Work as Unto the Lord | Colossians 3:22-25 | January 4, 2026 | Aaron T. Colyer

This message casts vision for how we walk into Monday morning, whether that looks like a job, school, retirement, or raising kids, because that’s your current calling. The sermon challenges the “two-hat” mindset (church hat on Sunday, work hat on Monday) and frames the passage around three questions: Who do you work for? How should you work? Why do you work? 

Paul’s instructions to bondservants are set in their historical context (not equating to American slavery), pointing us to a bigger truth: no matter your employer or role, your true Master is the Lord Jesus Christ. With that foundation, we’re called to work with character (integrity and a God-honoring witness), with significance (serving others and adding value as we love our neighbor), and with purpose (seeing our labor as a calling from the Lord—not just a paycheck or a rat race). 

Finally, the sermon urges us to work with the right motive, remembering that what’s done for Christ has eternal weight; and that our “Monday mission” is fueled by Sunday worship.