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Question 5

When Bercot lists twenty forms of “kingdom work” (feeding, sheltering, prison visits, peacemaking, church planting, intercession, gifts of the Spirit, etc.), which items do you tend to treat as optional “extra credit,” and what in the New Testament pushes against that instinct?

Another way to ask: From Bercot’s list of “kingdom work” (feeding, sheltering, prison visits, peacemaking, church planting, prayer, gifts of the Spirit, etc.), which ones do you treat like optional “extra credit”? What in the New Testament challenges that way of thinking?

Direct Answer Bercot treats these activities not as optional extras but as the “Lord’s business” we’re expected to be “abounding in” until Christ returns. The New Testament pushback, as he frames it, is that Jesus commands kingdom priority (“seek first”) and expects ongoing work (“Do business till I come”), making kingdom service central rather than peripheral.

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He asks what the “work of the Lord” is and answers with “Here are twenty of them,” implying they define expected kingdom labor.
Luke 19: “Do business till I come,” presented as Jesus’ expectation of continuing activity for the King.
Matthew 6:33: “seek first the kingdom,” used to show kingdom interests are the main focus.
1 Corinthians 15:58: “always abounding in the work of the Lord,” directed to “the entire Corinthian church,” not just leaders.
He warns most believers “neglect the real job” because they are busy with “Monopoly money and plastic houses.”

Discussion Follow-ups Which of the twenty items do you assume are only for “gifted people” or “professionals”? How does it change things that Paul’s command is to a whole church, not an elite group?

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