PRS.WORK | Luke

Luke Chapters 1-2: Jesus' Job Description (25 minutes)

It might seem strange that God introduces Jesus with a job description. But he does, when the angel Gabriel tells Mary she is to give birth to a son. “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High."

Luke Chapters 2-4: How Can I Serve God in My Occupation? (26 minutes)

How can you follow God's call in your current job? Luke chapters 2-4 invite us to understand God’s intent for specific work, not only for work in general.

Luke Chapters 3-5: John the Baptist Teaches Workplace Ethics (26 minutes)

Much of Luke consists of Jesus’ teaching. As it happens, the first teaching in Luke is directly about work, although it comes from John the Baptist rather than Jesus.

Luke Chapters 6-7: Do Good to Those Who Hate You (23 minutes)

In attempting to follow Jesus' message, Christians must not use their power to crush people with whom they are in conflict. Instead, they must actively work for their good. This can apply to the workplace at the individual level, and the corporate level.

Luke Chapters 8-9: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand (25 minutes)

Throughout Luke, Jesus teaches that living in God’s kingdom means looking to God, rather than human effort, as the ultimate source of the things we need for life. Our labor is not optional, but neither is it absolute. Our labor is always a participation in the grace of God’s provision.

Luke Chapters 10-11: The Good Samaritan At Work (23 minutes)

Being a Good Samaritan in the workplace means cultivating a specific awareness of the needs of the other. A conscientious Christian is the one who puts time and resources towards these neighbors.

Luke Chapters 14-16: The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (23 minutes)

If God can trust us to spend our money to meet the needs of others, then the money we ourselves need will also be provided. This is the point of the parable of the shrewd manager.

Luke Chapters 18-19: The Parable of the Persistent Widow (21 minutes)

The parable of the persistent widow encourages Christians to persevere in their faith against all odds. But it also shows us that God’s will is at work even in a corrupt world, and that only God can bring about justice in a corrupt world. That is why we must pray and not give up in our work.

Luke Chapters 20-21: Render Unto God What is God's (18 minutes)

Jesus’ saying about taxes has often been used wrongly to separate the world of work from the kingdom of God. The premise that Caesar’s world and God’s world do not overlap makes no sense in light of what Jesus has been saying throughout the Gospel of Luke. What is God’s? Everything!