Theology of Work

Gen 1:28

God has given us desires, talents, and opportunities to develop skills, but we need to use them for what he has them them to us.

Theology of Work: When you don't have a job

Prov 6:6-11

• Don't be a sluggard
  • Someone who stays in bed all day - Prov 20:13
  • Someone who does not want to work - Prov 24:30-34, 20:4, 19:15, 21:25

Theology of Work: When are between jobs

• Look for work wherever - Prov 14:23, 16:26

Theology of Work: When you have a job

• Work diligently - Prov 10:4-5, Prov 18:9, 22:29
• Work independently - Prov 6:6-8
• Work wisely - Prov 12:11, 28:19, 14:4
• Work with right priority - Prov 11:4, 23:4-5, 24:27
• Work righteously - Prov 20:10, 11:1, 10:2

Theology of Work: where God fits in

Prov 16:3, 3:9-10, 10:22

Theology of Work: the work of Christ