Building a Strong Faith Through Work and Community
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "I sort of said to him the other day, I was thinking about this, you know, if I was starting all over again I would seriously consider becoming a skilled carpenter. I thought, you know, for years I was interested, I took woodworking courses here and there, never really amounted to much, and just God kind of sent me on a different path, I guess. But I have come to a deeper appreciation for the skilled trades, what it takes to get there and the value of that work." [01:29]
2. "I learned a few things. First thing I learned was boy I can actually do this. That was the first thing I learned, that I could actually build something and it didn't fall down and it didn't sink into the foundation. It didn't like... and from then we... so I built sheds and gazebos and four decks and all kinds of stuff and I love the work of building these items. The other thing I learned is, you know, mistakes are okay. They can be repaired. You're gonna make them, but there's a way to repair them. Mistakes, a little patience." [05:02]
3. "A strong faith is not childish. A strong faith assumes you've gone, you've moved past Sunday school, you've embraced some hard questions in your life, you have turned to God at different times in your life seeking guidance and support, but you've also learned. You've participated in a church community faith formation work, you've learned from each other. It takes solid food to build a strong faith that's solid nurturing, but you do need that milk-only phase to start." [08:31]
4. "A strong faith cannot be built on division and conflict. That's the other thing Paul tells you. A strong faith cannot be built on division and conflict. So this is, if you recall the verse, he says, 'So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who gives it growth.' So that's an important thing to remember about strong faith. It's not about, you know, the ministers you have or the wonderful music program or whatever. It's about recognizing the primacy of God in your life." [08:31]
5. "A strong faith can be, should be, must be continually repaired and maintained. Just like any of you who have a house, if you let it kind of go into a dilapidated state, you've done an incredible disservice to the building that went into that in the first place. But it can be, it has to be repaired and maintained. You have to keep working. And what do you do if you have a house, right? Aren't you looking around and seeing where things are starting to falter?" [12:19]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The other thing that's become really apparent to me is just how much a theology of work, how important a theology of work is. We don't talk about it much in our churches, but I really do fundamentally believe from the very earliest verses of Genesis this notion of being called into vocation by God. And that our work expression in our sort of adult years, if you like, but I might add to those who are retired, you're still not off the hook, so to speak, in terms of a vocation of work, and how you put that as a godly purpose in your life." [01:29]
2. "I learned a lot about foundation. A lot about foundation. Boy, how important that is. And I learned a few things. First thing I learned was boy I can actually do this. That was the first thing I learned, that I could actually build something and it didn't fall down and it didn't sink into the foundation. It didn't like... and from then we... so I built sheds and gazebos and four decks and all kinds of stuff and I love the work of building these items." [05:02]
3. "What does it take to build a strong faith? It's laid out for us. It's laid out for us in this text. Notice what Paul says. Initially, it's kind of insulting, but it isn't when you really start to think about it. Paul says that faith, a strong faith, is not childish. A strong faith is not childish. A strong faith assumes you've gone, you've moved past Sunday school, you've embraced some hard questions in your life, you have turned to God at different times in your life seeking guidance and support, but you've also learned." [08:31]
4. "According to the grace of God, Paul says, according to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder—I love that expression—like a skilled master builder, I laid the foundation and someone else is building on it. Think about that for a bit. Isn't that a wonderful way to think about continuity and faith across the generations? Right? It's not about the expectation that we solve all the problems right here in this now in our dominion. It's about making sure that foundation is still strong and trusting in God that someone else is going to keep building." [10:14]
5. "A strong faith can be, should be, must be continually repaired and maintained. Just like any of you who have a house, if you let it kind of go into a dilapidated state, you've done an incredible disservice to the building that went into that in the first place. But it can be, it has to be repaired and maintained. You have to keep working. And what do you do if you have a house, right? Aren't you looking around and seeing where things are starting to falter?" [12:19]
6. "Forgiving yourself first for when you've clearly... circumstances have changed you in a different direction. That's okay. Just make that intention to repair that and come back into a strong faith. And that forgiveness of others, letting others who have 'strayed off on a different path,' you can keep that door open so that they can repair that damage. And that goes to a lot of things in life. But notice what has to happen there. There has to be a genuine effort to repair." [13:53]
