Unworthy Servants Luke 17: 1-10.

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Unworthy Servants Luke 17: 1-10

Unworthy Servants Luke 17: 1-6 Don’t cause others to stumble Forgive others beyond measure Have faith

“Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?” Unworthy Servants Luke 17: 7-9 “Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?”

Unworthy Servants Luke 17: 10 “When you have done everything you were told to do…”

Unworthy Servants Luke 17: 10 “I’ve served on every committee at church - I’ve been a member here for _ _ years - I’ve given a tithe for years – I’ve helped the poor – I don’t feel appreciated.”

Unworthy Servants Our works DO NOT give meaning to God – Psalm 16: 2 Our works DO NOT give meaning to God – God gives meaning to our works

Unworthy Servants Job 22: 2-3 Job 35: 5-8 Our sin does not make God ‘less’ nor does our righteousness make God ‘more’

Unworthy Servants Romans 11: 35 “Who has ever given to God That God should repay him?”

Unworthy Servants James 4: 13-17 If you know what you ought to do and don’t do it…

Unworthy Servants Ephesians 5: 25-28 Husbands ought to love their wives as they love themselves…

Unworthy Servants Romans 15: 1, 7 The stronger ought to bear with the failings of the weaker…

Unworthy Servants II Peter 3: 11-12 We ought to live holy and godly lives…

Unworthy Servants I John 4: 11 Since God loved me, I ought to love others…

Unworthy Servants I John 3: 16 Since Christ laid his life down for me, I ought to lay my life down for others…

Unworthy Servants How has Christ loved me? I ought to love others John 13: 34-35 How has Christ loved me? I ought to love others the same way…

Unworthy Servants Matthew 22: 36-40 Love God Love others

Unworthy Servants Matthew 5: 48 Just be perfect – like God

Unworthy Servants An example & our response Colossians 3: 13 Matthew 6: 12-14 Matthew 7: 1-2 Luke 6: 38 Romans 15: 7 Matthew 7: 12

Unworthy Servants Do you know your King? Has He changed your life? Matthew 18: 22-35 If so, then…

From where does our ‘worthiness’ come? Unworthy Servants From where does our ‘worthiness’ come? What happens when someone won’t, or can’t show gratitude or appreciation?

Unworthy Servants When we are serving Him first, our blessings come from unexpected directions Matthew 6: 33 Matthew 16: 24-26

“We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.” Then the real blessing begins! Matthew 5: 14-16 II Corinthians 9: 12-15