2. Why Do You Work (What is the purpose of my Life) Part 2
2016

3. Life Questions 3. Do you work just to live?
2. Is this what you wanted to do with your life?
1. Why do you work?

4. Why Do You Work?
Part 1 of the answer is “Because that is what God ordained, the consequences of our sin.” In the burden of a cursed ground, dealing with pain all the days of our lives, the struggles of thorns and thistles, and by the sweat of our efforts.
Part 2 of the answer is that work has always been part of God’s plan. Meaningful work in relation with God is what we were designed for.

5. Is This What You Wanted to do with Your Life?
Part 1 of Answer: Jesus’ Work was to provide a way to reconcile us with God. Not within our power to ever work hard or smart enough to be acceptable to God.
Part 2 of Answer: Our Work is to Believe in Jesus Christ through Faith. Our primary job is to believe in Jesus – that is what God wants from us. But, that brings follow-on requirements, which we will talk about today.

6. Do You Work Just To Live? Concentrating on What is important in Life
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7. Do You Work Just To Live? Concentrating on What is important in Life
Romans 14:23b For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

8. How Do You Order Your Life?
“What is important in life is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important”
Dwight D. Eisenhower

9. How Do You Order Your Life? Urgent versus Important
Urgent: A task that requires immediate attention.
The to-do lists that tend to be our daily focus, the tasks that shout “NOW”
These tasks are almost always reactive
Defined by the terms defensive, negative, hurried and narrowly focuses
Important: tasks that contribute to long-term missions, values, and goals.
Sometimes important tasks become urgent, but not usually.
These tasks are generally done in a proactive or planned approach
Defined by the terms calm, rational, and open to new opportunities

10. Eisenhower Decision Matrix
URGENT
NOT URGENT
Quadrant 1
Important,
& Urgent
Crisis
Deadlines
Problems
Quadrant 2
Not Urgent
Relationships
Planning
Recreation
Quadrant 3
Not Important,
But Urgent
Interruptions
Meetings
Activities
Quadrant 4
Time Wasters
Pleasant Activities
Trivia
IMPORTANT
NOT IMPORTANT

11. How Do You Order Your Life
How Do You Order Your Life? Important versus Not Important – Eternal Perspective
Not Important: Related to the temporal world – things that will not last into eternity
Works done to
Prove my righteousness to God
Make myself feel better
Those things that are done in my own strength and not in faith
Important: Those things which have eternal value, will outlive this world.
Being a witnessing for Christ
Making new disciples
Teaching new disciples
Bearing Fruit, in the power of Jesus Christ

13. Quadrant 1 Quadrant 2 Quadrant 3 Quadrant 4 URGENT NOT URGENT
Important & Urgent
Crisis, Deadlines, Problems
Quadrant 2
Important, Not Urgent
Relationships, Planning, Recreation
Quadrant 3
Not Important, But Urgent
Interruptions, Meetings, Activities
Quadrant 4
Not Important, Not Urgent
Time Wasters, Pleasant Activities, Trivia
IMPORTANT
NOT IMPORTANT