Introduce Your Church to Faith at Work with Popular Bible Passages

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Not sure where to start? Pastors often use these go-to passages to begin to talk to their congregations about work.

1. God Creates and Equips People to Work (Genesis 1:26-2:25)

God lays the foundations for human work: dominion, relationships, fruitfulness, provision, and limits.

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2. People Fall into Sin in Work (Genesis 3:1-24)

Adam's and Eve’s decisions stretch all the way to the modern workplace.

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3. Go and Make Disciples (Matthew 28:16-20)

The Great Commission is to “make disciples,” not merely to “win converts.”

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4. Our Work Fulfills the Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-34)

Our work can be a way of loving others if we work as God would have us do it.

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5. The Community of Grace at Work (Romans 12)

How can we live as a community that embraces the gift of grace that's been given us?

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6. Bloom Where You Are Planted (1 Corinthians 7:20–24)

You don't need the perfect job to serve God or experience the life he intends for you.

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7. God’s Grand Plan: A Theological Vision (Ephesians 1:1–3:21)

God's restoring work involves human beings both as recipients of grace and as participants in the work.

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8. Doing Our Work as for the Lord (Colossians 3:17, 23)

When God is boss over all our work, work and prayer are integrated activities.

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9. Babylon and the New Jerusalem: A Tale of Two Cities (Revelation 17-22)

A city that renounces God is condemned, but paradise bustles with meaningful work.

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