A Servant's Heart (Sermon: Acts 9:32-43)

After the ascension of Jesus, Peter became a man of great power. He was unquestionably the leader of the twelve. He preached and thousands responded. Peter had the power to heal the sick and lame. And finally, he even raised Dorcas from the dead. With such power comes an amazing responsibility. Many people would be overcome with pride and arrogance, but Peter remained a servant to the church.

While we will never experience the same opportunities that Peter had of establishing the church for the first time in history, we will certainly be given great responsibilities if we make ourselves available to the Lord. Be careful that you do not loose sight of why you are where you are. It is easy to lose a servant's heart.

I believe that one of the reasons, we think too much of ourselves is because we compare ourselves with other people. But do you know that the standard against which we are measured is not other people, but against the righteousness of Christ. If we will remember who He is, it will be easier to remember who we are. Let me encourage you this week to take every gift, every skill, and every resource and use them with a servant's heart.