Jonah’s Call and Response (Jonah 1:1-17)

As is typical with Twelve Prophets, the Book of Jonah begins with a call from God to the prophet (Jon. 1:1-2). Unlike...

“Blessed Are the Meek, for They Will Inherit the Earth“ (Matthew 5:5)

The third beatitude puzzles many people in the workplace, in part because they don’t understand what it means to be meek. Many...

Servant Leadership (Matthew 20:20-28)

Max DePree, Leadership is an Art (New York: Doubleday, 1989), 9.

The Great Commandment is a Great Framework (Matthew 22:34-40)

Jewish leaders in Jesus’ day often fought over the relative importance of commandments. Some held the view that observing the Sabbath was...

Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25:31-46)

Jesus’ final teaching in this section examines how we treat those in need. In this account, when Jesus returns in his glory...

The Paralytic Man (Mark 2:1-12)

Work as Prayerful Relationships: Mark 5 (Click Here to Read) This sermon from The High Calling discusses another healing miracle of Jesus in Mark (5:1-20) where Jesus brings healing to both a wayward...

Our Work Fulfills the Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-34)

Our work can be a way of loving others if we work as God would have us do it.

The Good Samaritan at Work—Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself (Luke 10:25-37)

When you're at work, who is your neighbor? How do you love them?

Jesus’ Sacrifice (John 10-12)

Learning to Save My Students Instead of Judging Them (Click Here to Read) An encounter with the words of Jesus in John 12 encourages a teacher to change his approach to his relationship...

Servant Leadership (John 13:1-20)

Up to this point in John, we have seen Jesus doing work that no one else had ever done before — making water into wine, giving sight to the blind, raising the dead...

Work and Christian Identity (Acts 8-12)

The next section of Acts moves the Christian community, by the power of the Spirit, across cultural barriers as the gospel of...

Paul’s Concern for Others (Acts 20-28)

Most of all, Paul’s leadership is marked by his concern for others. He accepts the burden of leadership not to make his...

Be Transformed by the Renewing of Your Minds (Romans 12:1–3)

To bring the communal aspect of salvation to life means a reorien­tation of our minds and wills from self-serving to community-serving. Do...

Do Your Work in a Worthy Manner (Philippians 1:27–2:11)

Since our work is actually God’s work in us, our work should be worthy, as God’s work is. But apparently we have...

Perseverance, Wisdom, and Spiritual Growth (James 1:1–5)

Stephen Colbert on Faith and Humor Stephen Colbert discusses how his faith intersects with his humor and why humor is an appropriate...

Depending on God (James 1:5–18)

In speaking about wisdom, James begins to develop the principle that we can trust God to provide for us. “If any of you is lacking in wis­dom, ask God, who gives to all...

Selfish Ambition (James 3:13-4:12)

Selfish Ambition Is the Impediment to Peacemaking (James 3:16–4:11) Selfish ambition is the opposite of serving the needs of others. The passage...

Soul Purpose: Making a Difference in Life and Work

Use this book and the questions at the end of each chapter to spark discussion about calling.

Living in the Light of the World’s Needs

A Partner, Not a Robot (Take-Home Activity for Parents and Kids)

This week we learned that human beings were made by God in his image. As human beings, we reflect who God is...