Slide 1

Go to the ant, you sluggard;

consider its ways and be wise!

It has no commander,

no overseer or ruler,

yet it stores its provisions in summer

and gathers its food at harvest.

How long will you lie there, you sluggard?

When will you get up from your sleep?

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest—

and poverty will come on you like a thief

and scarcity like an armed man.

Proverbs 6:6-11

Slide 2

“My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.” John 5:17

Slide 3

“Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God…” Exodus 20:8

Slide 4

Go to the ant, you sluggard;

consider its ways and be wise! Proverbs 6:6

Slide 5

It has no commander,

no overseer or ruler, Proverbs 6:7

Slide 6

Yet it stores its provisions in summer

and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6:8

Slide 7

“A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.” Proverbs 10:5

Slide 8

The ant focuses on what he needs to do

The sluggard fantasizes about what he wishes he had

Slide 9

Lazy people want much but get little,

but those who work hard will prosper

Proverbs 13:4

Slide 10

How long will you lie there, you sluggard?

When will you get up from your sleep?

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest—

and poverty will come on you like a thief

and scarcity like an armed man. Proverbs 6:9-11

Slide 11

There are a lot of workaholic sluggards

Slide 12

A sluggard always does what he LIKES to do

The Ant always does what it’s supposed to do

Slide 13

How many acts of genius today are unfinished not because we die physically but because we die spiritually

Slide 14

Spiritually immature: work makes me feel bad so I want to stop

Ant: work leads to good things so let’s get started

Slide 15

“For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” 2 Thess. 3:10