“Whatever you do, work at it will all of your heart, as if working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” – Colossians 3:23-24

Depending on the task at hand, the person we’re doing it for, and our motivation for getting it done, our approach and effort to our work can be greatly impacted

1. It changes the what

2. It changes the who

3. It changes the why

“Good enough” asks, “What’s the least I can give?” A job done well asks, “What’s the best I have to give?”

Whatever you do, be faithful with it, put your whole heart into it, do it for Jesus, and trust God with the rest.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Game Shows: A Fun Month ProductionSpur Each Other on Toward Love and Good Deeds - Hebrews 10:24 God never meant for us to follow Jesus on our own. We all need lifelines: people to encourage, challenge, remind us of what is true, and help us keep moving forward.

Wheel of Fortune | Game Shows: A Fun Month ProductionYou can’t control where someone else’s wheel lands—but you can choose who you will be when it does."Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father." - Colossians 3:12-17

Week 2 | Family FeudBe Kind and Compassionate to Each Other - Ephesians 4:32Conflict is inevitable. Distance is optional.Without forgiveness, every relationship has an expiration date. Jesus offers forgiveness generously and genuinely. We imitate Him by doing the same for others.

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The risk is vulnerability. The reward is genuine community.

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. -James 5:16

The greatest risk isn’t being known. It’s never letting yourself be known.

Grace is God being enough in the places where we are not. Each time He said, “My grace is enough for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Enough is Found When: 1. We admit we aren’t enough on our own. 2. We believe God’s grace is enough for us. 3. We decide to rely on God’s grace rather than on ourselves.

Faith is trusting that God is still writing, even when all you can see is wreckage.The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone. No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss. But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. But we will be shipwrecked on an island.” -Acts 27:20-26Lessons From Storms and Shipwrecks1. In the Dark, Remember Whose You Are2. On the Deck, Become Courage for Someone Else3. In the Wreckage, Trust the Story Beyond the Ship

One of the most compelling ways to share the gospel story is to share your story.1. I Don’t Have All The Answers 2. It’s Going To Be Awkward 3. They Might Reject Me “I don’t know whether He is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”-John 9:25

Everyone worships something, and what we worship eventually writes the story of our lives.

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands. He isn’t served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things. -Acts 17:24–25

Idolatry is giving first place to something that was only meant to have a place.

God's grace is writing a story that includes all of us.He saw the heavens open and something like a sheet lowered down by its four corners. It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”Surely not, Lord! Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean. The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” -Acts 10:11-15Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit…-Matthew 28:18-20Who is your Cornelius today?Who has God brought near to you that you have kept at a distance? The person you don’t understand? Who is your Peter today?Who has God sent into your life to help you take one step closer to Jesus? Who can help you understand what God is trying so hard to show you?