The Pursuit of Excellence
By Eric L. Frazier, Minister
Scripture Text: Col. 3:23
The Pursuit of Excellence
• (Col 3:22 MSG) Servants, do what you're told
by your earthly masters. And don't just do the
minimum that will get you by. Do your best.
• (Col 3:23 MSG) Work from the heart for your
real Master, for God,
• (Col 3:24 MSG) confident that you'll get paid in
full when you come into your inheritance. Keep
in mind always that the ultimate Master you're
serving is Christ.
The Pursuit of Excellence
• Purpose:
• To examine what God’s expectations are
for us as servants of man
• Objective:
• To understand that we are really doing our
duty to God when we are faithful in our
duty to men.
The Pursuit of Excellence
(Col 3:22 MSG)
1. Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters.
2. Don't just do the minimum that will get you by.
3. Do your best.
(Col 3:23-24 MSG)
4. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God,
confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into
your inheritance.
5. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're
serving is Christ.
The Pursuit of Excellence
• What is servant?
• A person, male or female, that carries out
the commands of another
• Every slave is a servant, but every servant
is not a slave.
– The servant's subjection to a master is
voluntary, the slave's is not.
The Pursuit of Excellence
• Who is servant?
• Fathers, Mothers, Grandmothers and
Grandfathers
• Children, Brothers, Sisters, Relatives and
Friends
• Students, Employees, Employers,
• Disciples, Apostles, and Christians.
The Pursuit of Excellence
• Point 1: Servants, do what you're told by
your earthly masters.
– We are all working for someone or someone
is depending on us in some way to perform a
duty or responsibility
– Where would the world be without obedience
to a master?
The Pursuit of Excellence
• Point 2: Don't just do the minimum that
will get you by.
– Doing the minimum is not excellence
– Getting by does not bring honor to God or
yourself
– All it says is that what you are doing is not
really that important to you
The Pursuit of Excellence
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Point 3: Do your best.
– In other words pursue Excellence
– It is the pursuit of excellence that changes
the world and impacts the lives of people.
The Pursuit of Excellence
• How successful would be in life if we took
this command to heart?
• How much of a blessing could I be to my
family and friends if I did my best?
• How much of a blessing could I be to my
church and others in need if I did my best?
• How would my employer benefit if I did my
best?
The Pursuit of Excellence
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Point 4: Work from the heart for your real
Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in
full when you come into your inheritance.
The Heart – intellectual creativity and
emotional attachment (caring about the
outcome)
Don’t worry about the money. Work hard and it
will come. If not in this life it will be in the life to
come.
The Pursuit of Excellence
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Point 5: Keep in mind always that the
ultimate Master you're serving is Christ.
You are working for man but the reality is
that you are working for God
– Man gave you job, the opportunity, the
responsibility, but God created it all.
The Pursuit of Excellence
God gets the glory when we:
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Do what we are told by our earthly masters.
Don't do just the minimum that will us by.
Do your best to succeed in all that we do.
Work from the heart for our real Master God
Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master
we are serving is Christ.