Imagine Being a Slave

· Choices and Tasks

· Advice to Christian Slaves Col 3:22-25; Eph 6:5-8

· What About Us?

Either Or è Both And

· Transition – Either Or è Both And

· Danger – Dividing What Belongs Together

· Focus Today – Living ‘On Earth’

· Raking Before Cutting the Tree Down

· Sanding the Deck before Removing It

· ‘In Vain’ – There is No Point!

· Your Labour Not ‘In Vain’ 1 Cor 15:58

The Danger of Dividing What Belongs Together

Danger 1 – Anything ‘On Earth’ In Vain

Focus on Heaven – Earth, Now, Does Not Matter

Danger 2 – Anything Mundane ‘In Vain’

Focus on Here and Now – No Ultimate Significance

· God’s Dream / Kingdom – Kingdom Come On Earth

· New Heaven and Earth – Earth Always Our Home

· Judgement – Beyond ‘In or Out’ – Everything Matters

· Invitation to Living that Matters – Everything Matters!