1. Recovering the Truth about Work Teen Challenge Training ResourceCourse 517.02 6-2009

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3.  The Lord said in the Fourth Commandment, "Six days shall you labor" (Exodus 20.9)  Work is obedience to the God's Word. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 …if anyone will not work, neither let him eat. Teen Challenge Training ResourceCourse 517.02 3

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5.  Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.  Col 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.  1Thes 4:10-12 But we urge you, brethren, to excel still more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you; so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need. Teen Challenge Training Resource Course 517.02 5

6.  Work is not any less spiritual, or less important, than study, preaching, praying, singing worship songs, or any other pious religious activities.  Zech. 14 “ In fact, all the pots and pans in all the kitchens of Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to God-of-the-Angel-Armies.” Teen Challenge Training Resource Course 517.02 6

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8.  Responsibility  Exercise leadership  Demonstrate good character  Use gifts or skills  Exercise initiative  Confront stereotypes Teen Challenge Training Resource Course 517.02 8

9. Teen Challenge Training Resource 9 Divine worship offered here, three times daily Divine worship offered here, three times daily Ruth Graham, Billy Graham’s wife, had these words at her kitchen sink.

10.  Early Church saw no divisions between work and worship, study and prayer.  We must be careful not to compartmentalize and be sure our view of worship to includes all that we do.  Rom 12:1 I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, {which is} your spiritual service of worship. Teen Challenge Training Resource Course 517.02 10

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12. We are not training for:  high-paying jobs  to gain a spirituality that is divorced from the real world We are training for:  serving others in physical and practical ways  serving the Nations Teen Challenge Training Resource Course 517.02 12

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