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