Oakwood Community Church

The Truth About Work:

1. Work is a gift not a curse

2. Work is a struggle, being redeemed

3. Work is a calling to serve

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.”
Genesis 1:1,5

“On the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day… So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work…”
Genesis 2:2-3

1. Rest is a Necessity

“On the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day.” Genesis 2:2

1. Rest is a Necessity - there are limits to what we can accomplish

“On the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day.” Genesis 2:2

2. Rest is a Command

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.”
Exodus 20:8-9

“I am sick and tired of hearing you talk about us getting bigger. What we need to be talking about is getting better! If we get better, our customers will demand that we get bigger.” Truett Cathy, 2000

2. Rest is a Command - we reflect God’s image when we rest

“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth… and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” Exodus 20:11

3. Rest is a Promise – both present and future

“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:27

3. Rest is a Promise – both present and future

“So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.” Hebrews 4:10-11