What Does The Bible Say? | Work

Written By Pastor Luke Rynbrandt

  • The Design of Work

    • We were made to work (Gen 1-2)

      • To be fruitful/multiply/fill the earth (by raising children)

      • To cultivate the earth

    • We were made to work, but not only to work (Sabbath)

  • The Frustration of Work

    • The Fall happens, and it has consequences for humanity’s work (Gen 3:16-19)

    • Work is not a curse, work is affected by the curse

    • 3 aspects of the frustration of work

      • Work becomes difficult

      • Work becomes fruitless

      • Work becomes selfish

  • The Redemption of Work

    • Starts with Jesus’s work, which can be summed up as “New Creation”

    • In Christ, new life is offered to us too; we’re new creations and are called to work for God

    • 4 principles for New Creation work

      • Because Jesus is alive…

        • my work doesn’t define me.

        • (almost) any job can be done for the Lord.

        • I can work in a God-honoring way.

        • I can join the eternally significant work of the Lord.

 

Pastor Luke Rynbrandt
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