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| Introduction | |
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| Who, Me a Servant? You Gotta Be Kidding! | |
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| Transparent Humanity | |
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| Genuine Humility | |
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| Absolute Honesty | |
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| A Case for Unselfishness | |
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| Looking Out for Number One | |
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| A Proper Perspective | |
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| A Biblical Basis | |
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| The Servant As a Giver | |
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| Isn't There a Better Way? | |
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| Is All This Biblical? | |
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| What Are the Basics? | |
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| How Should Servants Give? | |
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| How Much Does Giving Cost Us? | |
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| Is It Worth It, After All? | |
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| The Servant As a Forgiver | |
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| God's Forgiveness of Us | |
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| Our Forgiveness of One Another | |
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| How to Make It Happen | |
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| The Servant As a Forgetter | |
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| Can the Mind Ever Forget? | |
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| A Close Look at Forgetting | |
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| A Challenge: Two Questions | |
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| Thinking Like a Servant Thinks | |
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| Not Mind-Control Slavery | |
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| A "Renewed Mind" Is Essential | |
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| Natural Thinking in Today's World | |
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| Mental Barriers to God's Voice | |
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| Supernatural Ability of the "Renewed Mind" | |
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| Servanthood Starts in the Mind | |
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| Portrait of a Servant, Part One | |
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| Jesus' Command: "Be Different!" | |
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| The Beatitudes: Three Observations | |
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| An Analysis of Four Beatitudes | |
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| Preliminary Summary and Questions | |
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| Portrait of a Servant, Part Two | |
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| Analysis of Four More Qualities | |
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| A Last Look at the Portrait | |
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| The Influence of a Servant | |
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| Keeper of the Spring | |
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| Critical Estimation of Our Times | |
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| Indispensable Influences for Good | |
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| Personal Response to Our Role | |
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| The Perils of a Servant | |
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| Some Common Misconceptions | |
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| A Classic Example | |
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| Some Lingering Lessons | |
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| What's Your Motive? | |
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| The Obedience of a Servant | |
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| A Self Description of Jesus | |
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| Illustration of Jesus' Self Description | |
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| Appropriation of Christ's Instruction | |
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| The Consequences of Serving | |
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| A Realistic Appraisal of Serving | |
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| The Dark Side of Serving | |
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| Spelling Out the Consequences | |
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| Suggestions for Coping with Consequences | |
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| The Rewards of Serving | |
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| Biblical Facts about Rewards | |
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| God's Promises to His Servants | |
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| Encouragement to Servants | |
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| A Challenge to Improve Your Serve | |
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| Commissioned to Serve | |
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| Of Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven | |
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| Can One Person Make a Difference? | |
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| A Parable for Our Time | |
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| Encouragement to Servants | |
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| The Art of Unselfish Living | |
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| Notes | |