Saturday, 5 December 2020

Lesson 11 (Dec 5-11, 2020), The Christian and Work

 The Many Sides of Work

  1. What does "work" mean? How can play be work?
  2. Should a person work who does not need it for money? What are the blessings of work?
  3. Would we consider what Adam was doing before sin as "work?" Why did Eden have to be dressed and kept?
Work and Nurture

  1. What are kinds of work that do not involve the use of hands?
  2.  Are we breaking the fourth commandment if we do not labour for six days a week?
  3. What makes some people more generous and helpful than other people?
Work and Excellence
  1. What is the cost of excellence--doing whatever we do to the best of our ability?
  2. What makes people lazy? 
  3. If work is good for humans why do modern inventions attempt to reduce effort?
  4. Do we dishonour God if our churches are less than the cleanest and tidiest possible?
Work and Spirituality
  1. How practical is it to manifest the gifts of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness etc. in the workplace?
  2. How well do non-Christians display the gifts of the Spirit in their lives and work?
  3. In what way are love, joy, peace, etc gifts? Are kindness and gentleness developed or are people born like that?
Work and Stewardship
  1. What can we do now about all the time we wasted on the job in earlier years?
  2. Do administrators who bear heavy responsibility have a right to benefits from the organization more than lower employees. 
  3. What are ways in which a worker can show great stewardship in the workplace?