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Oct 13, 2025

Explore how Paul’s teachings in 1 Corinthians inspire us to glorify God through our everyday work. Discover the challenge of honoring faith in non-religious jobs and how work can reveal God’s beauty. John Mark dives into the importance of hard work, joy, and integrity, emphasizing that even mundane tasks can become acts of worship. Learn why excellence matters and how discipleship intertwines with our vocation, leading to a commitment to lifelong mastery in our crafts.

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Everything Is For God's Glory

Paul’s life philosophy: do everything for the glory of God applies to the mundane as well as the sacred.
This reframes eating, commuting, and work as potential acts that reveal God’s presence and beauty.

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Designer Example: Ethical Craftsmanship

John Mark shares his brother-in-law Steve’s design business as an example of secular work grappling with faith.
Steve chooses ethical craftsmanship and living wages rather than literal religious branding to glorify God through design.

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Kavod Means Presence And Beauty

Kavod (Hebrew for glory) means weighty, signaling God’s presence and beauty rather than fame.
To glorify God is to help people see God’s presence and goodness in the world.

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Paul’s Life Philosophy: Do Everything for God's Glory

01:11 • 2min

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Applying 'Do Everything for God's Glory' to Work

02:52 • 1min

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How Can Non‑Christian Jobs Glorify God?

04:08 • 4min

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What Is God's Glory (Kavod)?

08:16 • 3min

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How Work Can Reveal God's Presence and Beauty

11:30 • 9min

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Glorifying God by How We Work (Imitating God's Likeness)

20:34 • 5min

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What If Your Job Isn't Ideal? Work as Holy Intent

25:23 • 5min

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Why Skill and Excellence Matter to God's Glory

30:07 • 11min

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How Discipleship and Vocation Unite

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How do we work for the glory of God? John Mark unpacks Paul's vision in 1 Corinthians 10 to "do everything for the glory of God" and applies it to our everyday work, showing how we glorify God not only in what we do, but in how we do it.

Key Scripture Passages: 1 Corinthians 10v25-31; Romans 1; Proverbs 22v29; Daniel 1

This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Caleb from Fort Mill, South Carolina; Michael from Peyton, Colorado; Aaron from Redding, California; Diane from Bend, Oregon; and Josh from Buford, Georgia. Thank you all so much!

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