2 Thessalonians | The Story of Work According to the Bible

Does our work matter to God? Join us this Sunday at CrossWinds Church in Spencer as we consider God's original plan for work and how we can use our work (jobs, retirement, staying at home, and more) as an opportunity to worship God.

Sermon Discussion

1. After listening to this sermon, how would you define work?
2. What is one takeaway from the sermon and one question that you had after hearing the sermon?
3. Read Genesis 1:27–28; 2:15. What do these verses reveal to us about God’s original plan for work? How have you seen this in your own experience?
4. Read Genesis 3:17–19. There are a number of things that “go wrong” with work as a result of the Fall. What are some of them? How have you seen this in your own experience?
5. Read Colossians 3:17, 22–4:1. There are a number of ways that the gospel changes us when it comes to work. What are some of them? How have you seen this in your own experience?
6. Read Revelation 22:3; Matthew 25:21. What is the connection between work and eternity? How does this change the way that we view our work today?
7. In our sermon, we saw that God created us to worship him through “work well done.” What are some ways you can live out this truth?
8. This Time Tomorrow: How does this passage transform your thoughts, actions, or interactions at “this time tomorrow”?