You Can THRIVE Vocationally Series – THRIVE – Part 6 Pastor Chuck Bernal – 02-08-15
Much of our activity these days is nothing more than a cheap anesthetic to dull the pain of an empty life. YOU KNOW YOU ARE HEADED FOR TROUBLE WHEN . . . You’re completely focused on success: Work is the ________________________ thing in your life You’re continually getting depressed: Work is the ________________________ thing in your life You’re continually becoming obsessed: Work is the ________________________ thing in your life WE MUST RECOGNIZE THE NATURE OF WORK Then the Lord God planted a garden in the east, in a place called Eden. He put the man he had formed in that garden . . . The Lord put the man in the garden to care for it and work it. (Genesis 2:8, 15)
VIEWPOINT 1: Work is a ____________________________________ (It is our _____________________________________ for sin) VIEWPOINT 2: Work is a ____________________________________ (It is our ___________________________________ for living) VIEWPOINT 3: Work is a ____________________________________ (It is our ___________________________________ from God) . . . it is good for a man to enjoy his work whatever his job may be . . . to enjoy your work and to accept your lot in life . . . that is indeed a gift from God. (Ecclesiastes 5:18-19)
Work underscores ________________________ (Genesis 11:26-31) Work develops ______________________ (2 Thessalonians 3:6-10) Work provides ___________________________ (Ecclesiastes 3:13) BREAKING FREE FROM THE “WRONG WALL” SYNDROME . . . for I have learned how to get along happily wherever I am . . . I have learned the secret of contentment in every situation. (Philippians 4:11-12)
GOD WAS YOU TO BE FRUITFUL & FULFILLED ON YOUR JOB THIS IS CALLED _________________________________ Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord . . . He is the one you are really working for. (Colossians 3:23-24) Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
Approach your work with a sense of _________________________, not ____________________________________________ Mark your work with a commitment to _______________________, not ____________________________________________ Do your work with a positive ______________________________, not with _______________ and ___________________ Use your work as a platform for promoting ___________________, not for promoting _______________________________ Find your personal fulfillment in ____________________________, not in your _____________________________________ Come to me all of you who are weary and worn down by the stresses and pressures of life, and I will give you rest. (Jesus, Matthew 11:28)
MOST AMERICANS WORSHIP THEIR WORK, WORK THEIR PLAY AND PLAY AT THEIR WORSHIP!
Work is the best thing in your life Work is the worst thing in your life Work is the only thing in your life VIEWPOINT 1: Work is a curse (It is our punishment for sin) VIEWPOINT 2: Work is a passion (It is our reason for living) VIEWPOINT 3: Work is a gift
(It is our purpose from God)
Work underscores dignity Work develops responsibility Work provides accomplishment GOD WAS YOU TO BE FRUITFUL & FULFILLED ON YOUR JOB THIS IS CALLED CONTENTMENT Approach your work with a sense of calling, not obligation Mark your work with a commitment to excellence, not mediocrity Do your work with a positive attitude, not with grumbling and complaining Use your work as a platform for promoting Christ not for promoting yourself Find your personal fulfillment in God, not in your job