The Transformed Life | Week 6: Service + Vocation | Genesis 1-2 - Clint Leavitt

At Midtown Presbyterian Church, our mission is to invite people into a transformative relationship with Jesus Christ. We borrow this language of transformation from the scriptures, where we are encouraged as Christians to be “transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Romans 12:1-2). Being a Christian isn’t simply about information - it is about transformation, becoming people whose entire beings embody the way and work of Jesus in every part of our lives. With this goal in mind, we at Midtown have developed an introductory curriculum, alongside a library of resources, events, sermons, and podcasts, designed to help transform our community into Christlikeness. Listen as Pastor Clint explores the topic of work, and how Christianity provides a transformative picture in contrast the the dehumanizing "workism" of our culture. Sermon Resources: 1. “In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” -David Foster Wallace, "This Is Water" 2. Article in The Atlantic on the danger of workism: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/ 3. WHO release on "burnout:" https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases 4. Gallup study on work dissatisfaction: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://news.gallup.com/opinion/chairman/212045/world-broken-workplace.aspx?g_source%3Dposition1%26g_medium%3Drelated%26g_campaign%3Dtiles&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1676240261221924&usg=AOvVaw20mRPI12X-mCikBC6XuTWW 5. "Culture says, “I am what I do.” Scripture says, “I do what I am.” -John Mark Comer 6. Vocational Question: “At this point in your journey, how do you envision your call to God’s mission in the world?" Join us below: Facebook: www.facebook.com/midtownpreschurch Instagram: www.instagram.com/midtown.pres Website: www.midtownpres.org Community Groups: www.midtownpres.org/community-groups Sunday Services: www.midtownpres.org