Biblical Attitude Towards Work (Marketplace Assignment Part 2)

Featured in this episode:

• Message by Ps Ashish Raichur
• Song "Give Your Heart A Home" by Ps Georgy K Sam
• Sharing "What should a believers perspective be toward Work? What are some attitudes for success in the workplace?" by Bro Jacob Matthew

Message Notes

Wrong Attitude #1: Work as a hindrance
Wrong Attitude #2: Work as a bondage
Wrong Attitude #3: Work as a necessary evil
Wrong Attitude #4: Work as worship

Work is God's idea. God instituted work.
Work with your own hands

Ephesians 4: 28
Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

Work so that you may lack nothing

1 Thessalonians 4: 11,12
That you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

If you do not work, then do not eat!

2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us. For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

Ephesians 6: 5-10
Bondservants (or employees), be obedient to those who are your masters (employers) according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with eye service, as men pleasers, but as bondservants (employees) of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. And you, masters (employers), do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master (Employer) also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.  

Right Attitude #1: Be obedient to your employer. Follow instructions.
Right Attitude #2: Have respect and honour for your employer.
Right Attitude #3: Be sincere in your work.
Right Attitude #4: Be conscientiousness. Be accountable when nobody is watching.
Right Attitude #5: Work wholeheartedly as to the Lord.
Right Attitude #6: Do your work cheerfully, not with grumbling and complaining.
Right Attitude #7: Look to the Lord for your reward.