Avail the Ability of Being Available
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This document discusses the importance of availability and being available to serve God and others. It provides examples from the Bible of figures like Samuel, Mary, Jesus, Peter, John, and Paul who made themselves available to God. It also provides tips on how to demonstrate availability such as finding ways to help others, paying attention to those you serve, tackling tasks wholeheartedly, and being ready when called upon. The overall message is that Christians should make their priorities secondary to serving others and being available to God.
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Avail the Ability of Being Available
- 1. AVAIL + ABILITY = AVAILABILITY Avail the Ability of Being Available
- 3. • Accessible • Reachable • Touchable • Being there • Can I get to you? • How can I reach you? • If I need you, will you be there? • Can I call you?
- 4. Availability means • Giving our hearts- not just our hands to a task • Making our own schedule and priorities secondary to the wishes of those I serve. • As a Christian, it means being ready to be used by God
- 5. • SAMUEL – 1 Samuel 3:4 – “the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.”
- 6. • SAMUEL • MARY –Luke 1:38 – “And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.”
- 7. • SAMUEL • MARY • JESUS - Luke 2:49 – “"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?”
- 8. • SAMUEL • MARY • JESUS • PETER and JOHN Matthew 4:18-21 18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
- 9. • SAMUEL • MARY • JESUS • PETER and JOHN • PAUL - Acts 9:6 – “And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” He made himself AVAILABLE to Jesus.
- 10. I’M JUST ME!
- 12. HOW TO DEMONSTRATE AVAILABILITY • Find a way to help • Pay attention to those who enter your work area.
- 13. HOW TO DEMONSTRATE AVAILABILITY • Wholeheartedly tackle each part of the process • Be glad for the chance to serve others • Be ready when you are called
- 14. HOW TO DEMONSTRATE AVAILABILITY • God is not asking your ability or inability, but our AVAILABILITY. It is not what you can do, but your response to God’s ability that counts.
- 15. Colossians 3:23 “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.”
- 16. Reflections 1. Rate your availability (1-lowest; 10-highest) • Father • Mother • Sister/brother • Friends from Grace • Friends outside Grace • Lord 2. How can you make yourself available for them?