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Cultural callings 5
Work, vocation and calling
Isaiah 28
  23 Listen and hear my voice;
        pay attention and hear what I say.
  24 When a farmer ploughs for planting, does he plough continually?
        Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing the soil?
  25 When he has levelled the surface,
        does he not sow caraway and scatter cummin?
        Does he not plant wheat in its place,
        barley in its plot,
        and spelt in its field?
  26 His God instructs him
        and teaches him the right way.
  27 Caraway is not threshed with a sledge,
        nor is a cartwheel rolled over cummin;
        caraway is beaten out with a rod,
        and cummin with a stick.
  28 Grain must be ground to make bread;
        so one does not go on threshing it forever.
        Though he drives the wheels of his threshing cart over it,
        his horses do not grind it.
  29 All this also comes from the LORD Almighty,
        wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.
Identifying your calling
What has God said?
What have others said?
What are your:
 Gifts and talents
 Passions
 Interests
 Burdens
 Experiences
 Opportunities


Sometimes God equips the called, rather than call the equipped
For discussion: how do these terms relate?

                                          Job
              Employment
                                                     Career
      Toil                 Work


                                           Calling
             Vocation


                           Spirituality
Look at these statements. Do you think each one is always true,
Work, vocation and callings               sometimes true, false or not sure?




 Only clergy have a calling                             Some callings are more important than others

 Some occupations are more spiritual than others        Work is a calling

 A calling is for life                                  Work is a necessary evil

 A non-Christian can have a calling                     God works

 Unemployment is a curse                                There will be work on the new heaven and earth

 Our calling can change                                 Some jobs are more worthwhile than others

 The need doesn’t constitute a call                     Retirement is a blessing

 A calling is something we don’t want to do             All of life is spiritual

 Not all Christians have a calling                      Everyone has a calling

 Work is the result of the fall
What to do in a soul-deadening job?
What to do in a soul-deadening job?
What to do in a soul-deadening job?


Passion
What to do in a soul-deadening job?


Passion
 Purpose
What to do in a soul-deadening job?


Passion
 Purpose
“Profit”
What if I don’t fit in at work?
What if I don’t fit in at work?
What do I do when I see unethical behaviour at work ?

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Cultural callings 5 work and vocation

  • 1. Cultural callings 5 Work, vocation and calling
  • 2. Isaiah 28  23 Listen and hear my voice;        pay attention and hear what I say.  24 When a farmer ploughs for planting, does he plough continually?        Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing the soil?  25 When he has levelled the surface,        does he not sow caraway and scatter cummin?        Does he not plant wheat in its place,        barley in its plot,        and spelt in its field?  26 His God instructs him        and teaches him the right way.  27 Caraway is not threshed with a sledge,        nor is a cartwheel rolled over cummin;        caraway is beaten out with a rod,        and cummin with a stick.  28 Grain must be ground to make bread;        so one does not go on threshing it forever.        Though he drives the wheels of his threshing cart over it,        his horses do not grind it.  29 All this also comes from the LORD Almighty,        wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.
  • 3. Identifying your calling What has God said? What have others said? What are your: Gifts and talents Passions Interests Burdens Experiences Opportunities Sometimes God equips the called, rather than call the equipped
  • 4. For discussion: how do these terms relate? Job Employment Career Toil Work Calling Vocation Spirituality
  • 5. Look at these statements. Do you think each one is always true, Work, vocation and callings sometimes true, false or not sure? Only clergy have a calling Some callings are more important than others Some occupations are more spiritual than others Work is a calling A calling is for life Work is a necessary evil A non-Christian can have a calling God works Unemployment is a curse There will be work on the new heaven and earth Our calling can change Some jobs are more worthwhile than others The need doesn’t constitute a call Retirement is a blessing A calling is something we don’t want to do All of life is spiritual Not all Christians have a calling Everyone has a calling Work is the result of the fall
  • 6. What to do in a soul-deadening job?
  • 7. What to do in a soul-deadening job?
  • 8. What to do in a soul-deadening job? Passion
  • 9. What to do in a soul-deadening job? Passion Purpose
  • 10. What to do in a soul-deadening job? Passion Purpose “Profit”
  • 11. What if I don’t fit in at work?
  • 12. What if I don’t fit in at work?
  • 13. What do I do when I see unethical behaviour at work ?