The Believer's Behavior Toward Bosses (Part One) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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1 Timothy 6:1- Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. After preaching for over fifty years, I have observed that one major influence in the lives of most people that affects their joy or happiness is their job and the kind of relationship they have with their boss. If they love their job and appreciate their boss, they tend to be encouraged, happy, and upbeat. If they hate their job and can’t stand their boss, they tend to be discouraged, bitter, pessimistic, and beaten down. They feel trapped like a tiger in a cage. Such feelings are entertained not only by unsaved sinners but also by those who profess to know Christ as their Savior. According to Forbes Magazine, most Americans are unhappy with their jobs. Nearly 84% of those surveyed, if given the option of changing occupations, would change their careers tomorrow. In the same study, when asked how they felt about their jobs, 72% stated they either disliked or hated their job. Unfair pay or compensation, stress, bad relationships with co-workers, and long hours were factors. Some folks have a bad attitude toward their job and boss because they have to actually work. Their boss expects them to work and not goof around. He or she wants the job done, and rightly so. If your boss expects this of you, he or she is not weird, warped, wayward, wacky, wild, wretched, or wicked. He or she is doing what is normal. You, however, are the abnormal one if you expect to get a paycheck by doing nothing and being lazy. If you get fired for goofing around, then it serves you right. You deserve it. It is your own fault, not your boss’s fault. A problem with the boss is another factor for dissatisfaction with a job. Some may ask, “What do you do if your boss is hateful, hellish, horrible, hurtful, haughty, heartless, hypocritical, hard-hearted, or harebrained?” Do I have to work hard for that kind of person who is meaner than Scrooge? What if my boss is a Christian? Do I have to work hard for him or her since we are brothers or sisters in Christ? Shouldn’t I get special treatment? These are questions Christians are asking today and they are answered in these two verses in 1 Timothy 6. This is the first of several messages. This message was preached on Wednesday night, July 12, 2023, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

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