Jul. 19, 2026

“Be Diligent in Serving”

“Be Diligent in Serving”
Romans 12:11
Central Idea: The renewed mind is diligent in serving the Lord.
Outworking of this: Romans 12:3-10
• Be humble in how you see yourself (3)
• Be united & useful in serving one another (spiritual gifts) (4-8)
• Be loving as you abhor evil and cling to good. (9)
• Be loving as you put others first (10)
I. “not lagging behind in diligence”
A. “lagging” - hesitating, ________, unmotivated
• Proverbs 26:13-15 — The ______________
B. “diligence” - _______________, ready, active concern for others
• Galatians 6:9
II. “fervent in spirit”
A. “fervent”
• literally: _______ (__________ _________)
• figuratively: enthusiastic, excited, “____ ________” for the Lord
• Acts 18:25
B. “in spirit” - To what spirit is Paul referring?
• How are you going to be fervent in your human spirit?
By means of the ________ ___________.
C. What’s your ___________________?
• How can a fully ____________ follower of Christ not be fervent
in spirit? It doesn't go together.
III. “serving the Lord”
A. ______ believers are called to serve the Lord
• There is no such thing as a non-serving member of the _______.
B. Understanding serving the Lord
• 12:11 - “doulos” - ___________ of the servants, __________
• completely _____________ by someone
C. We serve the Lord
1. “Lord” - master, absolute ________________ power
2. Slave vs. _________________
• Luke 17:7-10
D. As slaves, we serve the Lord and not _________________.
• Not “_____ ministry”
Application:
1. God gives us ________ to daily live out the renewed mind.
• Thank You, Father, for the _______________ Holy Spirit.
• Thank You, Father, for the life-changing __________.
• Thank You, Father, for this ____________.