Work and Calling
God gave man work before the Fall, the curse made it hard but not unholy, and a believer in any honest job serves the Lord Christ, working with integrity, resting with wisdom, and finding his worth in the One who finished the work of salvation.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
Show from Genesis that work is older than sin, and explain what the curse did to it
Explain why an honest job is not less holy than the ministry, while honoring God's call to pastors
Read Ephesians 6:5-9 honestly, including what it says and does not say about slavery
Describe how a Christian works, and how a Christian employer treats people
Think biblically about ambition, rest, unemployment, and retirement