1. WEEK #2

2. “Is your life your best answer to God in fulfilling the Great Commission?”

3. JOB SATISFACTION?

4. OUR PROBLEM IS WE HAVE COME TO THINK ABOUT CAREER PATH RATHER THAN A CALLING PATH

5. 1. VALIDATION OF IDENTITY 2. SIGNIFICANCE OF PURPOSE

6. GENESIS Revelation 21 1.God’s Rule and Reign 2.Christ-Centered (Messiah) 3.Present- Restorative 4.Future - Consummation

7. 1. Defining the Kingdom

8. 2. Work of the Kingdom Luke 4- Jesus inaugurates His Public Ministry by reading Is. 61 The Spirit of the Sovereign L ORD is on me, because the L ORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners a. Evangelism- proclaim good news b. Compassion- bind up the broken-hearted c. Justice – release for the prisoners

9. 3. Scope of the Kingdom Matt. 13 – Parables explaining the Kingdom Intensive and Initially Unassuming Extensive and Spreads out to Bless others / The Whole World

10. 4. Placement for Service Matt. 13: 37-39 SOWER / FIELD / SEED? The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. John 3:16– “For God so loved the world, He sent JESUS.” (John 20:21- For God so loved_________ HE SENT _________.)

11. 5. Motivation for Work Pearl of Great Price & Treasure in a Field Sold Everything - Worship FUELS Work This means we WORK as those Satisfied and at Peace with the Work Done for us. We are not working for ACCEPTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE, WE ARE NOW WORKING BECAUSE WE HAVE RECEIVED EVERYTHING WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED.