christ-centered relationships, teach truth, serve others, and worship God.” Within Summit Student Ministries, we strive to live this out alongside the church body, incorporating the components of the vision into each talk series. We are now in the third week of a series simply titled Serve in which we are encouraging our students to “serve others” just as Jesus did.
Through this seven-week series, we are analyzing how Jesus exemplified true and genuine service throughout the Gospels. Our hope is that students will walk away with a greater understanding of how to incorporate Jesus’ approach in their own lives. This series will end with an opportunity for students to practically apply what they have learned by participating in niceSERVE on Saturday, February 25th.
Week one’s topic was “Serve God”, in which speakers at Surge, The Edge and Launch focused on how we can better love God through our actions. Students walked through Mark 12:28-34 as well as Philippians 2:5-8 in order to better grasp service as an innate response to God’s incredible love for us. We also love because God first loved us – we are called to love him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and in turn reflect this love in our attitudes and behaviors.
During week two, students delved into how to “Serve Family” in their daily lives. We read through John 2:1-11, when Jesus performed a miracle at a wedding in order to resolve a problem that was not his own after his mother asked him to. Sometimes it may seem inconvenient and difficult to love our families. Nonetheless, when we serve our families, it pleases God and shows our families just how much we love and care about them.
This week, speakers will discuss how to “Serve Friends” and make a difference through sharing our servant hearts with our friends. John 13:1-17 and John 15:13 are the scriptural references students will read through as they explore the potential impact of creating relationships founded on service.
The last few weeks, students will become more aware of how to serve daily, serve the forgotten, and serve the poor. The last week of the series will follow niceSERVE and students will have the opportunity to share how they were able to recognize how God used them through their serving experiences.
