Work as What if your goal and purpose in life was to gain 1000 points and make it to the golden city? You’d probably have a few questions: 1) How do I gain points? 2) How many points do I have so far? 3) How do I get to this city? Worship Sept 16, 2018

Divine pleasure Have you ever worked hard on something and felt pleasure as you looked back on it? Project, art work, exercise, house/yard work Sense of joy, satisfaction Even if no one else saw it Perspective and Purpose

Work as What if your goal and purpose in life was to gain 1000 points and make it to the golden city? You’d probably have a few questions: 1) How do I gain points? 2) How many points do I have so far? 3) How do I get to this city? Worship Sept 16, 2018

Perspective and Purpose Perspective – How you see your work Gloom vs Glory Purpose (Motivation) – Why you do your work Gift vs Bribe

Many forms of work Work isn’t just going into an office or building things at a construction site. Your work may be taking care of children if you are a stay at home parent. Your work may be school work if you are a student.

Video Presentation RightNow Video All church has / can have access JD Greear – Summit Church, Raleigh NC Video begins and talks about the perspective of being a Christian at work, but really it applies to each person, whether you believe in Jesus or not.

Worship What is worship? Showing the worth of something – worth + ship Bringing glory to God

Work a blessing, not a curse Genesis 2:2 – God worked to create – “good” , “very good” Genesis 2:15 – Adam to work and take care of garden (before curse) John 5:17 – Father and Son working to this day Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters

Work Perspective Perspective – What is work? - Living out God’s nature of creation and serving Gift of God God is working Serving God by serving others – My work can be an answer to someone’s prayer God takes pleasure in seeing his masterpieces express what they were made for (flowers – beauty; you – using the gifts and abilities he gave you to enhance the lives of others and enhance the world) Question: How can I maximize God’s glory through my work?

Work Purpose Purpose (Motivation) – Why/How? doing work to the glory of God Doing as an act of service Question: How can I serve those who God has put into my life?

Next Week Work Characteristics Excellence Integrity Service