Work Was Designed By God Before “The Fall” Of Mankind Before Sin Entered Into The World And Is Not A Part Of The Curse Gen 2:15 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Work Was Part Of Life Even Before Eve Was Created . . .And The Family Started

2. These Principles Apply No Matter
What Stage Of Life We Find
Ourselves In…
Early Stage In School
Middle Stage In The Work Force
Latter Stage In Retirement

3. So Much Of Our Time On This Earth Is Spent Working,
Do We Really Think That God Does Not Have Some
Important Things To Say About This Part Of Our Lives?
1/3 Of Our 1/3 Of Our 1/3 Of Our
Time Time Is “Free” Time Is Spent
Working Time Sleeping

4. So Many Emotions And Questions
Associated With Work
Is Work Good?
Do I Really Have To Go Work(School)?
What If I Don’t Like My Job(School)?
Maybe I Don’t Like My Boss Or Teacher
I Don’t Think I Am Treated Right
They Do Not Respect Me
I Am Hurt And Can’t Work
Is Work Even Biblical?

5. Is A Good Thing Designed And
Ordained By God Himself

6. Work Was Designed By God Before “The
Fall” Of Mankind Before Sin Entered
Into The World And Is Not A Part Of The
Curse
Gen 2:15
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in
the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of
it.
Work Was Part Of Life Even Before Eve Was
Created . . .And The Family Started

7. Work . . . Not A 4 Letter Word!
God Himself “Worked” Gen 2:1-3
2 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the
host of them, were finished. 2 And on the
seventh day God ended His work which He had
done, and He rested on the seventh day from
all His work which He had done. 3 Then God
blessed the seventh day and sanctified it,
because in it He rested from all His work
which God had created and made.

8. We Should Work And Work Well

9. Do Not Be Lazy
Prov 6:9-11
9 How long will you lie there, O lazybones?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want, like an armed warrior.
NRSV
2 Thess 3:10
10 Don't you remember the rule we had when we lived
with you? "If you don't work, you don't eat.”

10.  Do What Is Right
 Do Work Your Best
 Don’t Steal Time Or Materials
 Do Be Honest. . . But Tactful
 Don’t Gossip
 Do Listen
 Don’t Use Company Time To “Witness”
 Don’t Be Argumentative
 Do Be Cheerful
 Do Be Very Forgiving, Patient And Kind
 Do Pray For Those In Your Company
 Do Seek To Make Your “Boss” Successful
 Do Remember Who You Work For
 Do Expect Your Faith To Be Tested
 Do Love And Be A Testimony To Your Fellow Workers

11. Glory In The Grind
Eph 6:5-9
Servants, respectfully obey your earthly masters but
always with an eye to obeying the real master, Christ. 6
Don't just do what you have to do to get by, but work
heartily, as Christ's servants doing what God wants you
to do. 7 And work with a smile on your face, always
keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be
giving the orders, you're really serving God. 8 Good work
will get you good pay from the Master, regardless of
whether you are slave or free.
We Get DOUBLE Pay
From Our Earthly Masters
From Our . . . real master, Christ!!!

12. God Is In Control Of Everything
 He gave Me This Job (Good Or Bad)
 If I Complain Who Am I Really
Complaining Of Or About?
 Ungrateful For My Current Position . .Who
Does That Reflect upon?
 If I Don’t Do My Best (Not Perfect)Who Am
I Stealing From?
We Used To Teach People . . .
Don’t Do What Is Wrong . . .
Work With The Right Attitude
For Christ’s Sake Do Good Work Ex. Tables!!

13. Work . . . More Than Just A Job
And Paycheck
My Job Is Gods Will For Me
Today
Titus 2:9-10
9 Urge slaves(employee’s) to obey their masters and
to try their best to satisfy them. They must not talk
back,
10 nor steal, but must show themselves to be entirely
trustworthy. In this way they will make people want
to believe in our Savior and God.

16. Work “After The Fall”
Gen 3:17-19
17 He told the Man:
"Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
That I commanded you not to eat from, 'Don't eat from
this tree,'
The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food
from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for
your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long.
18 The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get
your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and
harvesting,
19 sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk,
Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and
buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt.“

17. 9 Masters, it's the same with you. No abuse,
please, and no threats. You and your servants
are both under the same Master in heaven. He
makes no distinction between you and them.