* Jesus said, “I have been working.”
* So at 28, what did work look like for Jesus?
* At 32 He was doing the same thing but just a different venue.
* He worked with His hands in both venues.
* Jesus was a minister on both occasions.
* What defines the minister is not where you’re placed or how you’re paid.
* It’s about your passion, not position.
* If you’re working as a salesman in an insurance company with a heart to please God then you are in full time ministry.
* You must now make your work your worship.
* Work is anything you do.
* Worship is your attempt to make God smile.
John 5:17 (5/17/18)
Work
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John 1:14 (5/11/17)
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John 1:35-37 (5/11/17)
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John 1:38 (5/16/19)
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