“In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth
Genesis 1:1, NIV’11
“God saw all that He had made, and it was
very good.”
Genesis 1:31, NIV’11
“God blessed them and said to them, ’Be
fruitful and increase in number; fill the
earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the
sea and the birds in the sky and over every
living creature that moves on the ground.’”
Genesis 1:28, NIV’11
“The LORD God took the man and put him in
the Garden of Eden to work it and take care
of it.”
Genesis 2:15, NIV’11
work = good
Work = the activity you are principally
engaged in during the week, whether in or
out of the home, “employed” or
“unemployed”
work = good
work = fallen
“To Adam He said, ‘Because you listened to
your wife and ate fruit from the tree about
which I commanded you, “You must not eat
from it,” ‘Cursed is the ground because of
you; through painful toil you will eat food
from it all the days of your life.
It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field. By
the sweat of your brow you will eat your
food until you return to the ground, since
from it you were taken; for dust you are and
to dust you will return.’”
Genesis 3:17-19, NIV’11
work = redeemed
“Then the angel showed me the river of the
water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from
the throne of God and of the Lamb down the
middle of the great street of the city. On
each side of the river stood the tree of
life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its
fruit every month.
And the leaves of the tree are for the
healing of the nations.
No longer will there be any curse. The
throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the
city, and His servants will serve Him. They
will see His face, and His name will be on
their foreheads. There will be no more night.
They will not need the light of a lamp or the
light of the sun, for the Lord God will give
them light. And they will reign forever and
ever.”
Revelation 22:1-5, NIV’11
“This is to my Father's glory, that you bear
much fruit, showing yourselves to be My
disciples.”
John 15:8, NIV’11
How does the Gospel enable us to be fruitful
in our work today? It …
• gives an alternative worldview
How does the Gospel enable us to be fruitful
in our work today? It …
• gives an alternative worldview
• frees us from idolizing our work
How does the Gospel enable us to be fruitful
in our work today? It …
• gives an alternative worldview
• frees us from idolizing our work
• gives inner strength to do the right thing
work = worship
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your
heart, as though you were working for the
Lord and not for people.”
Colossians 3:23, GNT