Complementary Old Testament Scripture Passage:
Exodus 6:1-13
Sermon Outline:
- Seek Freedom
- Obey your earthly lords
- Work for your Lord in heaven
- Earthly lords must be just and fair
- Obey your Lord in heaven
- Out only comfort in life and in death is to belong to the Lord Jesus Christ
Family Discussion Questions:
- What was the punishment for stealing a person to make him a slave in the Bible?
- What kind of employees are we supposed to be if we love Jesus?
- Why should we be good workers if we love Jesus?
- What kind of bosses should we be if we love Jesus?
- Why should we be good bosses if we love Jesus?
- Every Christian has been purchased by Christ’s blood. Why is this good?
- How did the teaching of scripture eventually bring about the end of the slave-trade?
- Given the argument from “the greater to the lesser”, how should this passage impact how we approach authority and submission in the workplace?
- What does the bible say about the following?
- Stealing a man to make him a slave?
- Owning a man who had been kidnapped?
- Returning a runaway slave?
- The rights of slaves?
- What are ways that people disobey the spirit of this passage while feeling justified because they technically are not slaveowners?
- What are ways which we can foolishly become enslaved and limit our ability to help others?
- How does history serve as a warning to us about culture’s ability to blind us to disobedience to clear teaching in the Bible?
