What does it look like to glorify God through your actual work — not just on Sunday, but in meetings, projects, pressure, creativity, leadership, and the everyday responsibilities of a real job?

In this conversation, Pastor Brandon Cobb sits down with Chris Shaw to talk about faith, calling, and work at Apple. Together, they explore how God can use skill, excellence, service, and ordinary career decisions for His glory and the good of others. If you’ve ever wondered how to live out your Christian faith at work, how to know if God has called you to your career, or how your job can become part of your purpose, this interview will help you see work with fresh faith and clarity.

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What does it actually mean to know your calling? A lot of us are trying to figure out God’s will for our lives, find our purpose, choose the right career, make the right decision, and hear God’s voice without feeling like one wrong move will ruin everything. But what if calling was never meant to feel that fragile?

In this message, Pastor Brandon Cobb reframes Christian calling through Scripture and shows why your purpose is deeper than a job title, relationship status, major, platform, or dream opportunity. If you’ve been dealing with career anxiety, feeling stuck in life, praying about your next step, or wondering how to make decisions with God, this sermon will help you move with clarity, faith, and freedom — not from pressure to prove yourself, but from the identity Jesus has already given you.

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What do you do when your first job does not match your dream job? In this message from our Faith at Work series, Emmanuel Harley preaches from Genesis 39 and the story of Joseph to show us how God works in the gap between what we dreamed and where we actually are. Joseph had a vision for leadership, honor, and influence, but his first job in Egypt looked nothing like the dream he had back in Canaan. Yet even there, Scripture says the Lord was with him, making him successful in the responsibilities right in front of him.

This sermon is for anyone who feels stuck, checked out, overlooked, or disappointed in their current work. Your job is not just a job — it is a training ground in the hands of God. The role may be temporary, but the formation can be permanent. Through Joseph’s life, we see that God can use humble work, hard seasons, difficult bosses, daily tasks, and unseen faithfulness to prepare us for the future He is calling us into. Because of Jesus, first-job frustration can become first-job formation. God is not wasting where you are; He is shaping who you are.

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In Part 2 of our Faith at Work series, “Parks & Rec,” we tackle one of the biggest questions believers and skeptics alike are asking right now: What is the purpose of work? Is your job your identity? Is work just about money, passion, success, or fulfillment? And how should Christians think about work, calling, burnout, unemployment, purpose, and ministry in everyday life?

In this message from Colossians 3:23-24, we uncover a biblical theology of work that speaks directly to the modern world. Culture says, “Do what you love.” But Scripture gives us a deeper foundation: do everything motivated by love, for the glory of God, and for the good of others. Whether you work in tech, education, finance, construction, sales, public service, stay at home parenting, or you’re in a season of unemployment, this sermon will challenge how you see your job, your purpose, and your identity.

We explore what the Bible really says about:

• faith at work
• Christian view of work
• purpose of work in the Bible
• is work a calling
• work and identity
• how to glorify God at work
• Christian response to burnout
• unemployment and purpose
• workplace ministry
• faithful presence in the workplace

If you’ve ever wondered:
Does my work matter to God?
What if I hate my job?
What if I lost my job?
What if my job is not the extent of who I am, but only an extension of who I am?

Then this message is for you.

This sermon is for the person wrestling with:
career anxiety, job loss, burnout, calling, meaning, passion, ambition, purpose, ministry in the marketplace, and how to honor God in everyday work.

Watch now and discover why your work matters deeply to God — but should never become your god.

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What if the reason work feels empty isn’t that your job lacks purpose… but because you’ve been taught to disconnect it from God? In this message, we confront the quiet lie many of us have believed — that faith and work should stay separate. But from the very beginning in Genesis, we see a different story unfolding. Before you ever had a job title, you had a calling. Before you stepped into a physical office, God gave you a spiritual one. This sermon walks through how Scripture reveals that work and worship were never meant to be divided — and what it means for you to “undo the severance” in your everyday life.

Whether you love your job or feel stuck in it, this message will reframe how you show up on Monday. You’re not going to work to find significance — you’re going carrying it. Because of Jesus, even the most ordinary work can carry eternal weight. This is about rediscovering purpose, bringing the presence of God into your workplace, and realizing you might be the bridge between someone’s daily life and the gospel. If you’ve ever wondered how your faith actually fits into your career, your ambition, or your daily grind — this message meets you right there and calls you into something deeper.

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What is the resurrection—and what does it actually change about your life today? In this message from Matthew 28, we explore how the resurrection of Jesus isn’t just a moment in history, it’s a disruption to everything we thought was possible. Like an unexpected earthquake shaking the ground beneath us, the empty tomb challenges our assumptions about identity, purpose, and hope. This sermon wrestles with real questions about belief, doubt, and whether Christianity can truly hold the weight of your life—not just intellectually, but practically, right here in North Jersey.

But the resurrection doesn’t stop at belief and artifacts like the Shroud of Turin —it moves toward invitation and ultimately leads to unshakable hope. If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns you can’t break, guarding parts of your life you know God is calling you out of, or wondering if change is even possible, this message speaks directly to you. Discover how the resurrection of Jesus reveals a God who isn’t assessing you, but inviting you—into freedom, into purpose, and into a future that doesn’t end in defeat. This is a call to stop settling, step into new life, and trust the One who holds all authority.

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Did the crucifixion have to happen? Why was Jesus crucified? Isn’t that unnecessarily violent, and maybe abusive? What could The Cross actually mean for me right now? In this message from Eden Church, we wrestle with the raw truth behind the cross: not as a distant religious idea, but as God’s real, costly response to the sickness of sin in us and around us. This sermon unpacks why Jesus didn’t come to make us comfortable, but to make us whole—and why the cross proves that no one is too far gone, too late, or too broken to be reached. If you’ve ever wondered whether faith is just something to believe or something to live, this message brings clarity with conviction.

We also confront the deeper questions people carry: Did Jesus really die? Did He have to? And if God is love, why the cross at all? With historical insight, biblical truth, and honest storytelling, this message reveals how Jesus willingly stepped in to carry what we could never fix ourselves. This isn’t about religion—it’s about rescue. Whether you feel close to God or completely distant, this message will challenge how you see your sin, your purpose, and the relentless grace of Jesus still calling your name.

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What do you do when someone you trusted betrays you? And how do you keep that pain from turning you into someone you never wanted to become?

In this message, The Betrayal: How to Beat Betrayal, we walk through one of the most painful and honest realities of life — betrayal. Not just how it happens, but how it shapes us if we’re not careful. Looking at the story of Jesus, Judas, and Peter, we uncover the tension between being betrayed and becoming the betrayer… and why both point us to our deep need for grace. If you’ve ever felt let down, misunderstood, or hurt by someone close, this message speaks directly to that moment.

But this isn’t just about surviving betrayal — it’s about overcoming it. Through Scripture, we discover how Jesus shows us a better way: a heart that stays soft instead of numb, a faith that stays rooted instead of reactive, and a life that refuses to be defined by pain. This message will help you process hurt, guard your calling, and trust the only One who will never leave you or forsake you.

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