Life in the Spirit Work

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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
as working for the Lord, not men Col 323
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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work

• Personal Perspective
• Purpose and Principles
• Practise and Pitfalls

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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work

• What do you do?
• A lot happens at work!
• Work What an opportunity!

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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work
Work
Play
Me
Family
A personal perspective
Many roles - One life
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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work
Sincerity of heart (v5) INTEGRITY An
undivided life?The integrity of the upright
guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by
their duplicity Proverbs 113
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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work
Work
Play
Me
Family
So where would we place Christ in our life?
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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work
Play
Work
Me
Family
Are we shutting the door to the Christ in
our work place?
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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work

• Servants respectfully obey your earthly masters,
  but always with an eye to obeying the real
  master. Dont just do what you have to do to
  get by, but work heartily as Christs servants
  doing what God wants you to do and work with a
  smile!Masters, its the same with you. No
  abuse, no threats. You and your servants are both
  under the same master in heaven and he makes no
  distinction

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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work

• Worship and Ministry (v.7)
• A reflection of Gods own life (John 517)
• A means of provision (Eph4v28)
• Contact and Mission

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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work

• Respect (v5)
• Excellence (v7)
• The Boss! (v9)

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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work

• Who are we serving?
• Making life work or Making work life?

Do not wear yourself out to get rich, have the
wisdom to show restraint Proverbs 234
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Life in the Spirit _at_ Work
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
as working for the Lord, not men Col 323