{"id":335,"date":"2025-06-13T20:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T20:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/sandra\/?post_type=blogs&#038;p=335"},"modified":"2025-06-20T19:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:06:08","slug":"blog-3-serving-with-love-living-out-your-faith-in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"blogs","link":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/sandra\/blogs\/blog-3-serving-with-love-living-out-your-faith-in-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 3: Serving with Love \u2013 Living Out Your Faith in the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jesus said, <em>\u201cThe greatest among you will be your servant.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;(Matthew 23:11). At <strong>Sandra Odom Ministries<\/strong>, we believe in a faith that moves beyond the pews and into the community. Ministry isn\u2019t just preaching\u2014it\u2019s <strong>reaching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog focuses on practical, spirit-led ways to live out your faith by <strong>serving others<\/strong>&nbsp;with compassion, humility, and love. Especially in <strong>De Kalb, Meridian, and Kemper County<\/strong>, the need for faithful believers to be the hands and feet of Jesus has never been greater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, you\u2019ll explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ways to get involved<\/strong>\u00a0in local outreach\u2014food drives, youth mentoring, senior support, and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to <strong>identify your spiritual gifts<\/strong>\u00a0and use them in your community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real-life examples of believers making a difference through simple acts of love<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How serving others leads to <strong>spiritual growth and fulfillment<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouragement for those who feel too busy, too broken, or too unsure to serve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be perfect to serve\u2014you just have to be willing. Whether you\u2019re handing out meals, sending encouraging notes, or volunteering at a church event, your service matters to God and makes an eternal impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let this blog ignite a fire within you to <strong>serve like Jesus<\/strong>\u2014not for recognition, but from a heart full of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLet your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.\u201d \u2014 Matthew 5:16<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":900,"template":"","class_list":["post-335","blogs","type-blogs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/sandra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blogs\/335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/sandra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blogs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/sandra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blogs"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/sandra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/sandra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}