Blessed to Rest

Introduction

What if one of the most important things you could possibly do to live the blessed life, to have life in all fullness as Jesus promised, ...

Learning from Ecclesiastes

Introduction

You are going to die. And no one is going to remember you. The stuff you’re working hard on is going to be completely undone. As if ...

An Event That Changes Everything

Introduction

Philippians is Paul's final letter to a church. He writes it from his imprisonment in Rome. In Philippians 2:6-11, we listened to St. ...

The Sudden Turn of Joy

Introduction

It’s a wonderful day and I’m really honored to be preaching on the first Sunday of the New Year it’s a great joy. I have ...

Work: Now and in the World to Come

Introduction

J.R.R. Tolkien had a vision to write a kind of story that had never been told before.

He began working on what would eventually become the ...

God Is at Work

Introduction

Do you have any recurring dreams? When I was a student, and for many years after, I had a recurring dream: I am enrolled in a math or French ...

The Blessing, the Curse, the Calling

Introduction

How many hours in a day? 24. Let's break a 24-hour day down. First off, the average human sleeps how many hours a night? Not counting ...

The Good of Our Work

Introduction

When you read the word, "job" what comes to mind? You might think, "I'm glad tomorrow's a holiday!" Still others think, "Boy, am I glad I ...

Empowered to Work

Editor's note: for needed context be sure to see Kim's first sermon on this topic, "Loving Our Work," available here.

Loving Our Work

Introduction

I want to fast forward to Revelation, and look at the last two chapters. Then we are going to backtrack to Isaiah 60. When we look at the ...

True Relationships

Introduction

As we wrap up our series on 1 and 2 Thessalonians, we are going to continue our focus on Christ's second coming.

I am a member at Sam's Club ...

The Goodness of Sabbath Rest

Introduction

Let me read to you from Genesis Chapter 2. We have spent a number of weeks looking into Genesis Chapter 1, which gives to us the record of ...

Connecting Our Work to God's Mission

Introduction

Undoubtedly you have heard the phrase, "TGIF-Thank God It's Friday." It's a broadly-shared sentiment, as we head home from work looking forward ...

Pursuing Your "Higher Calling"

Introduction

Imagine a stunningly beautiful church building: a limestone exterior, stained glass, and a slate roof. For 90 years, many people simply drove ...

Work Is More Than a Curse

Introduction

Whether it as at home, in a classroom, on a factory floor, or in the office, work can be a big pain!

You can face an urgent deadline and have ...

God Is Worthy

Introduction: Every minute together

This past week I stood at a graveside with a small circle of people as we laid to rest one of the great saints of ...

Keep the Sabbath

Introduction

Today we'll be looking mainly at Deuteronomy chapter 5, and we're reading verses 12 through 15. Hear the Word of the Lord:

Observe ...

Renewing Work: Cupcakes and the Glory of God

Introduction

We're in a series called (re)new and we're looking at how the gospel makes everything new again. How does the gospel change the way I look ...

The Good Life

Introduction

People may not sing it much anymore, but the following Herb Magidson song was popular in its day:

You're gonna take that ocean trip, no matter, ...

Strong Grace, Hard Word, Good Memories

Introduction

Be strong. Suffer hardship. Remember Jesus Christ. These are Paul's words of counsel to Timothy in a fallen world and imperfect church. Timothy ...

A Christian View of Work

The voice of God comes out of the burning bush, and says, "I've heard the cries of my people in slavery, and I'm going to liberate them. And guess who's ...

Who's the Boss?

Story behind the sermon (from Lee Eclov)

I wonder if people aren't a little suspicious when we preach about work. When we say that all work is a calling, ...

Wisdom for Work

From the editor:

One of the more popular shows on TV right now is NBC's The Office. Though its comedy is often over-the-top, the audience still feels ...

Strong Grace, Hard Work, Good Memories

Text: 2 Timothy 2:1–9
Topic: A sobering look at what the Christian life entails

From the editor:

Every once in a while a sermon comes along that is ...

All God Does Is Good

From the editor

Chuck's sermon is an excellent example of a sermon that sharpens the way we read the Bible. Notice how Chuck challenges us to take the ...

Your Whole Life Matters to God

Introduction

I once read an article in the New York Times entitled "How the Worm Turns." The article focused on a group of scientists who spend ...

A Strange Résumé

Introduction

It's the most dreaded question of the job interview, and when the time comes, you can't seem to push the words out of your mouth. "Tell me," ...

Beyond Comfort

Introduction

Where do you turn for comfort when you encounter loss, pain, or disappointment? Some people turn to food. For some reason, certain foods—like ...

Unbreakable?

Introduction

M. Night Shyamalan's film Unbreakable begins with a train wreck. Everyone on board is killed—over a hundred people—except for ...

Taking God as your partner

Introduction

A little more than 300 years ago, a middle aged man named Nicholas Herman entered a monastery in France and lived the remaining 30 years of ...

Body Building

Introduction

Every now and again, I get the urge to do a little bodybuilding. As you may notice, it has been a long time since I've really had that urge. ...

A Spirit-Filled Workplace

Introduction

In Walt Disney’s fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the little men march off to work each morning singing, "Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off ...

Don't You Believe It! It's Wrong, Even If...

Introduction:

Once a man was wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America. He walked into the branch and, on a deposit slip, wrote "this iz a stikkup. put ...

Jesus' Vacation

Introduction

Many of us have recently returned from our summer holidays and are trying to adjust to normal life once again. There was a little blurb ...

Jesus' Formula for Success

Introduction

The University of Chicago did a five-year study of leading artists, athletes, and scholars. The research was conducted by Dr. Benjamin Bloom, ...

God Is Not To Be Taken Lightly

Introduction:

We're in a series of messages on the Ten Commandments, where we're looking at each of them in light of destructive myths that our culture tries ...

A Woman's Worth Is Never Done

Introduction:

A woman of keen mind and understanding heart gazed at Whistler's portrait of his mother. "It is a remarkable painting of a very lovely ...

Take This Job and Love It

Recently I stopped at a red-light and noticed the bumper sticker on the car in front of me. It said,

I'm in no hurry, I'm on my way to work.

Have ...

Getting Gruntled: Holiness At the Office

In this section of Matthew's Gospel we've been looking at the subject of holiness. This week and next we'll take a look at how holiness applies to our ...

Job One

Listen to this short paragraph. It was written in the second century by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. If you saw the movie Gladiator, you might ...

Work Hard

This is the fourth week of our series in the book of Proverbs called "Get Smart." It's a series about getting it together and keeping it together. Today, ...

Wise Up About Money

The shock disk jockey, Howard Stern, is probably most well known for his vulgar and crude antics on his radio and television shows. In fact, at last count, ...