finishing well – p.2 bringing jesus to work colossians 3:23-4:1

Finishing Well – p.2Finishing Well – p.2Bringing Jesus to WorkBringing Jesus to Work

Colossians 3:23-4:1Colossians 3:23-4:1

• "It’s not how you start – but "It’s not how you start – but how you finish." how you finish."

Colossians 3:22-4:1 (ESV)Colossians 3:22-4:1 (ESV)

Bondservants, obey in Bondservants, obey in everything those who are everything those who are your earthly masters, not by your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. heart, fearing the Lord.


Whatever you do, work Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Lord Christ.


For the wrongdoer will be For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no has done, and there is no partiality.partiality.


Masters, treat your Masters, treat your bondservants justly and bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.have a Master in heaven.

•SlavesSlaves and and mastersmasters were both were both part of the faith community.part of the faith community.

Four things a Jesus – Four things a Jesus – centered employee must do:centered employee must do:

•Obey in Obey in everythingeverything (v 22a). (v 22a).

Bondservants, obey in Bondservants, obey in everything those who are everything those who are your earthly mastersyour earthly masters



•Obey with Obey with sinceritysincerity and and integrityintegrity (v 22b). (v 22b).

not by way of eye-service, as not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.Lord.




•See work as See work as worshipworship (v 23-24). (v 23-24).

Whatever you do, work Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, not for men,

Four things a Jesus – Four things a Jesus – centered employee must do:centered employee must do:•Obey in Obey in everythingeverything (v 22a). (v 22a).


•See work as See work as worshipworship (v 23-24). (v 23-24).

knowing that from the Lord you knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.Lord Christ.

Four things a Jesus – Four things a Jesus – centered employee must do:centered employee must do:•Obey in Obey in everythingeverything (v 22a). (v 22a). •Obey with Obey with sinceritysincerity and and integrityintegrity (v (v

22b). 22b). • See work as See work as worshipworship (v 23-24). (v 23-24). •Remember we are Remember we are accountableaccountable (v (v

25). 25).

for the wrongdoer will be paid for the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.and there is no partiality.

Two things a Jesus – Two things a Jesus – centered employer must do:centered employer must do:

•Be Be fairfair and and justjust (v 1a). (v 1a).

Masters, treat your Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairlybondservants justly and fairly

Two things a Jesus – Two things a Jesus – centered employer must do:centered employer must do:

•Be Be fairfair and and justjust (v 1a). (v 1a).

•Remember you are Remember you are accountableaccountable (v 1b). (v 1b).

knowing that you also have a knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.Master in heaven.

Bottom Line:Bottom Line:

•Work is Work is worshipworship!!

For those who are not yet For those who are not yet Jesus-centered disciples…Jesus-centered disciples…

•Work with you mind focused Work with you mind focused on your on your finalfinal evaluationevaluation

For those who are Jesus-For those who are Jesus-centered disciples…centered disciples…

• Transform your workplace Transform your workplace into a platform for into a platform for makingmaking disciplesdisciples..


•Are you known as a hard-Are you known as a hard-working, conscientious person working, conscientious person who is full of integrity?who is full of integrity?

•When your boss looks that his When your boss looks that his list of employees, do you bring list of employees, do you bring joy or grief to his or her heart?joy or grief to his or her heart?


•Do you show subtle signs of Do you show subtle signs of disrespect?disrespect?

•Do people come to you with Do people come to you with complaints about the complaints about the management team?management team?

•Can you obey someone who Can you obey someone who you don't respect?you don't respect?


•Do you work harder on the Do you work harder on the projects that you know are projects that you know are inspected?inspected?

•Do your employees know you Do your employees know you as a fair and honest person?as a fair and honest person?

•Can they express concern and Can they express concern and give input without fear?give input without fear?


• Let something more than Let something more than moneymoney or or titlestitles motivate you. motivate you.

•Work to make Work to make GodGod famousfamous..

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