Working on Purpose:

6 Week Series and Daily Devotional Precepts

Week 1: The Purpose of Work - I was made to work on purpose.

1. If it's all going to burn, why work? - I cannot have a purposeful life without a purposeful work life.
2. The Purpose Paradox - The more I pursue spiritual significance, the less significant I feel in my job.
3. A God's-Eye View of Work - I was made to work on purpose.
4. "Daddy, do you like it?" - God likes what I do because it was His idea.
5. Working Atheist - God works at the same place I do.
6. The Sun./Mon. Disconnect - The key to a whole life is not balance but an absence of parts.
7. Does Your Paycheck Bounce? - We all work for somebody, but do they really pay what they promise?

   Week 2: The God of Work - God is the only purpose worth working for.

8. The Ultimate Boss - God is the only purpose worth working for.
9. 401k Dividends - God pays in full.
10. Who's Driving Today? - A God-centered work-life means surrendering the keys of your career to Christ.
11. Work's Soul Reason - The key to enjoying work is enjoying God.
12. Love: The Killer App - Work is a posture of the heart.
13. Service Master - I work to serve others.
14. A Nuclear-Powered Work Life - The community of the Trinity is work's radical core.

    Week Three: The Gospel of Work - Christ saved me for a work that is good.

15. The Gospel Truth about Work - Christ saved me for a work that is good.
16. Jesus’ Other Career - Christ worked, and God said it was good.
17. What in the world was he thinking? - Working on purpose means maximizing my shape.
18. Unspiritual Gifts - No ability made by God is unspiritual.
19. Venture Capital - Christ's grace frees me to take risks in my work.
20. Bad Accounting - Legalism says my work has to count.
21. The Irreverent Ministry - Ministry is an action not just a vocation.

    Week Four: The Ministry of Work - I work for Christ's Kingdom.

22. The A-Z of Work - Christ is the bottom line of all I do
23. Just an Engineer? - I work for Christ's Kingdom.
24. Keys to the Office - My work expands the boundaries of Christ’s rule.
25. Pyramid Schemes - My work helps change my culture for the better.
26. Being myself - Authenticity means sharing with others the truth about what God has done in my life.
27. The 9–to–5 Window - My co-workers are an un-reached people group and I am their only missionary.
28. The Global Economy - I am called to help reaches workers around the world.

    Week Five: The Community of Work - My work is an extension of my church’s ministry.

29. Letting the Yeast Rise - My work is a transforming presence to my workplace.
30. My Task Team - Purposeful work only grows in community.
31. Body Building - I invest my abilities to build up the church.
32. The NASCAR Church - The race has to be won on the track.
33. An Office with a View - How I work is determined by my life view.
34. Tithing My Work - I invest my finances to advance God's cause in this world.
35. A Working Fast - I can rest because it is finished.

    Week Six: The Adversity of Work - Problems are part of my job description.

36. Working in Death Valley - I work in a broken world; therefore, problems are part of my job description.
37. Thorny Problems at Work - Adversity in my job does not mean futility.
38. The Significance Quest - God sometimes calls us to insignificance.
39. More Bricks, Less Straw - Sometimes a healthy worklife means leaving.
40. The Cosmic Trash Can - Anything done for God is never a waste.
41. Called to Unemployment - Pain in my worklife pushes me into deeper intimacy with God.
42. Sunset or Sunrise? - Disability and death are not the end of my work.

By David Scott © 2005