Faith and Work

Tom Shrader grounds his teaching in Romans 12:1-2, first walking through the arc of Romans 1–5 to establish that all people are separated from God by sin and rescued only by the unearned love of Christ. Because of that mercy, Paul urges believers to present their entire bodies as living sacrifices, meaning every activity—work, home, relationships—is an act of worship. The transformed heart and renewed mind that result from genuine faith produce a countercultural life in which there is no division between the sacred and the secular, because Christ is Lord over all of it. “There's nothing you can do as a follower of Christ to make God love you more, and nothing you can do to cause Him to love you less.” — Tom Shrader Series: New City Church Duration: 41 min Recorded: Oct 27, 2013 Themes: faith and work, worship, grace, transformation, sacrifice, everyday life, renewal, calling, working professional, feeling purposeless, new believer, struggling with identity, young adult, navigating work and faith, seeking life meaning, questioning relevance of faith Topics: sanctification, becoming holy, total depravity, justification by faith, lordship of christ, spiritual worship, renewing of the mind, sacred and secular Scripture: Romans 1:16, Romans 1:18, Romans 1:20, Romans 1:21, Romans 2, Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:1, Romans 5:5, Romans 5:6, Romans 5:8, Romans 5:10, Romans 6, Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 2, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 1 John 2:15, James 4:4, Philippians 2, 1 Corinthians 13, John 9 — About Priority Living AZ — Priority Living AZ preserves the teaching legacy of Tom Shrader. Browse the full archive at prioritylivingaz.org/archives