Labor Day | Serving Christ In Our Work

Diligence

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"Diligence is the mother of good luck." ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Tags: Faith, Endurance, Workplace, Labor Day

Someone Has Written That There Are Four Kinds Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002

Someone has written that there are four kinds of bones in the world. The WISH BONES who spend their time wishing someone else would do the work; The JAW BONES who do all the talking, but very little else; The KNUCKLE BONES who knock everything that ...read more

Scripture: Psalms 119:105, 2 Timothy 2:2-15:15

Tags: Character, Workplace, Labor Day

Denomination: Church Of God

Get Some Rest!  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2002

GET SOME REST! Our most notorious industrial accidents in recent years—Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, the fatal navigational error of Korean Air Lines 007—all occurred in the middle of the night. When the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian A300 airbus killing all 290 people aboard, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 31:13-17

Tags: Labor Day, Giving Yourself, Commandments Sabbath, Workplace Balance

Dragged Through Life  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002

DRAGGED THROUGH LIFE We live in a very tense, uptight, and fast-paced world filled with hurry. A Tahoma, Washington newspaper carried the story of Tattoo the basset hound a while back. Tattoo didn’t intend to go for an evening run, but when his owner shut the dog’s leash in the car door and ...read more

Tags: Peace, Labor Day, Giving Yourself, Workplace Balance

The Real Deal?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004

THE REAL DEAL? Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of 100,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16, Romans 3:20-26

Tags: Grace, Workplace, Labor Day, Parable Vineyard

Labor Is No Substitute For Love; Neither Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeff Simms on May 15, 2005

“Labor is no substitute for love; neither is purity a substitute for passion. The church must have both if ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Baptist

The Things Required For Prosperous Labor, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The things required for prosperous labor, prosperous manufactures, and prosperous commerce are three. First, ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

A Sisyphean Task (Sisyphus)

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008

A SISYPHEAN TASK (Sisyphus) In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a brilliant rascal who sometimes played tricks on the gods to get what he wanted. He even used trickery to avoid death. Finally the gods had enough and condemned Sisyphus to eternal hard labor -- his punishment: rolling a boulder up a ...read more

Tags: Encouragement

Labor Day?

Contributed by Larry Kettle on Sep 6, 2011

LABOR DAY? The title of the Labor Day Holiday always intrigued me as a child. "I asked my mother once why they called it 'Labor Day' if everybody just took off from work?" She ...read more

Tags: Holidays Civic

Denomination: Pentecostal

Labor Day And Our Divine Union

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2012

LABOR DAY AND OUR DIVINE UNION I’ve heard that Labor Day was first celebrated in Boston on Sept 5, 1882. It wasn’t until 1894 that it became a federal holiday. That was an effort encouraged by President Grover Cleveland to reconcile with the labor movement and prevent further violence. You ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Tags: Holidays Civic