Handout for Values Formation at TIP Quezon City. Service.

1. TIP
Values
Formation:
Service
Rev.
Michael
J.
Fast
7
Sept
2010
Who
am
I?
What
right
do
I
have
to
speak
on
this
topic?
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What
is
Service?
New
Oxford
American
Dictionary
service
|ˈsəәrvis|
1
the
action
of
helping
or
doing
work
for
someone:
millions
are
involved
in
voluntary
service.
2
a
system
supplying
a
public
need
such
as
transport,
communications,
or
utilities
such
as
electricity
and
water:
a
regular
bus
service.
3
a
ceremony
of
religious
worship
according
to
a
prescribed
form;
the
prescribed
form
for
such
a
ceremony:
a
funeral
service.
4
[with
adj.]
a
set
of
matching
dishes
and
utensils
used
for
serving
a
particular
meal:
a
dinner
service.
5
(in
tennis
and
other
racket
sports)
the
action
or
right
of
serving
to
begin
play.
6
the
formal
delivery
of
a
legal
document
such
as
a
writ
or
summons.
Which
“Service”
are
we
talking
about?
Jesus
is
the
ultimate
human.
Learn
from
him.
Nowhere
will
you
find
someone
who
doesn’t
like
Jesus.
People
may
not
follow
him
but
all
respect
him
–
from
all
religions.
Jose
Rizal,
Ghandi,
Muhammed,
and
of
course
the
Bible.
Someone
asked
Jesus
the
same
question:

2. Mark
12:29-­‐31
–
Jesus
answered,
"The
most
important
is,
'Listen,
Israel,
the
Lord
our
God
is
the
only
Lord.
So
love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart,
with
all
your
soul,
with
all
your
mind,
and
with
all
your
strength.'
The
second
most
important
commandment
is
this:
'Love
your
neighbor
as
you
love
yourself.'
No
other
commandment
is
greater
than
these."
What
does
Jesus
have
to
tell
us
about
Service?
Matthew
20:26-­‐28
–
Whoever
wants
to
become
great
among
you
will
be
your
servant.
Whoever
wants
to
be
most
important
among
you
will
be
your
slave.
It's
the
same
way
with
the
Son
of
Man.
He
didn't
come
so
that
others
could
serve
him.
He
came
to
serve
and
to
give
his
life
as
a
ransom
for
many
people."
Jesus’
statements
show
us
that
service
is
central
to
what
it
means
to
be
human.
As
a
core
component
of
the
Good
News,
service
is
not
an
option
but
an
essential
part
of
Jesus’
plan
for
human
activity.
Service
reaches
out
to
all
people,
who
are
created
in
God’s
image.
While
service
begins
as
unconditional
service
to
the
neighbor
in
need,
it
leads
inevitably
to
social
change
that
restores,
reforms
and
transforms.
Key
Questions:
1. Who
can
I
serve?
a. Normal
for
us
to
serve
our
families
b. Normal
to
serve
our
country
c. Normal
to
serve
our
kababayan
d. But
for
Jesus
is
it
also
normal
to
serve
our
enemies!
e. Of
course
we
also
must
serve
God.
i. It
is
only
through
serving
God
that
we
can
truly
serve
others.
2. Why
should
I
serve?
a. For
Jesus,
powerlessness
&
humility
defines
his
interaction
with
the
world.
What
do
the
following
tell
us
about
service?
i. born
as
a
baby,
to
a
poor
family,
a
simple
labourer,
walking
wherever
he
goes,
eventually
dying
on
a
cross
ii. (this
is
not
to
deny
his
power
as
God
but
for
some
reason
Jesus
felt
it
was
best
to
express
who
God
is
through
humility!)
3. Where
can
I
serve?
a. In
my
day-­‐to-­‐day
life
i. Bubble
Chart
#1
–
where
am
I
connected
(basis
for
first
part
of
group
assignment
below)
b. In
my
groups
i. Bubble
Chart
#2
–
Barkada,
Frat,
Org,
School,
Church,
Family,
atbp.
4. How
can
I
serve?
What
does
service
look
like?
a. Personal:
Parents,
School,
Church,
Org.,
daily
life
i. Studying
is
service
to
parents,
teachers
and
God

3. b. Corporate:
our
group
(barkada,
org,
church,
class,
etc.)
2
Kinds
of
Service:
1. In
my
day-­‐to-­‐day
life:
All
people
are
called
to
live
out
service
through
what
they
do
and
how
they
live
in
their
daily
lives
in
the
world.
This
is
the
first
and
most
fundamental
expression
of
service.
2. In
my
groups:
More
organized
expressions
of
service
occur
at
the
group
level,
as
well
as
through
those
who
are
specifically
set
apart
for
Service.
a. Church,
school,
organizations,
atbp.
Service
Advice:
1. Be
Powerless.
Don’t
be
the
expert
that
is
needed.
Find
out
how
you
can
be
served
as
you
serve.
a. Service
is
more
than
the
strong
serving
the
weak,
which
can
lead
to
paternalistic
assumptions
and
practices,
and
imply
that
some
groups/people
are
unable
to
engage
in
service
because
of
their
lack
of
resources
or
expertise.
We
challenge
this
assumption.
b. Example:
Medical
Mission.
Why
so
often
are
the
clients
so
demanding
and
the
servers
so
nainis
with
them.
Could
it
be
that
the
servers
set
themselves
up
as
the
“experts”
and
the
receivers
as
the
“needy.”
We
need
to
recognise
that
we
all
have
needs.
2. Service
changes
our
perspective.
a. The
mutual
sharing
inherent
in
the
communion
of
the
church
can
transform
the
unjust
power
relations
that
often
are
present
in
service
work,
such
as
between
“wealthy
givers”
and
“poor
recipients.”
In
service,
those
served
and
those
serving
are
both
transformed.
Group
Assignment:
1. Bubble
chart
to
determine
who
is
nearby.
2. Brainstorm
ideas
on
how
to
serve
#1
&
#2.
3. Chose
2
and
do
them.
4. How
can
we
serve
these
people
(even
if
we
are
powerless)?
Service
Examples:
1. Someone
Really
Rich:
Rich
Texan
and
trailer
park
2. Someone
Really
Poor:
Mother
Theresa
“Just
let
me
hold
the
hands
of
the
dying.”