A Bondservant of Jesus Christ What does it means to be a servant?

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ What does it means to be a servant? I Belong to One Master 1 Cor 6:19-20 I can’t have two owners; servants have only one I can’t serve two masters; to try to would call for a choice and a preference of one over the other Lk 16:13 I can’t serve God and _________. I can have and only will have one master. The question is: Is it Jesus? Lk 14:25-26

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ What does it means to be a servant? My Primary Duty is to Obey My Master Example of the centurion and his servant Mt 8:8-9 Instructions to servants Tit 2:9; Eph 6:5-8 Do I serve Jesus as a servant should? Phil 2:12-15

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ What does it means to be a servant? I Must Work Hard to Promote the Master’s Good Mt 25:14-30 Ability + Opportunity = Responsibility My Master has “gone away” and will return and I will give account to Him. What am I doing to promote the Master’s good with the abilities and opportunities that He has given to me?

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ What does it means to be a servant? My Work Bring Glory to the Master, Not to Me “The Lord gave you a servant to teach you, so who should get the glory, the Lord or the servant whom He gave?” 1 Cor 3:3-5 If I speak the utterances of God and someone is helped, who should get the glory, me or the Author of the message? 1 Pet 4:11 If I serve others by the strength that God supplies and someone is helped, who should get the glory, me or that One who gave me strength to serve? 1 Pet 4:11

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ What does it means to be a servant? I Am Not Worthy of a Reward for My Work Lk 17:7-10 Servitude illustrates salvation by grace. If by faith I meet God’s condition of salvation- becoming and working as a servant of God, I obtain salvation from sin and the hope of heaven- not because I deserve it, but by grace I work as a servant, but God will reward me as a son! Gal 4:1-3, 4-7

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ What does it means to be a servant? I Am Not Worthy of a Reward for My Work Lk 17:7-10 Servitude illustrates salvation by grace. If by faith I meet God’s condition of salvation- becoming and working as a servant of God, I obtain salvation from sin and the hope of heaven- not because I deserve it, but by grace I work as a servant, but God will reward me as a son! Gal 4:1-3, 4-7

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ Am I a servant of Jesus Christ? Do I belong to Jesus or to someone/something else? Am I obeying Jesus? Am I working hard to promote Jesus’ good? Am I working for Jesus’ glory and not my own? Do I realize that after all my work I am still unworthy?

A Bondservant of Jesus Christ Am I a servant of Jesus Christ? Many ways to become a slave in the 1st century- among these: 1) birth, 2) sold by parents, 3) kidnapped and sold, 4) punishment for a crime, 5) voluntarily as a solution to debt Of these, it is easy to see which one makes one a servant of Jesus Christ; voluntary submission as a result of debt- the debt of sin- Rom 6:16-18 the debt of love- 2 Cor 5:14-15