Making "Cents" of Work
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· 5 viewsWork was God's means for us to provide for our needs.
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Money Matters - Principles we have been learning
God is the owner of all and he has called us to be stewards
Money is a tool to be used not a God to be served.
“Earn all you can, give all you can, save all you can”
― John Wesley
dichotomy of this statement
Cannot Give without...
Cannot Save without...
How do we get money & Where does wealth come from?
then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’
“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.
then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’
“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.
who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end—then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’
“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.
Deut 8:
Work was Gods idea.
Work was Gods idea.
Work was Gods idea.
Work was Gods idea.
Why do we tend to view work with a negative lens?
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
The purpose of Work
The purpose of Work
My Work is Gods means of providing
My Work is Gods means of providing
How would you answer the question, What is the purpose of work?
Number one, it might help you to know that God is a worker. God is a worker. The work of God is described often in the Bible. The very phrase, “the work of God,” appears a number of times in Scripture.
Secondly, Jesus is a worker as well. He said in , “I must work the works of My Father. I must work the works of My Father.” He says, “The One who sent Me, I must do His work.” In He said, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.” Whatever it is that God does, Jesus does. In fact, He says that in , “My Father is working still and I am working.” And the Jews went ballistic because they said He’s making Himself equal with God because He says He does the work that God does.
He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.
In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
prov
The problem of work
The problem of work
How has sin affected work for you?
Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.
Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, And you shall eat the herb of the field.
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 3
The Goal of our work
The Goal of our work
Provide for our needs
Keep us from becoming Idle
Be a witness while we are there
Provide us $$$ that we can use as a tool.
Its bigger than a paycheck.
Sermon in a sentence, Work was Gods means to provide us with wealth.
Sermon in a sentence, Work was Gods means to provide us with wealth.
Work was Gods means to provide us with wealth.
Work was Gods means to provide us with wealth.
Work was Gods means to provide us with wealth.
Work was Gods means to provide us with wealth.
1. Working hard is first a mindset.
1. Working hard is first a mindset.
15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
proverbs 10:15
How do you want people to view you? Diligent or Lazy
2. Working hard and staying on task is a matter of self-control. [; ]
Choose!!! I’m going to be a hard worker
2. Get up early or Stay up Late
2. Get up early or Stay up Late
Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
Not all jobs are ideal, but a job is necessary.
Strategy for getting out of debt- Increase your Income/Decrease your spending
3. Prioritize your work
3. Prioritize your work
Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.
What has to be done
What needs to be done
4. Learn to love your job.
4. Learn to love your job.
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
Col 3:23
Your at your place of employment for a purpose.
Work is Work and is not all glorious-
How can you find ways to love your job? People, Products, Pay Check
5. Be Honest with your Employer
5. Be Honest with your Employer
The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.
Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.
prov 15:27; 16:8; 28:20
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A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
prov
prov 16:8; 28:20
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
prov 20:17
7. Be honest with your employer about how much you work. [; ; ; ]
6. Establish a healthy balance between work and family life.
6. Establish a healthy balance between work and family life.
Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
9. If you travel too much (according to your wife’s/family’s honest, loving assessment), seek to curb your travel, if possible. Perhaps another position would provide greater harmony in your home. [; , ; , ; ; ]
Your family is #1 Priority.
Love is spelled TIME - They are not going to remember the stuff but the memories
7. Provide Security and Stability, Take control of your family finances.
7. Provide Security and Stability, Take control of your family finances.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
8. Treat your work as though you will reap a harvest from your labors.
8. Treat your work as though you will reap a harvest from your labors.
The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
prov
Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
prov
12. Don’t work only in order to receive. [; ; ; ; ]
9. Don’t fall into an entitlement mentality.
9. Don’t fall into an entitlement mentality.
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
10. Be known by your work ethic.
10. Be known by your work ethic.
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him.
16. Consider how your employer would evaluate you if his assessment was based on your work ethic in ministry. (Would you be fired?) []
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.
Conclusion
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Having a proper understanding about work is how we can make “cents” out of work.
a. Ask the Spirit to make you a hard worker for God.
b. Read, re-read, and even memorize the proverbs that pertain to both laziness and work.
c. Trust God to overcome any bad habits you’ve developed regarding work and diligence.
d. When you are tempted to be lazy, seek the Spirit’s help in prayer and remind yourself what the Word of God teaches.
19. Show how the Proverbs on diligence and laziness are important by reading them to your family and then applying the biblical principles. Discuss with your family how you can hold one another accountable to be diligent workers for God and men. [; ; ; , , ; ; ; ; ; ; ]
Gospel- One thing we don't have to work for
20. Ask God to give you opportunities to become a hard worker, and then look for Him to answer in every realm of your life (home, work, school, ministry, etc.). [; ]
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.