"Work" Tagged Sermons
Wisdom for Work
In Australian culture we make a habit of grumbling about our jobs; it is fashionable to bag out our boss, whine about how busy we are, and to do anything we can to get out of work. We are the nation of sickies, long weekends and the dream of early retirement. But at the same time, deep down inside we are addicted to our work… there is something about it that causes us to sacrifice almost anything (time, relationships, health)…
Our best for the pagans
Living in the western world it isn’t hard to see that society is slipping away from Christian ideals. This creates confusion for many in the church as we seek to know how to engage with this post-Christian world. Looking at the way Mordecai and Esther conduct themselves as we meet them in chapter 2 helps us to wrestle with this question. As we see how Esther walks into what would have been a daunting and even repulsive situation we will…
Christ coloured relationships
Paul has been passionately proclaiming the supremacy of Christ and the amazing magnitude of the salvation we have received from Him. When chapter 3 began we saw Paul proclaim that this salvation meant that our identity has been completely enveloped by this supreme Jesus… that God sees us as He sees His Son. This has implications for our personal lives but also our relationships. If Jesus is truly supreme and we are truly in Him then there is not one…