Working for Jesus in 2026

Psalm 34:3; Romans 12:1-8

How Can We Work for Jesus/the Lord?

1. Think rightly about ourselves – Attitude (vs. 3)

Wrong Response - Pride

Right Response - Humility

“True Worship cannot be divorced from service.”

1. Can Do
2. Can’t Do
3. Don’t Need to Do
4. Won’t Do
5. Get to Do

2. Think rightly about fellow believers – Relationships (vss. 4-5)

Unity – Same source, one head – Jesus Christ

Diversity – Different roles but serving the same mission

Mutuality – We need one another

3. Think rightly about Serving – Roles (vss. 6-8)

1. Prophecy - fore-telling and forth-telling of the Scriptures
2. Serving - helping. Seeing needs, know how to help, and then do so without notice or applause.
3. Teaching - ability to communicate revealed truth with knowledge, ease, and clarity.
4. Exhorting - the ability to drive truth home passionately, confront wrong constructively, turn Scripture reading into an action plan, unite believers behind a common endeavor.
5. Giving - these people look for opportunities to give, offering what they have beyond normal measure. They look for opportunities to give time, talent, money, energy, and expertise.
6. Leading- to lead and to care for. They provide guidance and administration in a church.
7. Mercy - ability to sense the needs of those who are hurting and to know what to say, how to say it, and when to remain silent.

• I will exalt the Lord
• I will magnify Him with my life
• I will put the focus on Him
• I will lift Him up
• I will be Christ-exalting
• I will joyfully serve the Lord in my local church