About this episode

Pastor Bryan discusses how work is a gift from God and emphasizes the importance of reframing our work to focus on relationships and spiritual connection.

Though we don't always view it this way (perhaps even less so on a Monday morning), work is a gift from God. But what happens when work becomes an end in itself, centering on our accomplishments and tempting us to neglect the very relationships we should be pouring into? At that point, Solomon says, it's all meaningless—a chasing after the wind. In this week's message from Ecclesiastes 4–5, Pastor Bryan helps us reframe our work as something that is most meaningful when it goes beyond ourselves, reaching out to ease the plight of the oppressed and reaching up to connect with God.

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Bryan

Topics covered

• work
• faith
• relationships
• meaning
• oppression
• spirituality

Keywords

• work
• gift from God
• Ecclesiastes
• relationships
• meaninglessness
• oppressed
• spiritual connection

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ecclesiastes 4–5

Places: God

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