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Lazy living will produce a life that is filled with temptations and leads to destruction.
INTRO
Sloth Movie…
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
God Created It
God the Father works
God the Son works
God the Spirit works
God says work is good !!
God Commands It
We are to work for 6 days !!
Paul = He who does not work should not eat !
God Commends It
God will bless the work of your hands
We were created and commanded will He then withhold !?
Often God picks busy people...
a. Gideon was threshing wheat.
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Moses was tending sheep.
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Saul was working on his father’s farm.
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David was tending sheep.
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Amos was gathering fruit.
e. Peter, Andrew, James and John were fishing.
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Matthew was collecting taxes.
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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
Physical Work
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
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
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.’
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Rom 12.11 “11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”
The Results Of Work
Provision
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
With provision their is often also peace
Peace with God
Peace with Man
Peace with Self
Pleasure
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
Faith Not Works
Salvation is by faith and not works !
Fruit of Faith
Real and true saving faith must as a result produce works !
Finished Work of Christ
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
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?
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