Day: Day Sixteen
Date: January 20, 2026
Date: January 20, 2026
Have you lost sight of serving others?
Are we simply sitting on the pews waiting to be served?
Jesus edified others to the point of compromising His royalty.
Let’s ask ourselves these questions:
- What keeps us from purposefully pursuing building up others?
- What person or persons–whether they are in your church or not–is God sending to cross your path this week, that you might show genuine interest in them as a person and impact their journey by building them up?
ACTION
Dale Carnegie wrote in his book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, some incredibly wise and biblically applicable advice:
- Become genuinely interested in other People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
- If you want to draw others to you, light up your face with a smile.
- Remember A person’s name is the sweetest and most important sound to that person.
- Be a good Encourage others to talk about themselves.
- Talk in terms of the other person’s Treat others the way they want to be treated.
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie
Does this sound familiar? Jesus revealed such life altering truth as “edify one another.” Whether he realized it or not, Dale Carnegie’s advice simply applied biblical truth.
We must purposefully choose to build one another up.
WORSHIP/VIDEOS
Bethel Music – Send Me
Hillsong – Let there be light