A short trailer for the Mere Christians podcast (hosted by Jordan Raynor) that reframes ordinary, 'secular' work as sacred for everyday Christians. The trailer cites 1 Corinthians (6:19) and quotes Charles Spurgeon ('nothing is secular. Everything is sacred') to argue that entering the workplace (or logging onto Zoom) makes that work sacred, so long as one isn't engaged in overtly sinful work. The trailer invites listeners to explore episodes about how ordinary work matters for eternity and how the gospel should shape workplace behavior.
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Jordan Raynor
1 Corinthians 6:19
Charles Spurgeon
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You're not a pastor, missionary or religious professional. You're a mere Christian like me who.
Works as an entrepreneur or a teacher or a barista.
And all of your life you've been told implicitly and sometimes even explicitly that.
Your work is quote unquote, secular because.
You'Re not in, quote unquote, full time ministry believer. Nothing could be further from the truth. That word secular literally means without God.
But we Christians believe that God is with us wherever we go through the power of His Holy Spirit. See First Corinthians 6:19. And so the only thing you need.
To do to instantly make your secular workplace sacred is walk through the front door or log on to Zoom. Now, clearly some work is off limits for Christ followers, but I'm going to.
Go ahead and assume that you're not making a living peddling pornography, exploiting the.
Poor, or doing something else that overtly contradicts God's good and perfect word. And if that's true, and you are.
Seeking first the kingdom of God, then in the words of the great preacher.
Charles Spurgeon, nothing is secular. Everything is sacred. End quote. Believer.
There's no question of the sacredness of.
Your seemingly secular work.
The more interesting question, I would argue, the more life changing question is how.
Does your sacred work matter for eternity?
And how should the gospel compel you to work in distinctly Christlike ways? And how can your work as a mere Christian scratch off glimpses of the.
Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven?
Those are the questions that we explore.
In every episode of the Mere Christians Podcast. My name is Jordan Rayner and I will be your host for each and every episode of this show. There is no wrong place to start listening to this podcast, so pick a recent episode that looks interesting to you and dive in. Welcome, friend.
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