Oakwood Community Church

All work is a Gift from God
• A gift of God to us
• A gift of God through us

“And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion…” Genesis 1:28

All work is a Gift from God
• Don’t resent work as a Curse
• Don’t rely on work as a Cure

All work is a Struggle
• It is never Easy
• It is never Finished
• It never fully Satisfies

1.Work is Never Easy

“Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you.” Genesis 3:17-18

2. Work is Never Finished

“By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread.” Genesis 3:19

3. Work is Never Fully Satisfying

“Till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19b

How the Gospel Redeems Work
1. Jesus give us Help to do the work

“Be filled with the Spirit… slaves obey… masters do the same…”
Ephesians 5:18; 6:5,9

How the Gospel Redeems Work
2. Jesus give us Hope in His finished work

“Knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free.” Ephesians 6:8

How the Gospel Redeems Work
3. Jesus give us Happiness beyond work

“Obey… with a sincere heart as you would Christ… with a good will as to the Lord…” Ephesians 6:5,7

How the Gospel Redeems Work
3. Jesus give us Happiness beyond work

“Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven.” Ephesians 6:9