Blessed to Work

Intro

How many are excited to go to work tomorrow?

What’s your Job?

Why do you do your Job?

What if you didn’t have to work?

Debunk the idea that the reason we work is for us and our family.

Last week:

Humans in His Image

Royalty of creation

vs 28 - Blessed with a Job

For love vs From love

Work for a check

Work from a desire

Fear, excitement. - grasping

BLESSING - offering

Not “Bless her little heart.”

Gift of Life

“Fruitful & Multiply”

Having Kids

Blessing

Work

Teaching kids a work ethic

Play restaurant or house

This is a lot of work!

Multiplication / Abundance

Lots of Kids, Lots of Food.

vs 29 “I have given you”

Blackberry pruning

SFG -Picking in late July - 115%

Work to increase is good - apple tree VS 29

Participate in the Multiplication and Organization of life

Promise / Empowerment

Fill (Not like animals)

This includes science and technology

Brains that don’t decay -

Grey matter volume peaks just before age six and then gradually declines

Mathuesal

Theology of Work

Today

Work aholics

Lack of drive

Identity not of work but God

You are blessed to work!

God just did 6 days of work.

He gets dirt in his fingernails.

Jesus is a worker from about 12 to 30 = 18ish years.

God see vaule in work

Not working at all is not good. Ask people who are retired.

Keller says the keys to working with Joy - Original intent

Look in, look out, look up

Look in - at what you were gifted to do and who you uniquely created to be

Don’t let looking in be a limiter

If you were unable to do it, would you still be valued?

Different Seasons

Look out - look around, and see what people need

It's all about people, not me…

From vs For

Look up to the one who has called you.

Your work will be fulfilled when you accomplish what you have been called to do.

Mission

Worship

How do you know if you are working for God

Samantha - Even if everyone tells you it's the wrong Job, but God says it is. It will work out.

If for God - what others think doesn’t matter

If for yourself or others - you might stay too short or to long

Blessing is far beyond me

If you just get 1 or 2 of these, you won't have the Joy God promised

If you have all 3 of these, you will be willing to press into the hard parts

This is why some people love their Job?

Do you have the wrong job or the wrong attitude?

In, Out, and Up - is based in God

Gen 1:26 - God is the creator - Unique

vs 27 & 29 - cares for humans!

God is God. God points us to Jesus.

A job done well reflects us bringing order to something.

Lawn

Sub-Creation - Stewardship

Creating a business is taking elements that pull together

Teaching is pulling out the good in others.

vs 29-30 - No Death

God gives what is needed

Happy, Naked, Vegans - LOL

No Death is the point

vs 31- VERY VERY GOOD

Like cooking an excellent meal for your family.

House is clean

Food and drinks are done

The table is set

Conclusion:

What’s your Job?

Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it.

Help God’s life flourish and grow

Why do you do your Job?

Blessed by God to do it.

Hardwired uniquely

Given the resources necessary

What if you didn’t have to work?

Not for food.

You would still work.

2 thoughts

What job has God given you?

God did and is working for you

God - worked for you

Jesus - worked for you

Holy Spirit - worked for you

They are still working for you