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Volunteer…YES!!! July 1, 2010

Recently, I saw a video which ended with this statement…”Every church has two kinds of people…Those who sit and those who serve.”

How simple, yet so very profound!  Whoever said that, nailed it, didn’t they?  Which person are you?  Are you a sitter or a server?

God has not called us to be people who sit.  We are called to serve.  Here is the reality concerning Mongul Church.  Mongul will not be effective with sitters.  We need volunteers (those who serve).  Are you serving God with the talents and abilities He’s given you?  Or are you enjoying sitting in your pew, watching others serve – some who may not be as gifted as you are in that particular area – and then being critical of the way they are serving?

Followers of Jesus Christ are servers.  Jesus said that He did not come to be served, but to serve.  He’s our example.  He’s our model.

Where do you fit in the volunteer necessity of your church?  Step up!  You are needed.  And when you do serve, when you volunteer your time, talents and energy, there will be a joy and fulfillment like you may not have experienced up to this time.  In addition, the church will be more effective as each of us “know our roles” and are fulfilling those roles.

Try this:  The next time you are asked if you will volunteer for __________(fill in the blank), say this, “Volunteer?  YES!”