Our service to people should never be a bridge to something else - an under-the-covers agenda or motivation. When Jesus healed the sick and provided food for the hungry it was simply because they were sick and hungry and that was not okay to him. I am part of a new church that is sponsoring a Little League t-ball team this Spring. If the reason for sponsoring that team is for advertising purposes - banner on the field, name and logo on the shirts - it's about us and not the people. If the motivation is to be part of the community, have fun, and be a life-restoring presence, that sponsorship takes on a whole new expression. When people think you have an agenda it becomes difficult to connect. Agenda = non-authentic. People who are not part of "the church" believe that we always have an agenda, therefore trust never has a chance.
The purity of service with no ulterior motive becomes a breath of fresh, life-giving air amidst the stench of self-centeredness. Let people being exposed to Jesus not be an agenda, but a (super)natural reality because of the power of Jesus' presence through the whole of who you are.
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