The Gospel-Centered Life at Work, Study Guide with Leader’s Notes (The Gospel-Centered Life)

by Robert Alexander

Publisher:

New Growth Press

, 2014

Overview

You may have heard that the gospel of Jesus can transform every part of life, but can you really bring your faith into your work? The ten lessons in this small group study will guide you in building a bridge from your personal faith to your work. Each lesson will help you see how Jesus’s work for you applies to and transforms the difficulties and drudgery of the daily grind. Each lesson is self-contained, featuring clear teaching from Scripture, and requires no extra work outside of the group setting.

Key Features

• Guides you in building a bridge from your personal faith to your work
• Helps you see how Jesus’s work applies to and transforms the difficulties of daily work
• Features clear teaching from Scripture that requires no extra work outside of the group setting

Contents

• Introduction
• Lesson 1– The Gospel-Centered Life: God Realigns Us to Work
• Lesson 2– Transformation: God Uses Work to Change Us
• Lesson 3– From Toil to Faith: Desiring a New Way to Live
• Review and Introduction to Lessons 4–9
• Lesson 4– Image-Bearers: A Gospel Look at the Image of God
• Lesson 5– A New Attitude: Imitating God in a World of Work
• Lesson 6– Bond-Servants: From Slaves to Sons and Daughters
• Lesson 7– Stewards: Serving Jesus by Serving Others
• Lesson 8– Ambassadors: Representatives Sent by God
• Lesson 9– Messengers: God Equips Us With the Gospel
• Lesson 10–Everyday Sabbath: Resting for Work and Leisure
• Leader’s Notes

Praise for The Gospel-Centered Life at Work

This is an incredibly important guide. I know of no other book that so fully incorporates the meaning of the gospel and of our work and what it means for my life as a Christ follower in the marketplace. It is equal parts illuminating, practical, inspiring, and encouraging. In the truest sense of the word ‘rich,’ I am a richer man for having read it. I will recommend it to all that I come across.

—Henry R. Kaestner, Managing Principal, Sovereign’s Capital; cofounder and chairman, Bandwidth.com

Following in the footsteps of The Gospel-Centered Life, Rob Alexander has written a wonderful small group study on work, which is highly applicable regardless of whether our work happens in the office, on the road, at school, or in our home. Using clear examples, accessible language, and important biblical lessons, Alexander forcefully illustrates the ways that God can use our work to shape us as Christians while also using us to shape our workplace.

—Christian B. Miller, Director of the Character Project; professor of philosophy, Wake Forest University

Alexander rightly redefines our understanding of work as a meaningful vocation in partnership with God, which God uses to advance his kingdom and to make us more like himself. Churches nurtured on this engaging and insightful study and its gospel-centered principles will become agents of God’s love and redemption in places and in ways they never thought possible.

—Catherine L. McDowell, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina

Product Details

• Title: The Gospel-Centered Life at Work, Study Guide with Leader’s Notes
• Author: Robert Alexander
• Series: The Gospel-Centered Life
• Publisher: New Growth Press
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Pages: 144
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781645071983, 1645071987
• Resource ID: LLS:GSPLCNTRDLFWRK
• Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-05-28T19:35:38Z

About Robert Alexander

Robert W. Alexander, MBA, is the Operations Officer of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and its network of sister churches. He is the former Director of eCommerce and Mass Markets for PECO Energy and Southern Regional Vice President of Constellation Energy and is the author of The Gospel-Centered Life at Work and Professionals: Men and Women Partnering with the Trinity in Everyday Life. Rob and his wife Rebecca also teach a multi-campus Graduate Student Fellowship focused on faith and life integration. They have two children.