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The apostle Paul turns to the life of Jesus as the ultimate example of selflessness, and the example by which we should live our lives. The Message says it like this, “Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. “Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death--and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion.” Folks from TCN actively participate in area soup kitchens, help build homes for Habitat for Humanity, contribute to the many ways Partners in Hope positively effects our community & lend support to countless other organizations as well. A percentage of each week’s offering goes to support Nazarene Missions worldwide – something that our teens witnessed firsthand when they participated in a Work & Witness trip to Dominique. Another church-wide Work & Witness trip is in the works... Watch this space!
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