The Working Relationship

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Message

FROM DEATH TO LIFE
“The Working Relationship”
Ephesians 6:5-9 

Introduction: The workplace has the potential to build or destroy a person’s testimony. Paul in the passage today is instructing us in how we are to conduct ourselves in the workplace. He begins with God’s expectations of employees and then he moves to God’s expectations of employers.

A Word to Employees

• Their Submission
  Submitting to Instruction 
    --with compliance to obedience & authority (Ephesians 6:5a-b)
  Submitting to God
    --through reverence & reliability (Ephesians 6:5c-d)

• Their Service
  Deferring to Integrity
    --in work (Ephesians 6:6a)     
    --in word (Ephesians 6:6b)
  Deferring to God
    --with perspective  --“bondservant” (Ephesians 6:6c)
    --with passion—“heart” (Ephesians 6:6d) (Colossians 3:23)
    --has purpose—“as to the Lord” (Ephesians 6:7)

“Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back (argumentative), not pilfering (stealing), but showing all good fidelity (character), that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.”  (Titus 2:9-10) 

  --has perks—“he will receive” (Ephesians 6:8)

Footnote:  The Motivation of Service
--serving out of discipline—“I have to serve”
--serving out of duty—“I ought to serve”
--serving out of devotion—“I want to serve”

A Word to Employers

• Their Responsibility (Ephesians 6:9a)
  Deferring to Integrity (Colossians 4:1a)
  Deferring to God (Colossians 4:1b)

• Their Restraint
  (Not) Abusing Power (Ephesians 6:9b)
  (Not) Abusing Position (Ephesians 6:9c)

Bottom Line:  The Employer Is:
--to not lead by threat nor fear (never abusive)
--to realize that their authority is delegated by God and is temporary
--to realize that they are no better than those they have authority over
--to respect and care for those who are under their authority
--to be Christ-like in all they do even in the workplace
--to realize that they will give an account before God for the way they handled the authority they were entrusted

Footnote: You should follow delegated authority until it conflicts with supreme authority; namely when you are asked to do something that is against God’s Word.

If this happens, approach your employer with respect and express your concern as it relates to your conviction and faith. Then offer a different solution if one exists. If they insist you go against your conviction, then tell them with great respect that you must decline. Be prepared that your stand could cost you your job.

Application: If you are a person in authority (employer), do you treat your employees with a servant’s heart? If you are an employee, do you treat your work as service to the Lord?

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Lead Pastor Candidate

The Lead Pastor Hiring Committee has nominated Jonathan Glisson to fill the position with a purposed start date of August 25. 
 Vote: August 17—Both Gatherings 

Lead Pastor Hiring Committee

Ben Fuller (Chair)
Mary Frye
Rodney Harrill
Maynard Ledford
Denise Sloan
Suzie Terres
Cole Thompson

We are thankful for Bryan Glisson’s leadership for the past 35 years. We wish him well on his retirement on August 24^th.

Wednesday Women

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August 20: Meet as usual
August 27: No Wednesday Connect Groups - Back to School Bash
September 3: Return to normal schedule

Back To School Bash

August 27 – 6:30-8:00pm
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PCC 101

11:00 am—August 31—MOVED to warehouse247
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Welcome New Members

Weston Ashe             
Brent Buchanan         
Dawson Dixon            
Marista Lockridge     
Marty Lockridge
Aaliyah Moore
Isaac Morgan
Makayla Taylor
Lydia Zimmer

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Harvest Time Bible Camp—Ellenboro
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