A servant of Christ

Today's key verse is 2 Corinthians 11:23 - "Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more." 
Paul is writing to the Corinthians, explaining why they should not listen to the false brothers coming in preaching a bad message but purporting to be Christians.  Instead, they should listen to Paul, because he brings the message of life and truth.  I appreciate Paul's approach to convincing the Corinthians that he is more reliable than the others.  Normally, he wouldn't bother mentioning his credentials, and as brothers and sisters in Christ, we shouldn't have to do that, as we are all equal under Christ.  But in order to reach these Corinthians, Paul meets them at their level, giving them the information that they would understand and respond to.  As he does this, however, he makes sure that they realize that what they are looking for is not what is truly important.  They're looking at appearance and outward show, not at the actual message.
In the end, we should take a cue from Paul and refrain from boasting about what we do and instead, just go out and extend God's kingdom on earth, as he did.  But if we've got to meet people at their level, we should do it with humility and not let ourselves become feel more important than we are.