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A New Boss: 1. All Things are to Be done for the Lord Jesus (Col 3:17) "Whatever you do, whether in word or deed" "Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus" 2. All Work Is to Be Done with Sincerity and Reverence For the Lord (Col 3:22) Slaves , obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on your and to curry their favor, ut with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. The Lord is more concerned with how we work than the outcomes of our work. 3. All work is to Be Done with Heart For the Lord, Not for People (emphasis on people pleasing) (Col. 3:23) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. The Lords is more concerned with the heart behind our labor than the nature of our labor. 4. All Work Serves the Lord, and is Rewarded by the Lord. (Col 3:24) The Lord is more concerned with our identity being shaped by serving him than being shaped by our careers of human masters.

LESSONS ON GOD'S PROVIDENCE 1. God is present in the painful season of our work "The Lord was with Joseph" 2. God intensionally Orchestrates behind the scenes Joseph recognized that human malice does not derail divine purpose. 3. God prepares us through trials. The hardships Joseph suffered were not wasted dead ends; ther were a divine training ground. 4. God prepares others through our trails When Joseph finally stood in power before the brothers who sold him, he did not seek retribution. Joseph saw the larger picture of God's heart of grace for his family and the world. LESSON OF ENDURANCE 1. We are to be faithful in the hidden seasons Whether serving diligently as a slave in Potiphar's house or managing responsibilities inside the Egyptian prison, Joseph did not wait for ideal conditions to work with excellence. 2. We are the have integrity even when it costs us. When tempted and later wronged, Joseph anchored his decisions in his relationship with God rather than short-term survival or comfort. 3. We are to refuse bitterness even after betrayal. Joseph was thrown into a pit, sold into slavery by his own brothers, falsely accused by Potiphar's wife, and forgotten by the cupbearer. 4. We are to exercise patience when life is unfair. Doin the right thing does not always yield an immediate reward; sometimes it leads to more testing, more suffering.

1. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy at Creation. (Gen 2:1-3) - Why did God rest? Looking back over creation - it is good. - We are created in his image for a rhythm of work and holy rest. 2. God commanded the Israelites to keep the Sabbath day holy. (Ex 20:8-11) - God created us and knows how we flourish. - Embracing our God-given limits requires trust in God. - To keep a Sabbath rest is to declare our freedom from slavery. 3. Jesus restored the heart of the Sabbath. (Mark 2:23-28) - The Sabbath was created as a gift for mankind. - A true Sabbath is filled with rest, delight, and worship. - A day of rest requires planning and a battle of the mind. 4. The Sabbath is fulfilled in Christ. - The Sabbath is a shadow of the true rest found in Christ. "for anyone who enter's God's rest also rests form their works, just as God did from his." (Heb. 4:9- 10). All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. (Rom 3:23-24). - The Gospel teaches us to rest in Christ's finished work of salvation. We must let go of our inner striving to prove ourselves or to save the world - and trust Christ to save our souls and rule the world. 5. When we create times of rest, delight, and worship we point to Christ and give people a taste of eternity. - Sabbath is a taste of eternity. - Example: Eric Liddel in "Chariots of Fire." - When we keep times of Sabbath rest - any day - we make the invisible rest in our heart visible for others - so we may all enjoy it together. Practical Steps to create times of Sabbath rest: 1. Begin with worship, remind yourself who God is and who you are. 2. Balance Sabbath time (rest, delight, worship). 3. Build Sabbath time into each day. 4. Do Sabbath rest together / in community - brainstorm with friends and family - how can we create Sabbath rest in our lives? How can we create time for rest, delight, and worship together?

Questions Jesus Asks - Why do you Worry? (Matthew 6: 25-34) 1. Jesus connects worry to our sense of value. - "do I matter?' "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?" Matthew 6:25. 2. Jesus connects worry to a lack of faith. - How capable is Jesus? - Can he handle this? - How responsive? - Does he care? 3. Jesus connects worry to pagan activity. - Paganism - the belief that the god's must be appeased. - You can trust Jesus. - You do not need to get his attention. - You do not need to appease his wrath. 4. An alternate pursuit. - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. - What am I chasing? - A new pursuit. I'm not seeking me, I'm seeking him.

