Teach Them to Work Unto the Lord, Part 2
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 12 December 2025
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Summary
Chip explains how to teach children to work "unto the Lord." He challenges parents: Don't rob kids of growth. Teach responsibility, chores, timeliness, and finishing jobs.
Transferable Concept #2: Teach them to WORK unto the Lord.
A theology of work:
- Work is a CALLING, not a job
- All work is SACRED. -1 Cr. 10:31
- Our work is to flow from God’s unique design and PURPOSE for our lives. -Ep. 2:10, 1 Cr. 15:10
- Old Testament roots: Gen. 2:15
- Biblical profiles: Adam, Paul
- New Testament command: Col. 3:23
How to help them discover God's calling for their lives. Ask…
1. What's your unique S.H.A.P.E.?
- Spiritual gifts
- Heart
- Aptitude
- Personality
- Experience
2. Encourage them to get honest, WISE COUNSEL about who you are, where you fit, and how to move forward. -Pr. 24:6
3. Help them be willing to move out of their COMFORT ZONE to fulfill their divine purpose. -Hb. 11:6
Life message: You were CREATED for a special work!
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| 0:00.0 | Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. |
| 0:04.5 | Are you in one of those can-do jobs? |
| 0:07.5 | What I mean is you can do it, but down deep you don't really like it. |
| 0:11.4 | In fact, you might even despise it. |
| 0:13.5 | Well, do you quit? |
| 0:14.6 | You go back to school? |
| 0:16.0 | Could it be that you have yet to discover the job that God has specifically made you to do. Stay with me, |
| 0:23.8 | and let's find out. What if you actually looked forward to Monday mornings? What if work wasn't just |
| 0:30.7 | the price you pay for weekend freedom, but a source of deep satisfaction and purpose? Most people |
| 0:36.7 | spend 60 to 80 percent of their waking hours counting down to Friday, trapped in jobs |
| 0:42.2 | they don't enjoy. |
| 0:43.8 | They've swallowed the lie that we are what we do. |
| 0:47.2 | On today's edition of Living on the Edge, Chip Ingram unveils a liberating truth. |
| 0:52.0 | You're not what you do. |
| 0:53.8 | You're crafted in God's image with |
| 0:55.5 | unique gifts, passions, and purpose. And when you discover and fulfill your divine calling, |
| 1:01.3 | work transforms from drudgery into delight. A bit later, Chip will also describe one of the largest |
| 1:07.8 | match opportunities in the history of living on the edge so that you can |
| 1:11.7 | double the impact of your generous year-end support. But right now, let's turn our attention |
| 1:16.7 | to the subject at hand, leaving a legacy that lasts forever. Work is a calling, all work is sacred, |
| 1:24.0 | and our work is to flow from our unique purpose. Now, if you're called to be a plumber |
| 1:29.1 | or a builder or a software engineer or a stay-at-home mom, you will tell others about the |
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