As Paul finishes off his section on how the gospel works itself out in households, he gives instructions to servants and masters. He encourages them to behave in such away that recognises that they are servants of God first of all. John explains.
The book on people pleasing mentioned in the sermon can be found here:
Pleasing People By Lou Priolo
The article mentioned about Paul and slavery can be found here.
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5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.