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May 30

How’s Work? — Resources on Vocation

2012 | by Trent Hunter | Category: Recommended Resources,Sermon Follow-Up

In the course of his Sunday sermon, “Life Is Short—Therefore…,” Ryan touched on the subject of vocation. In view of the shortness of life, in Psalm 90:17 the psalmist asks God to, “establish the work of our hands!” Concerning our every day work, Paul writes in Colossians 3:23, “work heartily, as for the Lord.”

With that in mind, below are some books and DSC sermons on the subject of vocation and the Christian life.

Books on Vocation:

God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life
by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.

Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business
by Wayne Grudem

Work and Leisure in Christian Perspective
by Leland Ryken

Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work & Leisure
by Leland Ryken

Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work
by Tom Nelson

Sermons on Vocation:

The Wisdom of God in Work,” Proverbs
Ryan Kelly

Work unto the Lord,” Colossians 3:22-4:1

Click here for an interview with Tom Nelson on his book, Work Matters. Also, at his blog, What’s Best Next, Matt Perman has written a number of fine posts on the subject of vocation and the Christian life.