Go The Extra Mile
If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. Matthew 5:41 NLT
1. Do not let evil dictate your response. Let God dictate your response.
“You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. Matthew 5:38-41
2. No more minimum living. Do more than is expected! Go the extra mile in:
A. Your relationships.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4 NIV
B. Your work.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 NIV
C. Your ministry.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
3. If you want Extra-Ordinary Results, give it Extra-Mile Efforts.
Those who do what is wrong really earn nothing. But those who plant what is right will certainly be rewarded. Proverbs 11:18 NIV
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV
Message Notes: The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, New International Version, New International Reader’s Version.