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Kingdom Business

Twelve studies on work, money and enterprise — who owns it, what it is for, and what it costs to serve two masters.

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Twelve studies on work, money and enterprise — who owns it, what it is for, and what it costs to serve two masters. It starts where work starts: with a God who works and then rests, and with people made to work a garden before anything went wrong. Then the ground grows thorns, a whole people are worked without mercy, and a covenant sets terms for rest, property and wanting. The wisdom books ask the hardest question in business — what do you actually gain from all this? — and Jeremiah answers with a strange instruction to exiles: seek the good of the city that holds you. It closes with Jesus, who is blunt about two masters, generous in his own vineyard, and interested in only one difference between two builders. For business owners and community leaders who want their work to belong to the kingdom rather than merely fund it.

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  1. 1

    God works, and rests

    Long

    Genesis 1:1-31Genesis 2:1-3

  2. 2

    Co-workers in creation

    Standard

    Genesis 2:4-17

  3. 3

    When work became toil

    Long

    Genesis 3:1-24

  4. 4

    Labour under a hard master

    Long

    Exodus 1:1-22

  5. 5

    The terms of the covenant

    Long

    Exodus 19:3-6Exodus 20:1-17

  6. 6

    Planted by the water

    Standard

    Psalm 1

  7. 7

    Honour him with your wealth

    Standard

    Proverbs 3:3-10

  8. 8

    What do you gain from all your toil?

    Standard

    Ecclesiastes 1:3-11

  9. 9

    Seek the prosperity of the city

    Standard

    Jeremiah 29:4-14

  10. 10

    Two masters

    Standard

    Matthew 6:19-24

  11. 11

    Whose vineyard is it?

    Long

    Psalm 24:1-2Matthew 20:1-16

  12. 12

    The house on the rock

    Short

    Matthew 7:24-27

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