The Dignity of Work Part 2: Thessalonians
The Dignity of Work – Part 2
2 Thessalonians 4:10-12
First Date – Hyundai Super Bowl Commercial | The 2016 Hyundai Genesis
YouTube: https://youtu.be/-R_483zeVF8
THE CAUSE OF WORK
1.
To Honor the Lord
“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
.”
- Col 3:23-24
THE CAUSE OF WORK
1.
To Honor the Lord
2.
To Benefit Others in Love
THE CAUSE OF WORK
“We urge you to excel still more [
in love
] and
to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life
and attend to your own business and work
with your hands, just as we commanded you,
so that you will
behave properly toward
outsiders
and not be in any need.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:10b-12
THE CAUSE OF WORK
“Imagine that everyone quits working, right now!
What happens? Civilized life quickly melts away.
Food vanishes from the shelves, gas dries up at
the pumps, streets are no longer patrolled, and
fires burn themselves out. Communication &
transportation services end, utilities go dead.
Those who survive at all are soon huddled around
campfires, sleeping in caves, clothed in raw animal
hides. The difference between [a wilderness] and
culture is simply, work!”
- Lester DeKoster
THE CHOICE OF WORK
1.
… Gone Bad
THE CHOICE OF WORK
“The essential [modern] heresy … being that
work is not the expression of man’s creative
energy in the service of Society, but only
something one does in order to obtain
money
and leisure … Doctors practice medicine not
primarily to relieve suffering, but to
make a
living
– the cure of the patient is something that
happens on the way.”
- Dorothy Sayers
THE CHOICE OF WORK
1.
… Gone Bad
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THE CHOICE OF WORK
“Many modern people seek a kind of
salvation – self-esteem and self-worth –
from career success. This leads us to seek
only high-paying, high-status jobs, and to
“worship” them in perverse ways. But the
gospel frees us from the relentless pressure
of having to prove ourselves and secure our
identity through work, for we are already …
THE CHOICE OF WORK
“… proven and secure. It also frees us from
a condescending attitude toward less
sophisticated labor and from envy over more
exalted work. All work now becomes a way
to love the God who saved us freely; and by
extension, a way to love our neighbor.”
– Tim Keller
THE CHOICE OF WORK
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THE CHOICE OF WORK
1.
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2.
… Gone Right
THE CHOICE OF WORK
“How, with my existing
abilities
and
opportunities
, can I be of greatest
service to
other people
, knowing what I do of
God’s will
and of
human need
?”
- Tim Keller
THE CHOICE OF WORK
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THE CHOICE OF WORK
1.
Online Assessment Tools:
–
Spiritual Gift Profile
(
http://apps.ctay.net/GiftSurvey/
)
–
Campbell Interest & Skill Survey
(
www.profiler.com
)
THE COMPETENCE OF WORK
“If the call of the Christian is to participate in
God’s ongoing creative process, the bedrock
of our ministry has to be
competency
. We
must use our talents in
as competent a
manner as possible
.”
– Diehl
Reflect on the important biblical teachings regarding work, including honoring the Lord, benefiting others, and the consequences of not working. Understand the value and purpose of work in society through insightful passages.
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First Date Hyundai Super Bowl Commercial | The 2016 Hyundai Genesis YouTube: https://youtu.be/-R_483zeVF8
THE CAUSE OF WORK 1. To Honor the Lord 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. - Col 3:23-24
THE CAUSE OF WORK 1. To Honor the Lord 2. To Benefit Others in Love
THE CAUSE OF WORK We urge you to excel still more [in love] and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need. - 1 Thessalonians 4:10b-12
THE CAUSE OF WORK Imagine that everyone quits working, right now! What happens? Civilized life quickly melts away. Food vanishes from the shelves, gas dries up at the pumps, streets are no longer patrolled, and fires burn themselves out. Communication & transportation services end, utilities go dead. Those who survive at all are soon huddled around campfires, sleeping in caves, clothed in raw animal hides. The difference between [a wilderness] and culture is simply, work! - Lester DeKoster
THE CHOICE OF WORK 1. Gone Bad
THE CHOICE OF WORK The essential [modern] heresy being that work is not the expression of man s creative energy in the service of Society, but only something one does in order to obtain money and leisure Doctors practice medicine not primarily to relieve suffering, but to make a living the cure of the patient is something that happens on the way. - Dorothy Sayers
THE CHOICE OF WORK 1. Gone Bad Don t Chase a Job Just For a Paycheck!!
THE CHOICE OF WORK Many modern people seek a kind of salvation self-esteem and self-worth from career success. This leads us to seek only high-paying, high-status jobs, and to worship them in perverse ways. But the gospel frees us from the relentless pressure of having to prove ourselves and secure our identity through work, for we are already
THE CHOICE OF WORK proven and secure. It also frees us from a condescending attitude toward less sophisticated labor and from envy over more exalted work. All work now becomes a way to love the God who saved us freely; and by extension, a way to love our neighbor. Tim Keller
THE CHOICE OF WORK 1. Gone Bad Don t Chase a Job Just For a Paycheck!! Don t Chase a Job Just to Prove Your Worth!!
THE CHOICE OF WORK 1. Gone Bad 2. Gone Right
THE CHOICE OF WORK How, with my existing abilities and opportunities, can I be of greatest service to other people, knowing what I do of God s will and of human need? - Tim Keller
THE CHOICE OF WORK To believe that a wise and good God is in charge of things implies that there is a fit between things that need doing and the person I am meant to be God [leads] you to the kind of work that you need most to do, and that the world most needs to have done .. the place God [leads] you is the place where your deep gladness and the world s deep hunger meet. Frederick Buechner
THE CHOICE OF WORK 1. Online Assessment Tools: Spiritual Gift Profile (http://apps.ctay.net/GiftSurvey/) Campbell Interest & Skill Survey (www.profiler.com)
THE COMPETENCE OF WORK If the call of the Christian is to participate in God s ongoing creative process, the bedrock of our ministry has to be competency. We must use our talents in as competent a manner as possible. Diehl
