Week 8: Chapter 8 — Making Much of Christ from 8 to 5

1.Piper argues that work is not a necessary evil or a mere paycheck-generating activity, but a primary arena for glorifying God. How does understanding your work as a calling (rather than just a career) change the way you approach it Monday morning?

2.He identifies several ways a person can make much of Christ through their work: through the quality of the work itself, through the relationships it creates, through the needs it meets, and through the resources it generates for Kingdom purposes. Which of these feels most natural to you? Which feels most neglected?

3.Piper draws on Ephesians 6:5–8 — Paul's instruction to slaves to work 'as to the Lord' — to argue that the quality of our work is a spiritual issue, not merely a professional one. What would it mean for you to work 'as to the Lord' in your current role? What would change?