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Introduction:
· General Revelation: we learn something of God, humanity, from the world around us.
· “Go, consider, be wise” – you have a problem, learn a lesson from nature, fix it!
WE’LL LOOK AT THE ANTS – BUT BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE LAZY PERSON – IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S WRONG WITH US.
I) Lesson One: Lessons About Lazybones
A. Who is the Lazybones?
i.
The Lazybones isn’t poor…
1.
A distinction: we often make the mistake of lumping poor/lazy together
2.
Not materially poor (Whom we ARE to care for)
ii.
The Lazybones isn’t having a day off, but is defined by unwillingness to work
1.
We make the mistake of feeling guilty for rest
2. But no: not action but identity: Defined AS a lazy person
B. What’s Wrong with the Lazybones?
(scripture to interpret scripture!)
i.
The Lazybones craves the fruit but isn’t willing to work for it (Prov.
13:4)
1. Harvest & no work, hands buried in the dish, (vs.
7-8, Prov.
19:24, Prov.
20:4)
2. Sports, to Business: What you see (success) and what you don’t (work)
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The Lazybones makes excuses that end in poverty (vs. 10, Prov.
22:13)
1.
From lions in the street, to “a little” folding of hands…EXCUSES!
2. EXAMPLES: We procrastinate/make excuses,neglect what we need to do
IT’S FOR THAT REASON THAT PROVERBS TELLS US TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE ANT.
II) Lesson Two: Lessons from the Ant Farm
A. Ants Teach us That We Are Created for Work
i. Lessons about Ants
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Most ants are female, tasks: guarding the colony, finding food
2. Ants stand out as very hard workers (bridges etc.)
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Ants teach us the value of motivated work (vv.
7-8)
1. Ants aren’t motivated by a boss, but for a purpose: winter is coming
2. Is work “for self-fulfillment?” (good, but new idea…so what?
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We are created to work
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The biblical purpose of work: Work as a means of loving your neighbor
2. EXAMPLE: “Give us this day…” and how does God meet this need?
3. A motive: not pleasing a boss, but participating in God’s work
B. Ants Teach us That We Are Redeemed for Work
i. Ants work for a greater purpose
1. Ants use antennas to search for food (ingenious technology!)
2. the ant is motivated by something internal, a purpose from within
ii.
We long for greater purpose in work
1. Laziness = hopeless work
2. Work hard, make a lot of money, climb the ladder… and then what?
3. EXAMPLE: About Schmidt: Retirement…then what?
ii.
Redemption points us to greater purpose in work (1 Cor.
15:58)
4. EXAMPLE: Christian in the workplace?
“Closer to God’s Kingdom”?
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The resurrection of Jesus inaugurates a kingdom -- we are participants in this; therefore, we work with hope!
Transition:
Conclusion
The Ant Farm & The Lord’s Supper
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