TITLE: I REALLY DO REAP WHAT I SOW
TEXT: EPHESIANS 6:5-8
INTRODUCTION
A. Stated another way…
1. I really do harvest what I plant
2. I really do live what I give
3. I really do receive back what I give out
4. What goes around, comes around
5. If I spit into the wind…
B. Galatians 6:7-10
C. Slavery in the 1st Century…
D. Application of this passage in the 21st Century…
SERVE OTHERS AS YOU SERVE CHRIST
A. Maybe I am…
1. With fear and trembling
2. In sincerity of heart
3. As to Christ
4. Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers
5. But as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart
6. With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men
B. Maybe I need to consciously and intentionally think about how I serve Christ
C. Is there more than one way to serve Christ?
GOD RETURNS GOOD FOR GOOD
A. God cannot return what I have not given
B. Ephesians 2:10 (I am created for good works)
C. Hebrews 6:10 (God will remember my good works)
CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
THAT I WILL PLACE INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON WHAT I DO
AND HOW I DO IT
