people greeting them out in public places

Serve faithfully without making status the point

Make sure people know your role and title

Keep serving, but mainly so people will speak well of you

Wait to act until the work is likely to be noticed

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I admit that I have chased human praise and sinned against you. I cannot make myself right with God. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I turn from my sin and from living for applause, and I receive you as my Lord and Savior. Lead my life, and teach me to honor you above everything else. Amen.

Receive the Lord Above All Honor

Lord, revive your Church and deliver us from loving titles, attention, and public approval. Make us glad to serve without seeking applause, quick to honor others, and faithful to point every bit of glory back to you. Renew a humble spirit among your people, and let our lives make much of Christ, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Free Your Church from the Love of Applause

Father, I confess that I sometimes want to be noticed more than I want to be faithful. Forgive my pride, loosen my grip on status, and give me a quieter heart that rests in your view of me. Teach me to serve without needing a crowd, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Confession of a Praise-Hungry Heart

God, thank you that you see beneath outward honor and public praise. Thank you that my worth is not carried by a title or by the size of an audience. Help me rest in your kindness and live with gratitude, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Thank You for Seeing Beyond Titles

Pray like this: name one place where being recognized matters too much to you; confess that desire plainly to God; ask him to make you content with hidden faithfulness; then choose one small act of service that no one needs to applaud.

Pray Through the Desire to Be Noticed

Bring these requests before God: that teachers and leaders would serve without loving honor; that the overlooked would be seen and cherished; that your community would value faithfulness over status; and that people would point one another to Christ instead of to themselves.

For Teachers, Leaders, and the Overlooked

καὶ{KE###KEH###and} τοὺς{TOOS###TOOS###the} ἀσπασμοὺς{a-spa-SMOOS###ah-spah-SMOOS###greetings} ἐν{EN###EHN###in} ταῖς{TES###TEHS###the} ἀγοραῖς{a-go-RES###ah-goh-REHS###marketplaces} καὶ{KE###KEH###and} καλεῖσθαι{ka-LEES-the###kah-LEES-theh###to be called} ὑπὸ{hee-PO###hee-POH###by} τῶν{TON###TOHN###the} ἀνθρώπων·{an-THRO-pon###ahn-THROH-pohn###people} ⸀Ῥαββί.{rhav-VEE###rhahv-VEE###Rabbi}

Matthew 23:7 — Audio GuideTAB

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