Job Satisfaction
About This Series
For most of us, our work defines us. It gives us a sense of worth and identity. It takes up most of our waking hours. It pays the bills and allows us to enjoy the good things in life. Yet if we are honest, it does not fully satisfy. Why do we need to work? What’s wrong with work? How can work be meaningful?
SERMONS IN THIS SERIES
August 6, 2017
Rest Must Come Before Work
Part 1 of Job Satisfaction
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 1. What would you like to get out of your work? Why is it not possible to find complete satisfaction in our jobs?
- 2. Why do you think people find it hard to take a break from work, or to go back to work after a break? How does taking a break from work help reveal to us the greater need we have than mere physical rest?
- 3. How does Jesus empower us to truly enjoy work? How much of this is a reality to you in your work?
August 17, 2017
Shaping Creation And Culture
Part 2 of Job Satisfaction
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 1. Why do we desire certain jobs and despise others? How does the creation account imbue our work with meaning, no matter what we do?
- 2. How do you integrate your faith with your work ? What do you intentionally do or refrain from doing at work to promote righteousness?
- 3. What aspects of your job do you dislike? What do you think God is communicating to you by allowing you to be in that situation?
August 20, 2017
Made on Earth, Fit for Heaven
Part 3 of Job Satisfaction
BY Senior Pastor Wang Tiak Kweng
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 1. What is your attitude towards your work? How can you be enthusiastic about it even if your work situation is difficult or mundane?
- 2. Why should Christians be the people most committed to doing good quality work? What is your reputation in your workplace with regards to the quality of your work?
- 3. Do you see your work as an act of worship? How will you go about doing it differently if your work is a holy and pleasing offering that you present to God?