”Working for King Jesus” Ephesians 6:5-9

This Sunday, our message, from Ephesians 6:5-9,  was called “Working for King Jesus.” Ever since the garden of Eden, work has been difficult. Adam’s sin led to a broken world and a broken creation. The penalty for his sin fell upon our work. Genesis 3:19 reads “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground…” As the Ray LaMontagne song, Trouble, goes: “Trouble, Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. Trouble been doggin' my soul since the day I was born. Worry, Worry, worry, worry, worry. Worry just will not seem to leave my mind alone.” 

In the gospel, Jesus has come to introduce his new kingdom. Ephesians announces that the grand plan of God is to reconcile everything in heaven and on earth to himself in Christ (Ephesians 1:10). The Church is the new redeemed people where that reality  of Christ’s eternal reign begins to break through into our lives where we live every day. It is in our lives as disciples of Jesus that the curse begins to be reversed. Work becomes a place of worship, of growth, of freedom. 

This Sunday, we are going to look at how knowing that you are working not for “the man” but for the “God-man”, King Jesus, can free your heart and soul and transform your work-life whether you are an employee, an employer, a student, or a stay-at-home parent. Christ’s reign in your heart and in your life can begin to transform your workspace for the glory of God. Come this Sunday as we listen to the difference it makes when we recognize that we are working for a good King, King Jesus. We are praying that this passage might help all of us see how God can take hard work places and make them glorious heart work spaces where we are changed and our world begins to change. Looking forward to worshiping Jesus with you on Sunday. Praying for you!

In Christ, 

Kevin Dibbley, Senior Pastor