Live Joy | Week 7 | Joyful Coworkers
Philippians 2:19-30 | Pastor Keoni Hughes
10 Keys to Joyful Co-Working for the Gospel
1 | Sovereignty
“If you cannot trust God for the temporal, how dare you trust Him for the Eternal!” – Charles Spurgeon
2 | Chemistry
3 | Authenticity
4 | Humility
5 | Proven Ability
“That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.” – 1 Corinthians 4:17
“and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,” – 1 Thessalonians 3:2
Reminds Them of the Ways of Christ
Establishes and Exhorts Them in Their Faith
6 | Connectivity
7 | Camaraderie
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,” – Ephesians 4:11-15
8 | Shared Agony
9 | Honorability
10 | Loveability
Application Questions
Which key do I need to unlock this week to be a more joyful coworker?
What was one key that you think you may struggle with?
What was one key that you think comes easier for you?
What do you make of the “chemistry key?” How important is it to have chemistry?
Would you say others would look at you as loveable as a coworker? What about co-laborers for the Gospel? Should they? If yes why? If not why?