The document discusses finding purpose and meaning in work. It notes that God gifts people with abilities and calls them to specific types of work. It provides examples from the Bible of people like Bezalel who were gifted by God's spirit for craftsmanship. The document also discusses discerning one's calling by considering natural abilities, passions, and opportunities to meet the world's needs.

1. Gifted for Work
[ Exodus 31:1-6 ]

2. Work Matters
How the Gospel Connects
Faith & Work
Summer Series at New City Church

4. There are all sorts of things
I could do,
but are there some things
I should do?

6. “God made me fast.
And when I run,
I feel His pleasure. ”
~ Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire

7. Gifted for Work
[ Exodus 31:1-6 ]

8. 1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have
Exodus 31:1-6
called by name Bezalel the son of Uri,
son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah 3 and I
have filled him with the Spirit of God, with
ability and intelligence, with knowledge
and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic
designs, to work in gold, silver, and

9. “…bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting,
Exodus 31:1-6
and in carving wood, to work in every
craft. 6 And behold, I have appointed
with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach,
of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all
able men ability, that they may make all
that I have commanded you….”

10. “Our work is a gift from God,
and we are also gifted by God
for our work.”
Tom Nelson, Work Matters

11. God gifts us
with work.#1

12. “I have called by name Bezalel….”
~ Exodus 31:2

13. “Fear not, for I have
redeemed you; I have
called you by name,
and you are mine.”
~ Isaiah 43:2

14. ~ The Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:12
“…Christ Jesus has
made me his own.”

16. “The Christian Gospel is that I am
so flawed that Jesus had to die for
me, yet I am so loved and valued
that Jesus was glad to die for me.”
~ Tim Keller
“

17. “I have called by name Bezalel…
to devise artistic designs…
to work every craft.”
~ Exodus 31:2ff

18. How can I glorify God with my life?

19. God gifts us
for work.#2

20. “I have called by name Bezalel…,
and I have filled him with
the Spirit of God….”
~ Exodus 31:2ff

21. ~ The Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:9
“In him you also, when
you heard the gospel of
your salvation and
believed in him, were
sealed with the promised
Holy Spirit…..”

22. “I have called by name Bezalel…
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God,
with ability and intelligence, with all
knowledge and craftsmanship,
to devise artistic designs, to work in gold,
silver and bronze, in cutting stones for
setting, and in carving wood,
to work in every craft.”
~ Exodus 31:1-6

23. “When a farmer plows for planting…and
has levelled the surface…does he not
plant wheat in its place, barley in its plot,
and spelt in its field? His God instructs
him and teaches him the right way…All
this is from the Lord Almighty, wonderful
in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.”
~ Isaiah 28:24-29

24. “Every good and
perfect gift is from
above, coming down
from the Father….”
~ James the Brother of Jesus
in James 1:17

25. “The filling of the Spirit splashes over all of life—
our relationships, our leisure, and our work.
To walk in the Spirit as a way of life
means we will work in the Spirit.”
~ Tom Nelson, Work Matters

26. Vocation = Calling
(Latin: vocare)
1
We have a calling from God
to know God
2
We have a calling from God
to know ourselves.

27. Our primary calling is to
relationship with God.
Our secondary calling is to
self-knowledge:
How has God made me?

28. “You saw my inward parts; you knitted me
together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you for I am fearfully
and wonderfully made.”
~ Psalm 139:3

29. Let every man think himself
an act of God.
~ Phillip James Bailey
Festus (1839)
“

30. Three Aspects of Calling
Affinity
What would I love to do?
Where is there a great need in the world?

31. Dream Big
Three Aspects of Calling
Affinity

32. “Do you want to sell
sugar water for the
rest of your life, or
do you want to
come with me
and CHANGE
THE WORLD?”

33. Be Cautious
Dream Big
Three Aspects of Calling
Affinity

34. “Lord, make me a great
composer! Let me
celebrate your glory
through music—and be
celebrated myself! Make
me famous throughout
the world, dear God!
Make me immortal! After I
die let people speak my
name forever with love
for what I wrote!”
~ Antonio Salieri, 1750-1825

35. Be Cautious
Dream Big
Be Passionate
Three Aspects of Calling
Affinity

37. Be Cautious
Dream Big
Be Passionate
Be Realistic
Three Aspects of Calling
Affinity

39. Ability
Assess your gifts
Three Aspects of Calling

40. Ability
Assess your gifts
Review your life story
Three Aspects of Calling

41. Opportunity
Three Aspects of Calling
Remember the
purpose of work

42. Opportunity
Three Aspects of Calling
Remember the
purpose of work
Recognize God’s
Providence

43. Opportunity
Three Aspects of Calling
Remember the
purpose of work
Recognize God’s
Providence
Reassess from
time to time

44. OpportunityAbility
Affinity
Three Aspects of Calling

45. Vocation is the place where
our deep gladness meets
the world's deep need.
~ Frederick Buechner
“

46. I am responsible to steward my gifts
by investing them well.
That’s how I can uniquely glorify God
with the work of my hands and
the fruit of my mind.

48. “For so many years, I missed understanding the person
God created me to be, and how that person fits into
God’s kingdom work….”

49. “For so many years, I missed understanding the person
God created me to be, and how that person fits into
God’s kingdom work…. I have come to understand that
my true calling is found in understanding
my interests, abilities, and gifts, and
in the realization of responsibility that
I, as a Christian, have to use those
gifts for God’s glory. It’s an
understanding of the person
God made me to be and how
that person fits into his
kingdom work.”
~ “Mike” qtd. in Tom Nelson, Work Matters

50. Finding Ultimate Rest
from the
Burden of Work
Next Sunday:
(& every other burden)

51. May you steward your life—
your God-given gifts,
talents, & abilities,
and may you use them
as you live for God’s glory,
and so feel his pleasure.

52. other images used for educational purpose
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53. Nathanael Boehm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73978954@N00/455160673/
Josh Kenzer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36908075@N03/4329432316/
FLood G.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97223988@N00/6732863457/
Christopher Brown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7853490@N07/3531948937/
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FLood G.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97223988@N00/6732863457/
Christopher Brown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7853490@N07/3531948937/