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1. "I sort of said to him the other day, I was thinking about this, you know, if I was starting all over again I would seriously consider becoming a skilled carpenter. I thought, you know, for years I was interested, I took woodworking courses here and there, never really amounted to much, and just God kind of sent me on a different path, I guess. But I have come to a deeper appreciation for the skilled trades, what it takes to get there and the value of that work." [01:29]
2. "I learned a few things. First thing I learned was boy I can actually do this. That was the first thing I learned, that I could actually build something and it didn't fall down and it didn't sink into the foundation. It didn't like... and from then we... so I built sheds and gazebos and four decks and all kinds of stuff and I love the work of building these items. The other thing I learned is, you know, mistakes are okay. They can be repaired. You're gonna make them, but there's a way to repair them. Mistakes, a little patience." [05:02]
3. "A strong faith is not childish. A strong faith assumes you've gone, you've moved past Sunday school, you've embraced some hard questions in your life, you have turned to God at different times in your life seeking guidance and support, but you've also learned. You've participated in a church community faith formation work, you've learned from each other. It takes solid food to build a strong faith that's solid nurturing, but you do need that milk-only phase to start." [08:31]
4. "A strong faith cannot be built on division and conflict. That's the other thing Paul tells you. A strong faith cannot be built on division and conflict. So this is, if you recall the verse, he says, 'So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who gives it growth.' So that's an important thing to remember about strong faith. It's not about, you know, the ministers you have or the wonderful music program or whatever. It's about recognizing the primacy of God in your life." [08:31]
5. "A strong faith can be, should be, must be continually repaired and maintained. Just like any of you who have a house, if you let it kind of go into a dilapidated state, you've done an incredible disservice to the building that went into that in the first place. But it can be, it has to be repaired and maintained. You have to keep working. And what do you do if you have a house, right? Aren't you looking around and seeing where things are starting to falter?" [12:19]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The other thing that's become really apparent to me is just how much a theology of work, how important a theology of work is. We don't talk about it much in our churches, but I really do fundamentally believe from the very earliest verses of Genesis this notion of being called into vocation by God. And that our work expression in our sort of adult years, if you like, but I might add to those who are retired, you're still not off the hook, so to speak, in terms of a vocation of work, and how you put that as a godly purpose in your life." [01:29]
2. "I learned a lot about foundation. A lot about foundation. Boy, how important that is. And I learned a few things. First thing I learned was boy I can actually do this. That was the first thing I learned, that I could actually build something and it didn't fall down and it didn't sink into the foundation. It didn't like... and from then we... so I built sheds and gazebos and four decks and all kinds of stuff and I love the work of building these items." [05:02]
3. "What does it take to build a strong faith? It's laid out for us. It's laid out for us in this text. Notice what Paul says. Initially, it's kind of insulting, but it isn't when you really start to think about it. Paul says that faith, a strong faith, is not childish. A strong faith is not childish. A strong faith assumes you've gone, you've moved past Sunday school, you've embraced some hard questions in your life, you have turned to God at different times in your life seeking guidance and support, but you've also learned." [08:31]
4. "According to the grace of God, Paul says, according to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder—I love that expression—like a skilled master builder, I laid the foundation and someone else is building on it. Think about that for a bit. Isn't that a wonderful way to think about continuity and faith across the generations? Right? It's not about the expectation that we solve all the problems right here in this now in our dominion. It's about making sure that foundation is still strong and trusting in God that someone else is going to keep building." [10:14]
5. "A strong faith can be, should be, must be continually repaired and maintained. Just like any of you who have a house, if you let it kind of go into a dilapidated state, you've done an incredible disservice to the building that went into that in the first place. But it can be, it has to be repaired and maintained. You have to keep working. And what do you do if you have a house, right? Aren't you looking around and seeing where things are starting to falter?" [12:19]
6. "Forgiving yourself first for when you've clearly... circumstances have changed you in a different direction. That's okay. Just make that intention to repair that and come back into a strong faith. And that forgiveness of others, letting others who have 'strayed off on a different path,' you can keep that door open so that they can repair that damage. And that goes to a lot of things in life. But notice what has to happen there. There has to be a genuine effort to repair." [13:53]
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