Sermon 5-6-12 relationships – the work place
Colossians 3:17
17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Deuteronomy 24:14
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
14 Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns.
Ex 20:8-10
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
One
Work – it is a four letter word
We find work to be mundane
Everybodys working for the weekend – 80’s hit
We must work
Six days you shall labor.
Things will happen that we don’t like.
Work is a needed thing
Work is a spiritual thing
Can you have a calling, sure but not everyone gets this
Yet everyone must work
If a man wouldn’t work, neither would he eat [find it] 2 thess 3:10
My mom was a stay at home mom
• Harder to do in this day and age
• Dave ramsey and the stay at home mom
One point five
If we must work we don’t have to hate it
The brick padio in 8th grade
I liked it. How it made me feel. How I made my dad happy
Since then I have had a few jobs.
Bike shop. Mcdonalds, I sold shoes, moved furniture, set pins in the bowing alley, washed dishes, mcdonalds again, self service gas station, youth director, laid asphalt, print shop, youth director again, built decks. Pastor, banker, pastor. And along the way to make extra money I have painted houses, hauled trash, and built just about anything that I could.
How to be a good employee
Apply yourself
Never think, This job is beneath me
Don’t complain, offer solutions
Make self indispensible to corporation
Treat the boss like jesus is your boss
When you honor them, you honor God
Treat your coworkers like they are brothers and sisters
Met a man last night who talked about his work, as his shadow ministry
Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good
As in all of life - The center of the work relationship is God
Stick with it.
The fish book
Make a conscious decision to like it
Moving to Princeton
Work is good. We don’t have to hate it.
See it as working for the Lord.
Two
Managers
Most of us have been hurt by a manager in the past
• Rick cato
• The only redeeming factor is that you must vow to never do to others what was done to you
Dealing with those who serve you
• See them as people
• Learn how to do it better
• What was the last book that you read on managing people
• Learn to tell them the hard things without hurting them
• I am the boss – is a card in your hand. Should not be the first card played but the last
• Take the opportunity that you have to build a culture
Three
Sabbath rest
The issue is not if you do something on Sunday or not
The issues is, we need to rest
We are so busy it is sinful. Come home and can’t find our keys
How long does it take for your brain to slow down, for the wheels to stop spinning?
Live your life in perspective
Work is a very important part of human life
Work is a gift from God
God should be at the center of the work relationships
Work as unto the Lord
Communion at 1115
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