Work Life (week 2) 1. Work Becomes Difficult (Genesis 3:17-19). - Our work produces pain (Gen3:17). - Our work faces opposition (Gen3:18). - Our work is never finished (Gen3:19). Before the fall, Adam and Eve experienced a significant connection with their work, after the fall it felt like dislocation. 2. Work Becomes Selfish (Genesis 11:2-4). - Selfish-Ambition "That we may make a name for ourselves.." - Ecclesiastes 4:4 "I saw that all labor and achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor." - Proverbs 6 "God hates haughty eyes." (People who through a sense of superiority look down on deplorables). - Self-security: Jesus tells the parable about how work can lend itself toward selfish impulse to maintain stability and control at the expense of others (Luke 12:15-16, 18, 20-21). 3. Work Becomes Idolatrous. - Work was designed to honor God, not replace God. - "No more let sin and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow, Far as the cures is found." - Isaac Watts. - Jesus is our pain-bearer (Isaiah 53:4).

Work Life 1. The value of work is demonstrated in God's activity and design See your work differently (You are on a mission from God) Gen 1: 26-30 Gen 2:4-8 &15-17 2. The essence of Work is rearranging the raw materials of a certain domain to make it better Gen 1:28 Look for and invest your energies into the areas of your work that bring order out of chaos 3. The purpose of work is to cause the flourishing of the planet and people and hors the Creator God. Find the focus the parts of your work that help others and glorify God

Great Expectations - helps to create a great culture 1. Engagement Engage in fulfilling is will 2. Expecting Jesus taught that the Kingdom of God is near 3. Inviting The Lord told his disciples to go and make disciples... Make more followers OF JESUS 4. Serving The Lord coached all his followers that his way of leading and loving people was the way of service. 5. Giving Tithe to a church. Give regularly and automatically. Give generously and joyfully. Give to those in need above your tithe. Give fearlessly... fueled by the Gospel

Circles of Community 1. Expecting to experience God 2. Inviting Other 3. Serving 4. Fellowshipping in small groups

Great Expectations helps to create a great culture! 1. Expecting Come expecting to experience God. 2. Inviting Engage by inviting others with you. 3. Serving That we are serving...helping others to experience God. 4.

Trusting God - Psalm 42 1. Remember the Good News (Psalm 42:2) Thirsting for God (John 4:10-26) 2. Acknowledge your Condition with God (Psalm 42:3) To move out of your downcast position, you must become deeply dissatisfied with what the world is giving you 3. For those who are already Christians, to get out of your downcast state...remember your first love. (Psalm 42:4 & 6) 4. Question the permanence and totality of your feelings (Psalm 42:5 & 11) SO-Feeling aren't totalitarian leaders NOR-are feelings permanent 5. Recognize the power of your emotional life...tame and harness it for good. (Psalm 42: 6-11) Your feelings have a moral obligation to come under the obedience of King Jesus

God's Guidance Psalm 31 tied to Psalm 23+91 This is about a relationship with God If God provides the little things, what makes us think he doesn't want to provide for the bigger things in our lives.

Jake Poetzl gives an encouraging word from Psalms 23. - The Lord is MY Shepherd - I lack nothing - He makes me lie down in green pastures

Psalm 19 1. Creation: What does it say about God? Psalm 19: 1-6 Glory/Work/Speech and Knowledge 2. Commandments: What do they tell us about God?Psalm 19: 7-10 3. Conscience: What do they tell us about God?Psalm 19: 11-14

Seeking Validation from God: 1. Seek God's Attention (1-2) 2. Conform to God's Ways 3. See Yourself through God's Eyes (7-9) 4. Look at the world through God's Eyes (10-12) 5. Anticipate Vindication from and with God (13-15)

In Psalm 4, David does three things about his distress: 1. He talks to God about it. 2. He teaches people about it. 3. He testifies about it.