What if your work was actually FOR you?

Main message: God uses our work not only as a way to serve others, but also as a means of shaping us. The sermon argues that labor is meant to teach dependence on God and develop our capacity to cultivate beauty, order, and good.

Key points:

• Work is not just instrumental for spreading the gospel; it is also formative for the worker.
• In the garden, God gave Adam work to do, not because God needed it, but to teach Adam to trust and stay connected to him.
• Human work is meant to cultivate something, helping us learn responsibility and growth.
• God is presented as the first worker, and he works within us to develop our potential.
• Through work, God produces beauty, order, and benefit.

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