Service with a Smile
When we visit a restaurant, the difference between a pleasant experience and a decision not to return has little to do with the owner. He may be a wonderful person, but few ever meet him. Our impressions come from the server and the cook. If the cook cares enough about us to cook each meal with care and the server cares enough to check often to see we have all we need, we are impressed. A great recommendation and desire to return to that restaurant is clearly in their hands.
This “service with a smile” mentality crosses all work boundaries. Any contractor or business will be more successful for it is refreshing to work with people who care more about us than our money. Yet in spite of this fact, such service is rare. Pride and selfishness keep many from the success and respect such service would bring them from their customers.
What kind of service do we provide? Does our care and concern for others shine through in what we do? What about our home? Do your spouse and children feel blessed with your “service with a smile?”
As we assemble with our brethren, do we greet one another with a smile and true joy? Are we really stimulating one another to love and good works (Heb 11:24)? Just like a restaurant, a pleasant assembly we remember centers on the kindness and love of the brethren.
Think about your our own experiences. Why do you see some churches as friendly and others cold? Usually it wasn’t the singing or the sermon. It was the attitude of brethren who greeted us. If they show concern and love, we see them as warm. If they ignore us, we feel they are cold and unfriendly.
Although God is the real reason we assemble, a church is judged by the service of her members. We can create pleasant memories for visitors. The time before and after our Bible Classes and worship assemblies is a golden opportunity to serve our brethren and our visitors with a smile. It isn’t difficult to arrive early enough to speak with visitors or make ourselves available between services to those who need a kind word. We can ask a few questions that show our care and concern. We can show a gentle sympathy for troubles and enthusiastic interest in their blessings. It is such little things as these that help turn a congregation into a powerful force for good. Just like a restaurant, the servers reflect the genuine quality of the church.
This “service with a smile” mentality crosses all work boundaries. Any contractor or business will be more successful for it is refreshing to work with people who care more about us than our money. Yet in spite of this fact, such service is rare. Pride and selfishness keep many from the success and respect such service would bring them from their customers.
What kind of service do we provide? Does our care and concern for others shine through in what we do? What about our home? Do your spouse and children feel blessed with your “service with a smile?”
As we assemble with our brethren, do we greet one another with a smile and true joy? Are we really stimulating one another to love and good works (Heb 11:24)? Just like a restaurant, a pleasant assembly we remember centers on the kindness and love of the brethren.
Think about your our own experiences. Why do you see some churches as friendly and others cold? Usually it wasn’t the singing or the sermon. It was the attitude of brethren who greeted us. If they show concern and love, we see them as warm. If they ignore us, we feel they are cold and unfriendly.
Although God is the real reason we assemble, a church is judged by the service of her members. We can create pleasant memories for visitors. The time before and after our Bible Classes and worship assemblies is a golden opportunity to serve our brethren and our visitors with a smile. It isn’t difficult to arrive early enough to speak with visitors or make ourselves available between services to those who need a kind word. We can ask a few questions that show our care and concern. We can show a gentle sympathy for troubles and enthusiastic interest in their blessings. It is such little things as these that help turn a congregation into a powerful force for good. Just like a restaurant, the servers reflect the genuine quality of the church.