Bryan Loritts Podcast Work Matters: How to Turn Your Job Into a Calling | Nehemiah 3
Mar 17, 2026
A sermon about treating everyday work as a sacred calling rather than drudgery. Biblical examples and practical stories show work as service that brings order from disorder. The talk highlights dignity in blue-collar labor, the role of competence as witness, and questions to help align career with purpose. It ties work to human flourishing and Gospel-centered meaning.
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Work Is A God Given Calling
- Work is a God-given calling, not just a means to money or status.
- Bryan Loritts connects Colossians and Tim Keller to show work should be done "as for the Lord," tying daily tasks to eternal purpose.
Work Means Turning Disorder Into Order
- Work transforms disorder into order, which is its fundamental purpose.
- Loritts cites Tim Keller's definition and gives examples from landscapers to therapists to show the universality of this function.
Work Predates The Fall
- Work preceded the Fall and is intrinsic to God's design, so it will exist in the new creation.
- Loritts points to Genesis where God works across six days and calls Adam and Eve to work before sin enters.
