The Clever Worker with Street-Smarts – A Parable of Jesus. “Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’ 3 “The manager …

Working Undercover as a Voice, Not a Name.  “And this is the testimony of John (the Baptist), when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, ‘I am not the Messiah.’  And they asked him, ‘What then? Are you Elijah?’ He …

Mom and Pop Do Their Home-Work. “We will not hide these truths from our children. We will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about His power and His mighty wonders. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next generation might know them – even the …

Working With Our Yokefellows. “I also request you, true yokefellow (‘suzugos’), to help these women; for they have worked hard proclaiming the Good News with me, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers (‘synergos’) whose names are in the Book of Life.” (Philippians 4:3). Yokefellow (Greek, “Suzugos”): Used only once in the New Testament, …

Greater Works Than Jesus? The Physical Body of Jesus. All Christian believers trust in the obvious fact that Jesus had a real human body. As St. John said in 1 John 1:1, “We saw Him with our own eyes!” Thousands of people literally saw Jesus. They saw Him at work and at rest. They saw Him …

Working for Heavenly Rewards.  “This is what the Scriptures say, ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.’” (1 Corinthians 2:9). Graduating with Honors. Standing there in front of the school president, you rejoice you are finally getting what you deserve, …

Babel – Working On a Lost Cause.  “The One who sits enthroned in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them… The wicked plot against the righteous; they snarl at them in defiance. But the Lord laughs, for He sees their day of judgment coming… They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they …

Created for Good Works.  “For we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to accomplish good works that were planned beforehand by God, so that we could live out our lives by doing them.” (Ephesians 2:10). “Handiwork” – (from the Greek word for “poem” or “poetry“) Each of us is a work of art composed by …

The Work of the Church is Worship. “Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we worship You for Your holiness, we give You thanks for Your goodness, we praise You for Your glory!”  Here I Am To Worship (More Than Life) [feat. Ryan Ofei] | Maverick City Music | TRIBL The Christian Church is …

Work and the Sabbath. “Then God looked over all He had made, and He saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished His work of …

 “I’m Working On a Building” – Gospel Song. B.B.King – I’M WORKING ON THE BUILDING This gospel song has an interesting racial history. It started out as, and in most ways remained, an African American gospel song. It was in a hymnal in 1929, and was included in a collection called “American Negro Songs” in …