Episode The Bread of Anxious Toil
"Eating the bread of anxious toil." How does that make you feel? Well, the Discover the Word group goes on a journey this week, searching for the word "toil" in the Bible. They'll start at the beginning in the story of Creation in Genesis, touch down twice in the middle of the Old Testament, and then find the word "toil" in two New Testament passages. And interestingly, in following the theme of "toil" in the Bible, we discover that this idea, in a lot of ways, tells the story of the Bible, and points to some freeing and life-giving teaching of Jesus that will make the time we spend toghether this week worthwhile. Join the group at the table for this study called The Bread of Anxious Toil.
Chapter 1
Do you wake up every week ready to jump back into your work and responsibilities? Or does the thought of Monday fill you with anxiety? In this chapter, you’ll begin a journey in search of the word “toil” in Scripture to help you better understand your complicated connection to work. Join us as we talk about “eating the bread of anxious toil.”
Chapter 2
Ever heard someone boast about how much they worked and how little they slept? Sometimes we wear our exhaustion as a badge of honor! In this chapter, you’ll open to Psalm 127 to explore another perspective on our efforts to work around the clock.
Chapter 3
What do we really get for our 40-plus hours of “toil” each week? Sometimes it feels like we’re just scraping by, collecting a paycheck—and for what? In this chapter, you’ll turn to Ecclesiastes to find out what a wise man had to say about the value of work.
Chapter 4
“Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” This famous phrase captures the idea that if our work has purpose, it will be enjoyable and worthwhile. In this chapter, you’ll look at how the apostle Paul described his “toil” of sharing the gospel and building the church!
Chapter 5
We know Jesus offers us a better experience in the next life. But does He have something better for us right now? In this chapter, you’ll discover the amazing offer that Jesus extends to anyone who is feeling loaded down—“eating the bread of anxious toil.”