Sermon Outline – January 30th

Sermon Outline – January 30th

Our Work: God’s Plan | Paul Harrington

Week 3: Doing the Lord’s Work | 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, 50-58


1. There is a Futility/vanility to work

  • Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
  • Work has a significant but limited purpose

2. But there is work/labour that is not vain/futile

  • 1 Corinthians 15:58
  • What is this ‘working for the Lord’?
  • Who are the ‘workers’?
    • 1 Corinthians 3:9
    • 1 Corinthians 15:10
    • 1 Corinthians 16:10
  • What is the ‘work’?
    • 1 Corinthians 3:10-13
    • 1 Corinthians 9:1

3. What is the connection between our jobs and labouring for the Lord?

  • Keep remembering what your ‘main job’ is?
  • The difference between ‘work’ and ‘good works’ and ‘the work of the Lord’
    • 1 Peter 2:12
  • Should you do the ‘work of the Lord’ at work?

Having the right career aspirations

 

Next Week
The King Among Us: Luke 19:28-48 | Matt Winter