Work & Life Series #1
Why we need meaning in our work
Gen 1 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
Exod 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work
A. Some popular Christian thinking about meaning in work B. To discover God’s Plan ‘A’ we must discover work as a calling Ephesians 4 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
C. Our work must be connected to God’s Work D. Our work connected to God’s work includes rest E. We must state the God-given connections in our work
Designation of work: My work helps people by … My work builds God’s Kingdom by …
Next week: Understand the gap between God’s ideal and how we have corrupted it. To know the solution, we need to discover the problem!