Christ Community Church - Leawood Campus - SUNDAY MESSAGES Work Up In Smoke [Life Up In Smoke 03]
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May 8, 2022 Explore the search for meaning through work and the disillusionment it often brings. Discover how our toil can become idolatrous, overshadowing its potential as a God-honoring endeavor. Delve into the universal stress and exhaustion many feel, drawing parallels with corporate challenges like Netflix's subscriber loss. Finally, find hope amidst the burdens of work, emphasizing the priority of nurturing our relationship with God over relentless striving. This journey beautifully intertwines purpose with faith.
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Work and Meaning
- Our work, achievements, and successes often promise more than they deliver.
- We seek meaning in work, believing that enough effort will satisfy our craving.
Two Frameworks of Life
- Ecclesiastes explores two life frameworks: under the sun (secular) and over the sun (sacred).
- The teacher, Koheleth, pursues pleasure and work for meaning but finds both fail him.
Work as Idolatry
- Work became idolatrous after the fall, humans worshiping it instead of God.
- This idolatry continues today, manifested as workaholism or workism.