Gods View of Work & Calling

Your matters to GodDeveloping a theology of workOs Hillman

How many of you are in full-time Christian work?

Your matters to GodDeveloping a theology of work

IsGod inControl?

Gods Redemptive PlanRelationshipAdam & EveFree will

The FallSatan

Orphan heart

JesusLK 19:10Jn10:10 Power of AttorneyEzek 22:30 IntercedeJesus DeathAll AuthorityMt 16:19.keysJohn 14:12 greater worksJesus ReturnsYeah, we blew it!

Satan Ruler of worldJn 12:21

Psalm 115:16, The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, but the earth He has given to the sons of men.7500 Covenants

Col 1:19-20Whatever the LORD pleases He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deep places. Psalm 135:619 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. NKJV

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For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.1 John 3:7-9

Killer Sheep

Killer Sheep

Satans Corporate MissionSTEAL your moneyKILL your destinyDESTROY your family

John 10:10

Satan wants your past to be your future.

God always sees you for what you are becoming (Gideon).

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How did work get such a bad rap!?Understanding Gods View of Work

So what really happened in that garden?Cursed is the ground Gen 3:17Lost dominionJoy to ToilSweatThorns

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Luke 19:10for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

relationship to God work

Gods View of Work & Calling

Is Your Work Worship?

Key Issues/Barriers

Sacred/SecularEquality in CallingDefining MinistryLocal Church asAn Equipper

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300 ADCatholic Distortion Sacred vs secular 1200 ADProtestant DistortionWork = vocation vs a Calling

Net?

2nd class citizens Work is less spiritual Money is evil Workers viewed for $ by clergy vs calling

Elevated the spiritual at the expense of the secular.

A spiritual form of dualism spiritual and secular.

God has never separated the spiritual from the secular. Work = vocation vs a CallingPluralism 1200 AD

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2 Men Lost

84% of Christian 18 to 29-year-olds admit that they have no idea how the Bible applies to their field or professional interests. ---Barna Group, June, 2012.

Unspoken, implied hierarchy of spiritual calling.

PastorMissionary

Church Worker

Stay-at-home mom

Plumber

CEO/Executive

Scum of the EarthAd Agency Executive

Lawyer!

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I dont like my job.

God Desires to Establish Our Work

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us--yes, establish the work of our hands. Ps 90:17

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WORK

Meet human needsWork is worship AvodahMinistry equates to Service diakonia

Work IS Ministry

Lev 19:9-10"'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the Lord your God.

9 "'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the Lord your God. NIV

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When I run, I run I feel His.

Give $Dt 8:18

WORK

Meet human needsWork is worship AvodahPlatform

Influence - societal transformationMinistry equates to Service diakonia

Work IS MinistryWork TO MinisterCol 3:23-25And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

Care for Poor Lev 19:9-10

Lev 19:9-10"'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the Lord your God.

9 "'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the Lord your God. NIV

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Jesus, the carpenters son

Jesus & Paul modeled work life ministry.

Of 132 public appearances in NT, 122 in the marketplace

Of 52 parables Jesus told, 45 had a workplace context.

Of 40 miracles in the book of Acts, 39 were in the marketplace.

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Work, in its different forms is mentioned more than 800 times in the Bible more than all the words used to express worship, music, praise and singing combined.

I have need of your donkey

Where did David go after being anointed by Samuel?

Returned to the sheep after being anointed by Samuel to be king 1 Samuel 16:19

Usually a person should keep on with the work he was doing when God called him. I Cor. 7: 20 LB

Paul to Titus on Island of Crete

Likewise exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works... that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Titus 2:6-10

36Likewise exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Deplorable morality, dishonesty, gluttony. Laziness, 3rd largest island in Mediterranean

What Defines a Christian in the Workplace?

NY Times Reporter

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He Instructs Us and Gives Us Our Ability. BezaIel

chosen Bezalel .. . him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship. Ex 31:1-6

They are to make them just as I commanded you. Ex . 31: 11God will instruct us in performing our work.

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Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.Proverbs 22.9

I have offended God and mankind because my work didnt reach the quality it should have. Leonardo Da Vinci

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What you uncover, God covers.

What you cover, God uncovers through humiliation.

Greater the leadership, greater the humiliation44

Sometimes your talent takes you beyond where your integrity can keep you.The greater the success, the greater the integrity test.

Compromise always leads to deceit.

When we live in compromise we lose confidence in the faith dimension of our lives and struggle to hear God's voice.

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Its the servants who see water turned into wine.

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Gunnar OlsonPlastic Bag Story

MosesPerform miracles.

But take this staff in your hand so you can perform miraculous signs with it." Ex 4:17

Gunnar Olson Miracle Plastic Bags

God has determined our purpose For we are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.Ephesians 2:10

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Samaritan womanCulture change should be a fruit, not a goal!

"Jesus said: 'Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.' (Matthew 20:25-28)."........57

The Local Church Cruise Ship or Aircraft Carrier?

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The Church of Jesus looks more like a luxury cruise liner instead of a an aircraft carrier designed to equip and commission an army.

Doug Spada, WorkLife Ministries

to prepare God's people for works of service. . Eph 4:11

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The local church should be a Holy Spirit Killer Sheep training camp established to train men and women to destroy the works of Satan.

Two Pillars of the Temple

Priest

Jakin It establishes.

Businessman/King Kinsman Redeemer

Boaz In it is strength.

1 Kings 7:21-22The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.

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David Bringing Gods Presence into the City

When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down and he died there beside the ark of God. - 2 Sam 6:6-7

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It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the LORD our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way." 1 Chron 15:13-14

For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Romans 10:2

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Paradigm Shifts Required: How we define success.

Pastor

AttendancePrograms (inside 4 walls)Budget

Versus (Gods Economy)Maturity of believers - equipping men & women to fulfill THEIR destinies-Change AgentsCity impactCultural Influence

DNA change

Business Owner

Increased market shareCompetitive advantageIncreased profitsWealth building for the individual

Versus (Gods Economy)

Discovering Gods purpose for the businessSolving problems in CultureFunding Kingdom enterprisesPastoring employeesBlessing your city

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Henry Blackaby on the Role of Local Church

Profiles of Problem Solvers

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Prayer