Mercy Commons Podcast

Acts 18 // What is our understanding of work? Within our work there is a unique and special opportunity only open to the sons and daughters of God.

Genesis 1:1-27 and Genesis 2:7,8,22 // Whatever work you’re engaged in – the pull to either find your worth in what you do or to look for ultimate fulfillment in your work can be so strong. We’re going to make stops along the highway of identity and idolatry as they relate to our work, but our destination this morning will be to marvel at the immense value God ascribes to each one of us and the satisfaction that is available to us in our Lord.

Ecclesiastes 2:17–26 // How do we respond when work is a place of stress and disappointment or a boring, gray place? We usually respond with either cynicism or idealism – putting too little or too much value in our work. The healthy perspective is worshiping God through our work. Focus on the completed work of Jesus on the cross and allow Him to use our jobs to create eternal significance.

Numbers 10:11-36 // God wants a people who believe Him and follow Him. The Bible is a unified story of God redemptive plan for humanity through the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ. We are here on earth to be a blessing to the world. We have the good news and must invite others to join us! We are holy because of Jesus alone.

Hebrews 12:18-24 // Christian churches need to constitute in their practices - especially in their practices of worship - alternative plausibility structures that can embody and experience the presence of the divine in a way that directly challenges the suffocating naturalism of the dominant culture.

Psalm 105:16-24 // Sometimes God does not seem to be at work in our work, in fact sometimes He seems to be completely absent. Yet, God is shaping us in every situation. God is shaping creative service & humble boldness – all motivated by love.

Genesis 1:26-30 // How do we joyfully engage in our secondary calling? It must flow from our primary call - to love God and love others.

Luke 4:16-21 // The day the job defines us is the day, we are no longer useful for God in our job. How do we work with excellence without letting our jobs define us or become our identity?

Philippians 2:5–18 // There are two frontiers of the Gospel – the innermost part of my heart and the uttermost parts of the world.

Psalm 103:1-22 // God created mothers so that we would receive love through them that would one day help us recognize Him. God’s love is made tangible in mothers through His nurturing love, His gentleness & tenderness, and His sacrificial love. God knows us and yet loves us as we are.