{"id":3413,"date":"2012-05-30T21:40:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T03:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2012-05-30T21:40:12","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T03:40:12","slug":"hows-work-resources-on-vocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/hows-work-resources-on-vocation\/","title":{"rendered":"How&#8217;s Work? \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Resources on Vocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the course of his Sunday sermon, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAY_27_2012.php\">Life Is Short\u00e2\u20ac\u201dTherefore&#8230;<\/a>,&#8221; Ryan touched on the subject of vocation. In view of the shortness of life, in Psalm 90:17 the psalmist asks God to, &#8220;establish the work of our hands!&#8221; Concerning our every day work, Paul writes in Colossians 3:23, &#8220;work heartily, as for the Lord.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, below are some books and DSC sermons on the subject of vocation and the Christian life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books on Vocation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1581344031\/desesprichur-20\" target=\"_blank\">God at Work: Your Christian\u00c2\u00a0Vocation\u00c2\u00a0in All of Life<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1581345178\/desesprichur-20\" target=\"_blank\">Business for the Glory of God: The Bible&#8217;s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>by Wayne Grudem<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1579109594\/desesprichur-20\" target=\"_blank\">Work and Leisure in Christian Perspective<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>by Leland Ryken<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/080105169X\/desesprichur-20\" target=\"_blank\">Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work &amp; Leisure<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>by Leland Ryken<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-Matters-Connecting-Sunday-Worship\/dp\/1433526670\/desesprichur-20\">Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>by Tom Nelson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sermons on Vocation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/DEC_02_2007.php\">The Wisdom of God in Work<\/a>,&#8221; Proverbs<br \/>\nRyan Kelly<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAY_15_2011.php\">Work unto the Lord<\/a>,&#8221; Colossians 3:22-4:1<\/p>\n<div>Ryan Kelly&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAY_01_2010_a.php\">Business Ethics: Working, Buying, and Selling according to God&#8217;s Moral Standards<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nWayne Grudem&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/APR_30_2010_a.php\">Business for the Glory of God: The Bible&#8217;s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nWayne Grudem<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/AUG_04_2007_a.php\">God&#8217;s Will Is That You Be a Quintessential Woman<\/a>,&#8221; Proverbs 31:10-31<br \/>\nRyan Kelly<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAY_14_2006.php\">A Mother&#8217;s Daily Tasks as Worship<\/a>,&#8221; 1 Corinthians 10:31<br \/>\nRyan Kelly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/book-reviews\/interview\/work_matters\">Click here<\/a> for an interview with Tom Nelson on his book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Work-Matters-Connecting-Sunday-Worship\/dp\/1433526670\/desesprichur-20\">Work Matters<\/a><\/em>. Also, at his blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsbestnext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s Best Next<\/a>, Matt Perman has written a number of fine posts on the subject of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsbestnext.com\/category\/vocation\/\" target=\"_blank\">vocation<\/a> and the Christian life.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the course of his Sunday sermon, &#8220;Life Is Short\u00e2\u20ac\u201dTherefore&#8230;,&#8221; Ryan touched on the subject of vocation. 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