Sloth
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Lazy living will produce a life that is filled with temptations and leads to destruction.
INTRO
Sloth Movie…
6 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. 7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, 31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.
Pro 24.33-34 & Pro 6:10-11 = “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.”
MESSAGE
The Reason For Work
The Reason For Work
God Created It
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
God the Father works
God the Son works
God the Spirit works
God says work is good !!
God Commands It
19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates.
We are to work for 6 days !!
Paul = He who does not work should not eat !
God Commends It
19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
God will bless the work of your hands
We were created and commanded will He then withhold !?
Often God picks busy people...
Sermon Outlines for Special Days Labor Day: To the Work! To the Work! (Proverbs 6:6–11)
a. Gideon was threshing wheat.
b. Moses was tending sheep.
b. Saul was working on his father’s farm.
c. David was tending sheep.
d. Amos was gathering fruit.
e. Peter, Andrew, James and John were fishing.
f. Matthew was collecting taxes.
g. The only exception is Nathaniel who was sitting under a shade tree, and I like to think that he had been working and had just stopped to rest.
The Realms Of Work
The Realms Of Work
Physical Work
10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
Jesus worked as a carpenter with his father
Jesus tells a parable about the man with the laborers who asks why they are standing doing nothing
Paul was a tent maker in order to support his ministry
Mental Work
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
12 I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.
Come let us reason together declares the Lord
Think of the many scholars on whose shoulders we stand
Calvin / Owen / Luther / Spurgeon / Piper / McArthur / Baxter / Sproul / Other.. etc
Spiritual Work
4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
Jesus said that we should pray for such workers for they are few
Paul made sure that his physical work was done so that he could do the spiritual work of the kingdom
Acts 20:34–35 “34 You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. 35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ””
Rom 12.11 “11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”
The Results Of Work
The Results Of Work
Provision
10 For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
It is very hard for a man to go hungry who is willing to toil for his bread…
Look to the parables of Jesus...
ten talents… day laborers
Peace
11 and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
With provision their is often also peace
Peace with God
Peace with Man
Peace with Self
Pleasure
29 Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
It is only those who do well at their trade who are given pleasures of success
When work becomes enjoyable
When work produces pleasure for others
When work is pleasing to God
The Rest From Works
The Rest From Works
Faith Not Works
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Salvation is by faith and not works !
Fruit of Faith
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Real and true saving faith must as a result produce works !
Finished Work of Christ
4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.
Christ has accomplished His work on the cross
Christ is finishing his work through us
Christ will come again to take us to himself to rest from our toil on earth
It is only in Christ that your work is worth while
It is only in Christ that our work can be done
Rejoice with me in the finished work of Christ !!
CLOSE
Group Questions
Group Questions
What is/was the worst job you have ever had? What was the best? Why would you consider them best or worst?
If you could make a living at anything what would you do for a dream job?
What is one thing that stood out to you from this week’s message?
How do you view work? Has this message made you consider work differently?
How do agricultural metaphors help us see the importance of diligence and hard work?
What do you think about the fist point and the following sub-points?
Why do these passage associate slothfulness with poverty? Pro 6.6-11 & Pro 24.30-34.
How are we to see these truths in practice in our current life situations?
What does this say about a societal “safety net”?
Are there any areas of your life that are marked by laziness?
What can you do to combat laziness in your life?
How can we pray for you?