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1. The slave.

2. Sent away full.

3. We were all slaves.

“Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” These words mean the breaking of my independence with my own hand and surrendering to the supremacy of the Lord Jesus. No one can do this for me, I must do it myself. God may bring me up to the point 365 times a year but HE cannot put me through it. It means breaking the husk of my individual independence of God, and emancipating of my personality into oneness with Himself, not for my own ideas, but for the absolute loyalty to Jesus. There is no possibility of dispute when once I am there. Very few of us know anything about loyalty to Christ—“For My sake.” It is that which makes the iron saint.
Has that break come? All the rest is pious fraud. The one point to decide is—Will I give up, will I surrender to Jesus Christ, and make no conditions whatever as to how the break comes? I must be broken from my self-realization, and immediately the point is reached, the reality of the supernatural identification takes place at once, and the witness of the spirit of God is unmistakable—“I have been crucified with Christ.” The passion of Christianity is that I deliberately sign away my own rights and become a bond-slave of Jesus Christ. Until I do that, I do not begin to be a saint."

- My Utmost for His Highest, Chambers, November 3, 308

4. Slave for life.

Sermon Discussion Questions
1. What negative images/thoughts/happenings come to mind when one mentions slavery?

2. Slavery is mentioned in the Bible. Do you think slavery was good? Bad? Different then? How do we reconcile this as Christians?

3. Why do you think the Israelites were encouraged to send the free slave away with liberality?

4. Describe the difference between the lives of people who are "slaves to sin" and "slaves to righteousness?"

5. Has your ear been awled yet?

6. Does verse 18 seem like a weird verse of blessing?