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SPEAKER

Troy Dean

SCRIPTURE

2 Timothy 3:16-17

BIG IDEA

God’s path for our work and money leads to passion and peace.

SERMON OUTLINE

  1. Life is simple but we make it complex.
  2. God’s ways bring passion and peace to life.
  3. God’s intention for work is not about a career but about calling.
  4. Passion is increased when we see work as Holy Meaning Making.
  5. Passion leads to power and power brings opportunity to live generously.
  6. How I invest my wealth is a way of worship.
  7. Joining God in generosity leads to contentment and peace.
  8. Aligning my life to God’s path will change my year.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Is work a holy calling or a necessary evil in your life? How does you attitude and effort at work reveal your belief about work? Has this attitude changed in the last 1-2 years?
  2. Are you a culture builder or culture buster at work? Describe one incident to illustrate your answer.
  3. Would spending a little time in prayer offering your work life and work future to God seem like a burden or freeing to you? What keeps you from making this commitment?  Do you sense God leading you to have an open heart toward change in your job?
  4. Is there a sense of gratitude around your possessions and finances? If not, what is the main reason there isn’t?
  5. How can you join God in His generosity? If you want to recapture a right attitude about your finances at the beginning of this year, what would be your first step (i.e., Tithe fully? Invest purposefully? Give creatively and obediently?)?

MY NEXT STEP

  • Be a culture builder at work
  • Put a plan together for finances
  • Be a purposeful giver with resources
  • Something else?