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- Of Jesus' 132 public appearances in the New Testament, 122 were in the marketplace.
- Of 52 parables Jesus told, 45 had a workplace context.
- Of 40 divine interventions recorded in Acts, 39 were in the marketplace.
- Jesus spent his adult life as a carpenter, until age 30 when he went into a preaching ministry in the workplace.
- Jesus called 12 workplace individuals, not clergy, to build his church.
- Work is worship—The Hebrew word "avodah" is the root for the word from which we get the words work and worship.
- Work in its different forms is mentioned more than 800 times in the Bible, more than all the words used to express worship, music, praise, and singing combined.
- 54 percent of Jesus' reported teaching ministry arose out of issues posed by others in the scope of daily life.
It's clear that God wants us to share our faith wherever we happen to be. People are watching us, and by God's grace we can add value to others lives. Right now, we may not be able to go INTO the marketplace, but we CAN be "visible" and kind by making phone calls, dropping notes of encouragement, and staying in touch. Sharing ourselves can be a wonderful form of sharing our
faith.
Have a great day and God bless!
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