Main Points:

1. Work is a gift from God and part of his original plan for man.

2. Work was an original mandate in creation that was changed by the fall of man.

3. Work is an opportunity to glorify God that has been redeemed by Jesus.

Application:

1. Do not let work control your life.

2. Work hard as an example to those around you.

3. Be generous with the fruits of your labor.

Supplemental Text: 1 Kings 14:25-26 | Ecclesiastes 4:4 | Luke 12:13-21 | 1 Timothy 4:4-5 | Genesis 1:27-28 | Genesis 2:15 | Genesis 3:17-19 | Colossians 3:23-24 | 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 | Proverbs 23:4-5 | 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 | 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 | Titus 2:7-8 | Ephesians 4:28 | Proverbs 19:17 | 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 | 1 Timothy 6:17-19