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Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living : Bible Study Guide

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Let me begin by saying that this book has truly shown me the inside of my heart. Before reading Improving Your Serve,by Charles Swindoll, my "serve" was more for me than it was for God or for anyone else. I had considered myself to be loving and caring of others, but after reading this book I realized how much more I could be doing. I love the many stories that are put together to teach lessons on humility, forgiveness, giving, influences...etc. I have truly learned where my heart needed to improve and I am really working toward serving others and loving others no matter what. I am beginning to get the heart that Christ would want me to have, and not so much the heart that the world expects of me. If anyone longs to get out of the selfish world that we live in, and would enjoy the pleasure of giving back to their community and the people they love, I suggest reading this book. Chuck has truly shown me to see the good in all people and to love and forgive others as Christ has forgiven me.

Once again, Swindoll has written an excellent book addressing a problem in the Christian community: this one focuses on the challenge of refusing to live like the world and serving others in Jesus' name.

Among the important points covered in the book include:

1. Two tests of true humility.
2. A great proof of true servanthood is giving anonymously.
3. Servants who refuse to be bogged down in the past are seldom petty people.
4. Humility, a character trait greatly cherished by God, is sadly lacking in today's world.
5. The dangers of being a servant.
6. Jesus described Himself as a servant and 3 aspects of obedient service.
7. God's servants will be attacked and abused - nothing we experience has not first gone through God.
8. An eternal perspective of the servant's rewards.

Unfortunately, the church all too often copies the world - lording it over others instead of serving others, expecting to be served instead of serving, and not wishing to serve unless we receive recognition.

Swindoll's book is an excellent challenge to serve in Jesus' name. Read and be encouraged and challenged!

I read this book a few years ago, and it radically changed my life. The first book that I ready written by Chuck was The Grace Awakening, and my eyes truly were opened and my mind enlightened, as to how very easy it is to be legalistic and judgmental. In reading Improving Your Serve, I felt smaller and smaller, and realized how Big God really is and what it really means to "be like Jesus." Thanks Chuck, your books The Grace Awakening, and Improving Your Serve, have done for me what being at church Sunday after Sunday was not able to accomplish. In reading these two books in particular, I realized that being a writer is a powerful tool to use as a witness to the truth of Jesus Christ. Continue to operate in this ministry wisely. May God's blessings continue to be on your ministry.

Incredible that the same principles taught by Jesus Christ became the passion of Robert Greenleaf, Chuck Swindoll, Peter Drucker, Ken Blanchard and numerous others.

Chuck Swindoll is a great story teller. Probably would have been a great television personality like Cronkite, but chose to follow the real call on his life.

If you want to be challenged to face your pride/ego, pick up this book and read it cover-to-cover. Ouch!

This is an excellent practical guide to learning what true humility means and being able to put that into practice in serving others.

One aspect of this book I really liked was his study of the Beatitudes of Matthew 5. These 8 guidelines are Jesus instructions to leading a life committed to following His example of servanthood. Swindoll explains them well and provides instructional teaching on each beatitude.

This is an easy read and has such a wonderful spirit about it. He recognises that learning to serve is hard, as it goes against our natural tendencies but is essential to developing the intimacy with Jesus that He so wants us to have with Him.

Highly recommended.

we love Chuck Swindoll..and hopefully gleen from his book either while reading or along with his daily IFL message via f/b or email

This is a life changing book......It is one of the greatest and most informative books I have ever read.
I have purchased more than a dozen books and given away to pastors. I believe this is a must read for every believer.
You will not be disappointed.

Our Church is doing a book study on improving your serve; we enjoy talking about what we have read & how important it is to have a "Servant's Heart". This world would be a much better place if we could always reach out in love to others who are in need & not just talk, but actions speak louder than words! This Thanksgiving reach out with your love that God has instilled in you & show it to others in need!

Wow, this book was really great! It was challenging to the core. If you have the guts to change your Christian walk from milk to meat, this is a great step towards doing that. You cannot read this book and remain the same. Servanthood and love is what Christ was all about. I give it five stars!!!

Full of informative, practical information on living the Christian life as Christ directed we live, as a servant.