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GENERATION NEXT

FIRST TIMOTHY 6:1-2

God’sKingdomDream

for no-status followers

RECENT BITS OF THE STORY - Chapter 5

1. APOSTOLIC LEADERSHIP-

- PEOPLE BECOMING FAMILY [5:1]2. WIDOWS

- THE CHURCH BECOMING THEIR FAMILY3. CORE LEADERS

- GOOD LEADERSHIP BEING VALUED

THE NEXT STAND-ALONE ISSUE

FIRST TIMOTHY 6:1,2

WHAT IS THE NEXT A STAND ALONE SUBJECT?

All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect so that God’s name and our teaching will not be slandered. The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers but should serve them even better because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. Teach and encourage these things.

HOUSEHOLD SLAVES who follow Jesus

All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect so that God’s name and our teaching will not be slandered. The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers but should serve them even better because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. Teach and encourage these things.

LET’S HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING SAIDand how it would have been understood

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All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect so that God’s name [will not be slandered] and our teaching will not be slandered. The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers but should serve them even better because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. Teach and encourage these things.

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All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect / so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / and our teaching will not be slandered. / The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers / but should serve them even better / because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. / Teach and encourage these things.

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All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect / so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / and our teaching will not be slandered. / The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers / but should serve them even better / because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. / Teach and encourage these things.

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All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect / so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / and our teaching will not be slandered. / The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers / but should serve them even better / because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. / Teach and encourage these things.

GET ALL THE PIECES OF INFORMATION

All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect / so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / and our teaching will not be slandered. / The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers / but should serve them even better / because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. / Teach and encourage these things.

GET ALL THE PIECES OF INFORMATION

All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect / so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / and our teaching will not be slandered. / The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers / but should serve them even better / because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. / Teach and encourage these things.

GET ALL THE PIECES OF INFORMATION

All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect / so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / and our teaching will not be slandered. / The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers / but should serve them even better / because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. / Teach and encourage these things.

GET ALL THE PIECES OF INFORMATION

All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect / so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / and our teaching will not be slandered. / The ones who have masters who are believers should not think less of them because they are brothers / but should serve them even better / because the people who benefit from their service are believers and therefore beloved. / Teach and encourage these things.

NOTICE THE STAND ALONE INFORMATION

1. All slaves should consider their masters as worthy of special respect /

2. so that God’s name [will not be slandered] / 3. and our teaching will not be slandered. / 4. The ones who have masters who are

believers should not think less of them because they are brothers

PIECES OF

STAND ALONE INFORMATION

5. but should serve them even better / 6. because the people who benefit from

their service are believers and therefore beloved.

7. Teach and encourage these things.

1. The kingdom presence of God comes when slaves make a decision to honour

2. The presence of that honour is the presence of God

3. The presence of that honour is consistent with Christian teaching about the nature of God.

4. Slaves should not take advantage of a master who is a brother.

5. Slaves should honour believing masters even more

6. The more should come from the environment of reciprocated love

7. Because these things are kingdom of God and not kingdom of this world they need to be taught and encouraged.

WHO are the SLAVES and WHO are the MASTERS in OUR WORLD

And what is the Jesus-looking kingdom principle here ?

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH SLAVES

WHO FOLLOWED JESUS?

1. Non-Christian masters would have experienced honour from slaves regardless of how they were treated and when there was no direct benefit for the slave.

2. Christian masters would have had the opportunity to work as brothers in the cause of the kingdom of God as represented by the household.

3. The power of human status to separate people and alienate them on the basis of class, status and privilege would have been destroyed.

4. The households of the empire would have shone the light of the glory of God and the communities would have seen something happening that was rarely or never seen in any other way.

5. The kingdom of God would have come and the long walk toward the end of slavery would have begun.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE MAKE SILENT DECSIONS

TO GIVE SPECIAL HONOUR TO

BASED ON WHO THEY ARE BEFORE GOD

REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY DESERVE

POWER PEOPLE IN OUR WORLD

SILENT DECISIONS

LEADING TO UNDEMANDED ACTIONS

THAT BRING THE PRESENCE OF GOD’S LOVE

FOR THE POWER PERSON

REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY DESERVE

CREATE A SILENT

SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION

DECISION BY DECISION - SLAVE BY SLAVE – HOUSEHOLD BY HOUSEHOLD

THAT

CANNOT BE RESISTED

God’s Kingdom Dream

for the places in your worldwhere you have no status

but other people DO !

God’s Kingdom Dream

for the places in your worldwhere you have no status

but other people DO !

What silent decisions are you going to make?

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