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Introduction
It may seem strange that right in the midst of Paul’s teaching on the home he transitions into a section about servants.
But in the day Paul was living it was common to have servants and Paul had some instruction for the servant as well as the master.
It would be easy for us to conclude that since we no longer live in that type of a society there is not much relevance in this teaching and we would be wrong.
Consider what Jesus said:
Definition: The word servant has the idea of ministering or to wait on someone.
A slave, a bondman, one who is in subjection to another.
Paul considered himself a servant and he described it this way:
We have been set free from sin and have become “Servants” of righteousness
Transition
As we look at this section of Paul’s letter to the Christians at Ephesus we can notice some important aspects of being a servant.
I want us to look at 4 of these.
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The Loyalty of a Servant
Servants should have a loyalty to their masters - in the context it is dealing with our earthy responsibility in this matter.
Christians should be the best employees in the workforce.
This does not mean we need to be trampled over or put up with unethical practices.
Illustration:
In a spiritual sense we must remember that ultimately our loyalty is to Christ.
He is our Lord and Master!
Loyalty is very similar to faithfulness/obedience
A. The Reason for our loyalty
God is faithful -
B. The Response in our loyalty
Our response should be loyalty!
It is reasonable considering what Christ did for me!
“…therefore brethren” - the therefore is the way of God - his ways to love and redeem!
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The Heart of a Servant
“in singleness of your heart”
What does this mean?
Can our hearts be divided?
The term heart in the Bible is sometimes synonymous with our minds - in other words...what we are thinking.
Does God have your thought life?
Does God have your heart?
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The Duty of a Servant
“doing service”
Servants are hired to do a task to complete a mission or a project
We are not worth much if we cannot produce anything
Application: we are to work for man like we are working for the Lord - this is the kind of work ethic Christians ought to represent.
Side Note - we should not just work for man - we should also be busy about the Lords work!
A. Earthly Duty
Our duty to man is summarized here - we work for man like we would work for God
B. Heavenly Duty
We have a higher duty than our duty to man
What is our duty?
- to work outwardly what God has already worked inwardly
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The Reward of a Servant
A. Earthly Benefits
B. Heavenly Benefits
Conclusion
It does not matter if you are in a position of leadership in this world or a position of subordination we all have a responsibility to carry out our business in a way that directs what we are doing to God.
As we have seen, it is a heart issue!
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