Studies

Hard Work and Rest

HARD WORK:

Proverbs 10:4-5
~ Spiritual and physical wealth comes from hard work and diligence.

• It is a disgrace to be lazy.

Proverbs 12:24
~ Diligent hands WILL rule.

• If you are sloppy and undisciplined you will never be an effective leader.

Proverbs 14:23
~ All hard work brings a profit, mere talk leads to poverty.

• Do you TALK or ACT ?

Proverbs 20:13
~ Do NOT love sleep !! (Challenging stuff)

Hebrews 6:9-12
~ We DEMONSTRATE our love towards God by working hard for His people.

LAZINESS:

Proverbs 6:6-11
~ The ant does not need a commander in order to be hard working.

• They are SELF MOTIVATED. Are you ?

Proverbs 18:9
~ Slackness is very destructive.

• Have you been slack with your bible study, prayer, evangelism, shepherding, etc.....?

Proverbs 25:28
~ A lack of self-control leaves you defenseless against the attacks of the devil.

Proverbs 26:14
~ As a door never gets out of its frame, so too a lazy man from his bed.

Matthew 12:43-45
~ The saying is true; "An idle mind is the devils workshop."

2 Thess. 3:6-15
~ If you do not work then you should not eat.

• WARN the idle among you !

PRESSURE:

2 Corinth. 1:8-11
~ God puts pressure on us so that we would DEPEND on him.

1 Corinth. 9:24-25
~ Run your Christian life with the mind-set of WINNING not just finishing.

• STRICT TRAINING is needed to produce the spiritual athletes who will win the eternal crown.

REST:
1 Kings 19:1-18

~ Elijah reaches a point in his life that he simply needs some sleep, food and a little bit of encouragement from God before he can go on.

• Sometimes we need this too.

Hebrews 4:8-11
~ Our real rest, however, lies in heaven.

• Now is the time to give our BEST to God.