Laboring Church

John 6:27Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval."1 Corinthians 15:57-5857 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Our Labor Defined Gen 2:15The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.Psalm 24:1-2The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Our Labor CorruptedFrom the Fall,  our labor was based upon ownership not stewardship. Our Labor Redeemed I Corinthians 15:56-5856 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.  John 6:27Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." Our Labor Redirected 1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Our Labor Rewarded Psalm 58:11Then men will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”2 Chronicles 15:7 But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”I Corinthians 3:8 The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.Hebrews 6:10God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.