TAKING GOD TO WORK
The Keys to Ultimate Success
INTRODUCTION
A. Work. For most of us, it’s a necessity. For some, it’s a passion, and for others it’s the pits. However, it could be so much better for all of us if we were to take God to work with us. What if we could make an even bigger impact at our current workplace?
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” —Colossians 3:23
B. Imagine the impact we could have in our workplaces when we apply the biblical keys to lasting eternal success. Taking God to Work challenges us to break the barriers between our spiritual life and our daily work. Let’s take our work to the next level!
C. This collection of talks will cover…
April 21 Jesus and Work
April 28 Excellent Work in a
Mediocre World
May 5 Discovering Balance in
Your Work
May 12 Finding a Job You Can
Love (Mother’s Day)
Today Overcoming Difficult
People (Special Speaker:
Author of Taking God to
Work, Pastor Steve
Reynolds)
May 26 Temptations in a Modern,
Diverse Culture
D. TEXT: Romans 12:14-21 (New Testament)
Today’s Takeaway: DIFFICULT PEOPLE HELP YOU GROW TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS
WEEK 5: HOW TO OVERCOME DIFFICULT PEOPLE
Types of Difficult People
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OF KINDNESS (vs. 14-15)
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.” —Colossians 4:6
means undeserved favor.
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“A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.” —Proverbs 15:1
“Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.” —Proverbs 26:20
B. Do
“Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;” —Proverbs 24:17
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OF HUMILITY (v. 16)
“I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.” —III John 9
A. Do not have a
“By pride comes nothing but strife,…” —Proverbs 13:10a
B. Do have a
“…Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” —I Peter 5:5b
III.
OF FORGIVENESS (vs. 17-19)
“bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.” —Colossians 3:13
A. Do not give
The stages of a declining conflict:
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“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.” —Leviticus 19:18
B. Do give
“21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;” —I Peter 2:21-23
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OF GOODNESS (vs. 20-21)
“43 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?” —Matthew 5:43-46
A. Do not be overcome by
“9 “As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.” —Psalm 140:9-10
B. Do overcome evil with
“If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you.” —Proverbs 25:21-22
CONCLUSION: ARE YOU TAKING GOD TO WORK?
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