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Mosaic - Erwin McManus

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Pastor Erwin delves into the common dissatisfaction with work and its significant impact on our lives. He emphasizes how work often overshadows other important aspects, such as family, hobbies, and personal passions. Drawing from Solomon's reflections in Ecclesiastes, the discussion centers on the futility of labor without meaning, highlighting the emptiness of success when it's pursued solely for material gain.

Pastor Erwin shares personal anecdotes about the stress and insomnia caused by work, and how our lives can feel like a cycle of unfulfilling toil. He stresses the importance of integrating passion and creativity into our work to avoid a life dominated by meaningless labor. True motivation and productivity come from having autonomy, mastery, and purpose in our roles. Pastor Erwin asserts that it is the individual's responsibility to bring meaning to their work, regardless of the job's nature. By approaching even mundane tasks with creativity and passion, we can transform work into a source of joy and fulfillment.

The episode concludes with a call to action: listeners are urged to reevaluate their approach to work and find ways to infuse it with meaning. Whether by changing jobs or altering their perspective, the goal is to ensure that work contributes positively to their life's purpose and overall fulfillment.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Erwin McManus, and this is the Mosaic Podcast. I want to thank you so much for joining us today and if you're one of our regular
0:14.2	listeners we love the fact that you join you with us and we pray that every
0:18.6	single message inspires you and helps you become the person that God created you to be.
0:22.4	Every single week we send a new message you and helps you become the person that God created you to be.
0:23.0	Every single week we send a new message across the world
0:26.0	and everything we do here at Mosaic is made available to everyone in the world
0:30.0	for absolutely free.
0:31.0	The reason we can do that is that we have incredible people who
0:34.5	give generously and sacrificed to make this possible and I want to invite you to
0:38.2	join us. If you're a ready giver, thank you so much. If this is something you've not yet done, I want to invite you to start doing that now.
0:45.4	Go to mosaic.org slash give and give a one-time gift or even beyond that become a recurring giver here at mosaic.
0:52.4	And if you're one of those individuals who God has black that What's really beautiful about Mosaic is that our biggest givers,
1:03.2	are families who do not live here in Los Angeles, but they are so committed to the
1:07.3	message of Jesus going to the world that they support the work here
1:10.2	from Los Angeles to the ends of the earth.
1:12.3	And so I want to invite you again, go to Mosaic.org
1:15.0	slash Give, become a part of our support system,
1:17.0	become one of our partners,
1:18.0	and more than anything else,
1:20.0	I want you to listen to the message
1:21.0	and allow Jesus to speak to you in a way that will change your life. We don't do a lot of opera so this is unique. Anybody who missed today you should go out there and
1:44.6	Twitter and let people know opera at mosaic you missed it all right okay and I know
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