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🗓️ 22 August 2024
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0:00.0 | Well, we talked about holiness and good works last time and why our holy deeds are not |
0:08.9 | filthy rags. That's a common myth that needs to die. And we're back on the topic of purpose looking at what it means |
0:16.0 | to be successful in our 95 jobs. That's because today in our Bible reading plan we read Proverbs |
0:20.9 | 16. 3 together. |
0:23.0 | Quote, commit your work to the Lord and your plans will be established. |
0:29.0 | Makes me think about work and I know many of you listen to this podcast on your drive into work in the morning so this seems especially relevant right now |
0:37.4 | We focus several podcast episodes on careers and calling overworking |
0:42.1 | laziness on purpose, personal productivity, all those things |
0:46.0 | we've covered. |
0:47.0 | And for that, see the APJ book on pages 67 to 94 to see all the ground that we've covered. |
0:53.0 | We get so many questions here because we don't want to waste our lives |
0:56.5 | and that means we don't want to waste our jobs. |
0:59.0 | We invest so much of our lives at work |
1:01.5 | and it's a place to pursue excellence. But why and how, to what level? |
1:06.6 | What does success look like here on the job site and in the office? |
1:11.4 | The question to get us started is from Dylan. |
1:13.2 | Hello, Pastor John in Colossians 3 verses 22 to 24. |
1:16.5 | Paul exhorts his readers to work heartily as for the Lord and not for men. |
1:21.2 | Does this mean that any work not done in excellence is sinful? And how do we |
1:26.0 | apply God's view of work to cleaning our house, writing a paper for school, or working a |
1:31.1 | nine to five job? I have been feeling guilty about the way I handle these things for months now. |
1:36.3 | I'm not sure if I'm just being lazy, self-righteous, or am I disobeying the Lord? |
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