Mis-Loving Work | Get(ting) Out of Work

Mis-Loving Work | Get(ting) Out of Work

From Christ City Cast by Christ City Church

April 21, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

Pastor Jeremy Pace discusses how the struggles in work arise from human hearts rather than work itself, emphasizing the importance of love in our approach to work.

Work isn't what's broken. We are. And that changes everything about how we show up on Monday. Tracing the Genesis narrative through the Fall, Noah, and the Noahic covenant, Pastor Jeremy Pace shows that the pain and struggle we experience in work stem from twisted human hearts, not from work itself. Work is our good, not merely a means to good things — it is our specific human contribution to God's ongoing creation and to the common good. The antidote to mis-loving work is Love itself: only when love is put on as our essential nature, not as a feeling or an outcome, can we "work from the soul, as for the Lord." Questions for Reflection: What are we missing in our love(lessness) of work? Where — and from whom — have you witnessed love at work, work from the soul? Scripture References: Psalm 90:14–17 Genesis 2:1–3, 15; 3:17–19; 4:22–23; 5:28–29; 6:5–18; 8:20–22; 9:1–17, 20–25 Colossians 3:10, 14, 17, 23 Voices/Quotes: Irenaeus, Augustine, Julian of Norwich, NT Wright, Dorothy Sayers, Tom Nelson Sermon Notes & Liturgy | Get(ting) Out of Work We take a month or so every year to consider, together, the rhythm of creation according to God's design: Sabbath & Work Christ City…

People in this episode

Host: Tom Nelson

Topics covered

  • work
  • love
  • Genesis narrative
  • Christianity
  • spirituality

Keywords

  • mis-loving work
  • Genesis
  • Noah
  • Noahic covenant
  • work from the soul
  • Psalm 90
  • Colossians 3

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Books & works: Genesis

Places: Dallas, TX

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