The HARVEST #3 Occupation

Mark 4:20 (NLT)
And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s
word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as
had been planted!”
Harvest: Family, Neighbors, Occupation, Church

1. View your work as an act of worship, serving God as your ultimate manager.
Colossians 3:22-24 (NLT)

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all
the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of
your reverent fear of the Lord. 23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though
you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 24 Remember that the Lord
will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving
is Christ.

Ephesians 6:5-7 (NLT)
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them
sincerely as you would serve Christ. 6 Try to please them all the time, not just
when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your
heart. 7 Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather
than for people.

2. Integrity and honesty come before you speak any words about Jesus.

Philippians 1:11 (NLT)
May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character
produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to
God.

Philippians 2:14-15 (NLT)
Do everything without complaining and arguing, 15 so that no one can criticize
you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a
world full of crooked and perverse people.

Titus 2:9-10 (NLT)
Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They
must not talk back 10 or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely
trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior
attractive in every way.

3. Pray for your coworkers, especially as the Holy Spirit lays them on your mind.
What do I pray for?
Salvation
Health
Families
Needs

4. When the opportunity arises, speak into their lives God’s words.
What are God’s words? The words of the gospel, His good news.
Hope
Grace
Mercy
Forgiveness
Salvation

2 Corinthians 5:20 (NLT)
So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We
speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”

Colossians 3:16 (NLT)
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel
each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs to God with thankful hearts.

5. Look for opportunities to be a blessing with acts of love and kindness.
Romans 7:4 (NLT)

So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the
law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was
raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for
God.
Conclusion

Colossians 3:14 (NLT)

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect
harmony.