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June 24th – First Things First
Taking It to Work: Do you remember the first subject God spoke of when he gave the commandments to Moses? How about the answer from Jesus when the Pharisees asked Him what was the greatest, most important commandment? The answer: Nothing is to be higher than God in our lives. Anything that we serve, worship…
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June 23rd – In His Season
Taking It to Work: Just out of school, I was happy for my job. I did my best for my bosses along the way, but the high expectations that came with senior responsibility, company growth and eventually retirement planning were not near as important as they have become lately. Similarly, one of the best things…
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June 22nd – Clearing the Bar
Taking It to Work: The message today may seem more personal in nature than workplace oriented, speaking more directly to the true position of our heart with God than maybe our disposition at work, but in reality, they are very closely related. Challenging Sunday messages and the scriptures that we have today in this devotional,…
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June 19th – Grace Full
Taking It to Work: Who do you work with that, “rubs you the wrong way”? Maybe they are bossy, loud or lazy. Maybe they are arrogant, rude or vulgar. Whatever the case might be, they also may be future brothers or sisters in Christ whom God wants to extend grace, through you! We have to…
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June 18th – Glitter Bomb
Taking It to Work: I don’t know if this is Christ-like, but I love this guy, Mark Rober on YouTube. He puts packages on people’s porches as bait for these crooked thieves, known as Porch Pirates, who routinely steal other people’s packages from outside their homes. Mark very professionally and ingeniously puts mechanisms in the…
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June 17th – A Little Appreciation
Taking It to Work: In general, it is not until later in life that a son or daughter will truly appreciate what was done for them when they lived at home with their parents – Mom’s lasagna, Dad’s help with fixing things, family vacations, new school clothes, free A/C and heat, clean sheets and a…
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June 16th – The Threat of Truth
Taking It to Work: The TRUTH of God’s Word is mighty. For centuries, actually for millennia, the ungodly have feared the truth in the pages of our Bible, and that same truth when it’s on our lips. History shows, it is the truth of God that changes lives, displaces error, disarms enemies, and releases God’s…
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June 15th – Skills of the Trade
Taking It to Work: What did you have to do to get good at your job? If you’re like most of us, you had to put time into honing your skills. That may have been through education, a trade school or college, or it may have been just years of on the job training. Regardless,…
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June 12th – Bloom Where You’re Planted
Taking It to Work: There is an old saying that we should, “bloom where we are planted.” Although not a direct quote from the Bible, I do believe the Bible supports the concept. In Jeremiah 29, where so many Israelites were exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon (a horrible situation if you stop to think about…
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June 11th – Seeds of Blessing
Taking It to Work: Long-term, what do you think will matter most about your time in the workplace? When I was a teenager, I worked as a helper to a few air-conditioning technicians. The job taught me much about refrigeration systems, electrical systems, ductwork, and very hot Florida attics. But looking back now, the most…
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June 10th – Good Directions
Taking It to Work: Remember the story of Martha and Mary? They lived together and opened their home to Jesus and the disciples. Martha was running around trying to get all the preparations done that were required for that amount of guests. Instead of helping, Mary, her sister, was at the Lord’s feet, calmly listening…
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June 9th – Let’s Talk About It
Taking It to Work: Before FCCI, I remember I had a desire to talk about my faith at work, as I felt bad for the good men and women I worked with who were living life without any thought of God. But I was fearful, not only of rejection, but also because I really didn’t…
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June 8th – Scheduling Works
Taking It to Work: “Where did the time go?” How often have you heard that expression? Whether we are in amazement that much of the year is over already, or that our work day whipped by in a blink, it seems that time can easily get away from us. The busyness of life can do…
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June 12th – Bloom Where You’re Planted
Taking It to Work: There is an old saying that we should, “bloom where we are planted.” Although not a direct quote from the Bible, I do believe the Bible supports the concept. In Jeremiah 29, where so many Israelites were exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon (a horrible situation if you stop to think about…
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June 5th – Long and Heavy
Taking It to Work: Some of you out there are carrying a very heavy load. We wonder sometimes how this could be part of God’s plan, but it is. Jesus said to us clearly that in this world we could expect trouble, and the more ungodly the world gets, I think we can expect that…
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June 4th – More Than Chatter
Taking It to Work: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” That may be a popular saying, but just because something is popular, or even accepted by most, it does not make it truth, and biblically, and experientially, that saying is far from true. In fact, I would risk…
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June 3rd – Unfair
Taking It to Work: Is God fair? I just watched a movie on the life of Princess Diana. It gave me a surprising glimpse into the life of royalty. Although, not really what the movie was about, one of the realities that hit me is the incredible chasm that can exist between two infants born…
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June 2nd – Provision or Provider?
Taking It to Work: Where do you get your peace? What do you hunger for? I woke up the other morning and my favorite, safe-bet, low-risk stock completely tanked, 22% in one day. It reported underperformance and got hit with a lawsuit on the same day. I’m not going to lie; it shook me. In…
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June 1st – Wanna Do Lunch?
Taking It to Work: Talking about our faith at work can be very intimidating, especially talking with those who are not yet Christians. I say not yet, because it is very likely that some of those non-believers are being drawn to the Father, and will at some later time answer His call. The thing to…
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May 29th – Lording or Leading?
Taking It to Work: Frustration always brings about the best in us doesn’t it? When things go wrong, when mistakes are repeated, when plans fail, this is when we are at our best, right? Well, maybe for you, but not for me. In fact, frustration likely brings out the side of us that we hate…