Analogy
When I do something well (which is sooo often) and someone wants to reward me, I’ll casually ask for a gift card so I can buy…
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Luke 12
Story
The Master Serves the Servants
Luke 12:35-40 – The Watchful Servants
In the culture of Jesus’ day the distinction between master and servant was obvious and rigid. A master of the house would never dress as a servant, let alone act as one. Even progressive thinkers of the time would have found the idea almost unthinkable. Yet Jesus says that when the master returns and finds his servants watching and ready, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and come and wait on them. The reward is not money, status, a greater title, or a vacation. The reward is the honour of being served by the Master Himself. The same Jesus who served His people by going to the cross tells us that His future return still centres around serving those He finds faithful.
How you’d preach it
Powerful picture of the upside-down nature of the Kingdom and the astonishing grace of the returning Christ.
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Luke 12
Luke 12:35-40