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Bringing God into the workplace
God and the rest of the week Work as Worship Genesis 2: 15 -17, Colossians 3: 23 -24
Work as Worship • • Genesis 2 Abad Some root as worship Adam worshipped God by doing the work God put him in the garden to do.
5 ways you worship God while you work 1. Worshipful Work Fulfils God’s Purposes in Creation Genesis 2: 15 – to work the ground and take care of it Work = to prepare, to develop We take the raw materials of the earth and develop them for God’s glory and the benefit of others
Worshipful Work Fulfils God’s Purposes in Creation
Worshipful Work Fulfils God’s Purposes in Creation • Psalm 147: 13 -14 • How does He strengthen the bars of the city? • By city planners and architects; by politicians who pass good laws to protect the city. • How does He bless our children within our midst? • Through the work of teachers and paediatricians. • How does He make peace in our borders? • By means of good lawyers and police. • How does He fill us with the finest of wheat? • By farmers and factory workers and restaurant owners.
Worshipful Work Fulfils God’s Purposes in Creation • • “Vocation" comes from the Latin word "voca, " "to call. “ Exodus 31, Bezalel and Oholiab • Their expression of being filled with the Spirit was doing excellent work.
Worshipful Work Fulfils God’s Purposes in Creation • "I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure. "
Worshipful Work Fulfils God’s Purposes in Creation • "Our generation insists that work be fulfilling and fruitful. That it fully fit our talents and our dreams. . . and that we be paid exorbitantly for it. "
5 ways you worship God while you work 2. Worshipful Work Pursues the Highest Standards of Excellence "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving (Colossians 3: 23 -24).
Worshipful Work Pursues the Highest Standards of Excellence • You have a higher boss than our employer • We work for a greater reward than our salary. • One of the things that should set Christians apart: they do their work for the glory of God • How well you do your schoolwork is a statement about the glory of God
Work as Worship • Work matters to God; • God matters to work!
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