Hi Calvary Family!

This Sunday, we will be honoring all our graduates at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services.

In the Proverbs, we are encouraged to be diligent in educating ourselves and engaging in productive labor.

Wise people dedicate themselves to seeking and acquiring knowledge.

“An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” -Prov. 18:15

Wise people are industrious, self-motivated, and pro-active.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.

-Prov. 6:6-8

We were created for work; created to expend mental and physical energy in a manner that constructs physical and social environments which contribute to human flourishing and the glory of God. As we work - making a constructive contribution to the good of others and the glory of God -God works in us, conforming us into the image of Christ through our labors of love. We can sum this up by saying that God-ordained work is a means of loving God and neighbor; thus fulfilling the two great commandments!

When we do our work diligently, to the best of our ability, and when we work with integrity, two things happen:

1. Your diligence and integrity are witnessed by others, exerting a transforming influence on the culture of your workplace.

2. You increase your credibility as a witness to the reality of Jesus Christ as Savior! By our diligence and integrity, we show others what Christ has done for us, giving us credibility when we reach out and share what Christ can do for them.

- Pastor Randy

Calvary's Newsletter June 26