"Pierce My Ear, Lord" by Allen Greeley

293 | Seven Sermon Summer Surfin’ Spectacular | Choose Lifelong Servitude to the Master Grab your surfboards and pack up your moving pods — the Seven Sermon Summer Surfin' Spectacular continues! This week, podcast fan-favorite Allen Greeley returns to unpack one of the most bizarre and ancient laws in the Torah: the ear-piercing ceremony of Deuteronomy 15. Why would a released slave in ancient Israel voluntarily choose to remain a servant forever? By examining the historical context of debt slavery versus human trafficking, Allen shows how an awl driven into a wooden doorpost reveals the overwhelming goodness of a master. We'll trace this ancient ceremony straight into Paul's argument in Romans 6 to discover what it means to present our bodies as voluntary, lifelong "slaves to righteousness." If you're tired of serving God out of cold duty or fear, this sermon is a refreshing call to declare: "Pierce my ear, Lord — I want to stay in Your house forever!" The Big Idea: Believers choose lifelong, wholehearted servitude to Christ not out of fear or obligation, but as a joyful response of love to a Master who paid their impossible debt. Show Notes Plainfield church of Christ (WEBSITE) Sabbath Years and Voluntary Slaves (PASSAGE) Slaves to Righteousness (PASSAGE) The Living and Active Word (PASSAGE) Choose Whom You Will Serve (PASSAGE) Support the Show