Titles | cchrisholland cchrisholland …husband, dad, pastor, teacher, and chronic day-dreamer. Skip to content Home About/Contact Sermon Notes Acts Sermon Notes Advent Sermon Notes 2017-21 Ancestry of Faith Notes David Sermon Notes Easter 2022 Easter Series 2018 Sermon Notes Easter Series 2019 Sermon Notes Easter Week 2020 Ephesians Sermon Notes Father’s Day 2020-“Be a Builder” Hebrews Sermon Notes I Corinthians Sermon Notes I Peter Sermon Notes I Timothy Sermon Notes II Corinthians Sermon Notes II Peter Sermon Notes II Timothy Sermon Notes Joshua Sermon Notes Names of God Sermon Notes Nehemiah Sermon Notes Psalm Sermon Notes The Gospel Project (Small Group Archive) The Gospel Project Vol. I The Gospel Project Vol. II The Gospel Project Vol. III The Gospel Project Vol. IV The Gospel Project Vol. V The Gospel Project Vol. VI The Gospel Project Vol. VII The Gospel Project Vol. VIII The Gospel Project Vol. IX The Gospel Project Vol. X The Gospel Project Vol. XI Bible Study Worksheets The Biblical SWOT Genogram Who is Jesus? ← Therefore Images → Titles Posted on September 16, 2017 by cchrisholland Titles may be “overrated”, but they’re often sought after nonetheless, even among the church. When it came to identification, there were several influential titles Paul could have used to introduce himself; such as “Roman citizen” (a coveted status), “former student of Gamaliel” (who was widely respected), or “former Pharisee” (denoting his intellect). However, Paul (the empowered messenger of God) chose to refer to himself as “bondservant”. In modern church life, the term “bondservant of Christ” has become poetic and spiritual, but in the context of Paul’s day, it described a low-class servant who had limited privileges. In his letter to Rome, he starts this way: “Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God.” – Romans 1:1 Today, temptations regarding status and titles abound, but we’re called to be something very specific; and that word is “Christian”. The term “Christian” originally wasn’t socially acceptable or broad in its application. It was a term of mockery, meaning “little-Christ”; and to be a “little-Christ” means “acting like Jesus”. Here’s the way Paul framed it: “Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God…made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant…” – Phil. 2:5-7 What title will you be seeking today? Share with: Twitter Facebook Tumblr Pinterest LinkedIn Pocket Email Like this: Like Loading... Related About cchrisholland ...husband, dad, pastor, teacher, and chronic day-dreamer View all posts by cchrisholland → This entry was posted in Daily Devotions and tagged Bible, Bible Study, Christian, Christian Life, Christianity, church, Devotional, Devotions, faith, hope, Leadership, Marriage, Parenting, Pastors, Prayer, Worship. Bookmark the permalink. ← Therefore Images → 1 Response to Titles Vincent S Artale Jr says: September 16, 2017 at 8:53 am Reblogged this on Talmidimblogging. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ Recently Posted It’s Not About Us Meanwhile…back in reality. The Payment that Changed Everything Satan’s Method is Still Based on This Resisting the Weaponizing of Words Follow cchrisholland on WordPress.com Follow Blog via Email Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address: Follow Search this blog Search for: Thanks for Supporting this Blog As Pastor, I’m privileged to serve a family of faith that strongly believes in communicating God’s Word. If this blog has been helpful, consider making a one-time secure gift to the ministry of FireLight Fellowship by clicking HERE cchrisholland Website Powered by WordPress.com. Follow Following cchrisholland Join 291 other followers Sign me up Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now. cchrisholland Customize Follow Following Sign up Log in Copy shortlink Report this content View post in Reader Manage subscriptions Collapse this bar Loading Comments... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website %d bloggers like this: