Workers

We are making our way through a letter Paul wrote to Jesus followers in Corinth. Today, Paul reminds us of all the work that needs to be done.


1 Corinthians 3
5 After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. 6 I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. 7 It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. 9 For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field...


Workers. As we have been talking about all week, there is more to Christianity than just being “saved”. There is a level of maturity that we need to aspire to with the help of God’s Spirit; but there is other work that needs to be done as well. There are people in our “circle of influence” that need to know what God has done in our life. There are organizations in our community that need help with caring for so many. There are tasks at our church that need to be completed (rooms that need to be cleaned, guests that need to be welcomed, children that need to be taught, groups that need to be led, etc.). The beauty is that all this “work” ... growing, reaching, caring and serving ... is really worship. The key is managing our resources (our time, our abilities, our passions, our money) wisely so that worshipping ultimately becomes the central focus of our life.