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Be Strong and Courageous Our Greeting “Be strong and courageous. As for me and my household we will serve the LORD.” Our Greeting “Be strong and courageous. As for me and my household we will serve the LORD.”

Be Strong and Courageous Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Josh 1:6 (NIV) Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Josh 1:6 (NIV)

Be Strong and Courageous Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Josh 1:7 (NIV) Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Josh 1:7 (NIV)

Be Strong and Courageous Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Josh 1:8 (NIV) Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Josh 1:8 (NIV)

Be Strong and Courageous Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. Josh 1:9 (NIV) Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. Josh 1:9 (NIV)

Be Strong and Courageous Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. Josh 24:14 (NIV) Our Scripture Joshua 1:6-9 & 24:14-15 Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. Josh 24:14 (NIV)

Authentic Manhood Winning at Work & Home Session 12: Two Visions of Work Two Visions of Work

The Prevailing View of Work Work is a concession to life.

1. “It’s just a job.” 2. It’s a necessary means to the things I really want. 2. It’s a necessary means to the things I really want. 3. The ultimate goal is not to work but to retire. 3. The ultimate goal is not to work but to retire. The Prevailing View of Work

The Higher View of Work Work is a calling of God.

And God saw all that He had made and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31 1. God is a worker. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 The Higher View of Work

1. God is a worker. And God rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Genesis 2:2 The Higher View of Work

1. God is a worker. Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work. Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work. Psalm 111:2-3 The Higher View of Work

2. God created man as His co-worker. 2. God created man as His co-worker. What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And you crown him with glory and majesty! You make him to rule over the works of Your hands. What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And you crown him with glory and majesty! You make him to rule over the works of Your hands. Psalm 8:4-6 The Higher View of Work

2. God created man as His co-worker. 2. God created man as His co-worker. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 The Higher View of Work

3. What about “the curse”? Work was God’s will for Adam, not God’s curse on Adam. Work was God’s will for Adam, not God’s curse on Adam. Man’s sin made God-created work harder. God curses the ground, not the work of cultivating the ground. Man’s sin made God-created work harder. God curses the ground, not the work of cultivating the ground. “Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.” Genesis 3:17 “Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.” Genesis 3:17 The Higher View of Work

Impact in History It emphasized work as the will of God for everyone. It emphasized work as the will of God for everyone. It endorsed all work with an equal dignity. It endorsed all work with an equal dignity. It encouraged honesty and diligence in work while investing, not consuming, the profits from work. It encouraged honesty and diligence in work while investing, not consuming, the profits from work.

Sudden economic expansion. Personal prosperity. Impact in History

Key Scripture That Summarizes Higher View of Work Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. Colossians 3:23-24, NASV Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. Colossians 3:23-24, NASV Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord and not merely for your masters, remembering that it is the Lord Christ who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of what He owns. He is the one you are really working for. Colossians 3:23-24, The Living Bible Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord and not merely for your masters, remembering that it is the Lord Christ who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of what He owns. He is the one you are really working for. Colossians 3:23-24, The Living Bible

Four Observations From This Passage 1. All work is a calling from God. Value Accountability

Four Observations From This Passage 2. All work is working for God. Authority Ethics

3. All work should get my best. Effort Enthusiasm Excellence Four Observations From This Passage

4. All work, done rightly, is promised rewards from God. 4. All work, done rightly, is promised rewards from God. Prosperity Influence Surprises

The Bottom Line Your work today will be driven by how you “see” (with your brain) your work. That’s the power of perspective.

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