THE MASTER AND THE SERVANT

Luke 17:7-10

The Parable talks about the role of a servant

I. QUALITIES OF A GOOD SERVANT OF GOD

A. HE IS HUMBLE (JOHN 13:13-17)
B. BE TRAINED HIMSELF FOR GODLINESS (1 TIMOTHY 6:6; 1 TIMOTHY 4:7-8)
C. HOW TO TRAIN OURSELVES TO BE GODLY?
1. Consistent in Bible Study
2. Consistent in Prayer.
3. Consistent in Worship and Fellowship
4. Consistent self-discipline (1 Corinthians 6:12; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27)
5. Consistent self-denial (Luke 9:23)
6. Consistent in Giving
7. Consistent in sharing the Gospel of Christ
8. Consistent in listening to the Word of God or message of God
9. Consistent in Faith

D. HE PERSEVERES AND ENDURES (HEBREWS 10:36; JAMES 1:2,12; 2 TIMOTHY 2:12)

E. HE SERVES WHERE NEED (LUKE 10:25-37)

F. HE EXPECTS TO SUFFER (JOHN 16:33; 1 PETER 2:21; ACTS 14:22)

G. HE IS NOT ASHAMED (1 PETER 4:16)

H. HE IS SERVING GOD WITH JOY (COLLOSIANS 1:11; PSALMS 100:1-2)

I. HE IS STRONG (2 CHRONICLES 15:7)

J. HE FINISHED THE WORK (2 CORINTHIANS 8:11; 2 TIMOTHY 4:7)

K. HE IS WAITING FOR THE SECOND COMING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (PHILIPPIANS 3:20; 1
CORINTHIANS 1:7; TITUS 2:13; LUKE 12:36)

II. THE SINS AND MISTAKES OF SERVANTS

A. EYE-SERVICE (EPHESIANS 6:6; COLLOSIANS 3:22)

B. LIP-SERVICE (ISAIAH 29:13; MATTHEW 15:8; MARK 7:6; 1 JOHN 3:18)

C. HALF-HEARTED SERVICE (COLLOSAIANS 3:23; EZEKIEL 33:31; 1 SAMUEL 12:24; JOSHUA 22:5)

D. UNFRUITFUL SERVICE (JOHN 15:8,16; COLLOSIANS 1:10; LUKE 13:6-9; JAMES 2:17)
 E. HYPOCRITICAL SERVICE: THEY CHOSE TO PLEASE MEN RATHER THAN GOD (MATTHEW 6:2; 1
THESSALONIANS 2:4)

F. FAULT FINDER (MATTHEW 7:1-5, ROMANS 2:1-3)

III. THE ENCOURAGEMENTS OF SERVANTS

A. WE OUGHT TO KNOW OF OUR BENEFITS.

OUR WORK WILL BE SURELY REWARDED.
GOD WILL BE OUR PAYMASTER.

1. 1 COLOSSIANS 3:24
2. EPHESIANS 6:8
3. MATTHEW 20:1-14
4. HEBREWS 6:10-12
5. LUKE 12:42-43
6. GALATIANS 6:7-9
7. REVELATION 22:12
8. 1 CORINTHIANS 8:11
9. 1 TIMOTHY 4:7