Work & Life Series #1. Why we need meaning in our work

God’s Plan ‘A’ for Work & Life

Work & Life Series #1

Introduction

Why we need meaning in our work

GOD MAKES WORK INSEPARABLY BOUND TO LIFE

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.”

GOD MAKES WORK INSEPARABLY BOUND TO LIFE

Exod 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work

HOW DO I DISCOVER GOD’S PLAN FOR MY WORK & LIFE

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 1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

HOW DO I DISCOVER GOD’S PLAN FOR MY WORK & LIFE

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

Examples of connections:

Designation of work: My work helps people by … My work builds God’s Kingdom by …

Conclusion

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!