Pastor Chris delivers a profound message that delves deep into the essence of hard work, shedding light on its significance in our lives and emphasizing the crucial importance of not just the work itself, but also the manner in which we undertake it.
Scripture References
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend
our lives.”
— Annie Dillard
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
Nor did we take charity from anyone while we were with you. Instead, you saw how we worked very hard day and night so we wouldn’t be a burden to even one person in the community. We had the right to depend on your help and hospitality, as you know; but we wanted to give you a model you could follow, to lay a path of footprints for you to walk in.
This is exactly why, while with you, we commanded you: “Anyone not willing to work shouldn’t get to eat!” You see, we are hearing that some folks in the community are out of step with our teaching; they are idle, not working, but really busy doing nothing—and yet still expect to be fed! If this is you or someone else in the community, we insist and urge you in the Lord Jesus the Anointed that you go to work quietly, earn your keep, put food on your own table, and supply your own necessities.
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Proverbs 16:3
Whatever you do, do it as service to Him,
and He will guarantee your success.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you find to do, do it well because where you are going—the grave—there will be no working or thinking or knowing or wisdom.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
Whatever you do—whether you eat or drink or not—do it all to the glory of God!
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Colossians 3:17
Surely, no matter what you are doing (speaking, writing, or working), do it all in the name of Jesus our Master, sending thanks through Him to God our Father.
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Proverbs 13:11
Money earned hastily is easily lost,
but hard-earned money continues to grow.
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Proverbs 14:23
Prosperity comes from hard work,
but talking too much leads to great scarcity.
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Proverbs 28:19
Whoever cultivates his land will have plenty of food in the harvest, but whoever cultivates worthless ventures will have poverty in abundance.
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Genesis 2:15
The Eternal God placed the newly made man in the garden of Eden in order to work the ground and care
for it.
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Proverbs 6:6
Take a lesson from the ant, you who love leisure
and ease. Observe how it works, and dare to be just
as wise.
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Proverbs 26:13-16
13 A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road!
A lion in the streets!
Another good reason to stay in today.”
14 As a door swings on its hinges and goes nowhere,
so a slacker turns over in his bed.
15 Some people are so lazy that they reach for food on the plate
but lack the will to bring it up to their mouths.
16 The slacker sees himself as wiser by far
than seven men who can converse intelligently.