030324...“Work Heartily; As For The Lord”...Colossians 3:22-24

Colossians 3:22-24...“Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”

Sermon In A Sentence: It is God’s purpose that we use our work to build His eternal kingdom, not our own little earthly kingdom.

Why Does God Give Us Work To Do?
-So we have resources from which to give to His work
-So we can provide for the needs of our family
-So we can care for the needs of others
-So we can love our neighbors

The “First Fruits” Principle:’
-“When you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest” -Leviticus 23:10
---Demonstrates Obedience To God
---Demonstrates Trust In God
---Demonstrates God’s Ownership

“The heavens, indeed the highest heavens, belong to the Lord your God, as does the earth and everything in it”-Deuteronomy 10:14

“The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours. The world and everything in it—You founded them”-Psalm 89:11

“The first of all first fruits of every kind and every contribution of every kind, from all your contributions, shall be for the priests: you shall also give to the priest the first of your dough to cause a blessing to rest
on your house”-Ezekiel 44:30

“Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest; then your barns will be completely filled, and your vats will overflow with new wine”-Proverbs 3:9,10

Colossians 3:22-24...“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”

“If anyone does not provide for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever”-1 Peter 5:8

“When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap all the way to the edge of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident; I am Yahweh your God”-Leviticus 23:11

“The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need”-Ephesians 4:28

Sermon In A Sentence: It is God’s purpose that we use our work to build His eternal kingdom, not our own little earthly kingdom.