God's Will and Your Vocation
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Your vocation is more than a means of fulfilling your desires or paying your bills. Today, R.C. Sproul explains how finding our calling serves the people around us.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Have you discovered your calling, your vocation? |
| 0:03.6 | Everybody is given a task to perform, not only for their own well-being, not only for their |
| 0:11.2 | private profit, but for the well-being of mankind. |
| 0:16.4 | And when we're considering a vocation, we want to ask ourselves the question, how does my vocation |
| 0:22.4 | contribute to the well-being of humanity? |
| 0:30.7 | It's important to have a sense of purpose, isn't it? |
| 0:35.1 | We all want to accomplish something in life, |
| 0:37.5 | and when it comes to our work, we feel the pressure to choose the right career path. |
| 0:42.3 | But for Christians, there's an added component. Is our work pleasing to God? |
| 0:47.3 | And as R.C. Sprawl was just asking, is my vocation contributing to the well-being of others? |
| 0:53.3 | Today, on this Tuesday edition of Renewing Your Mind, Dr. Sprawl will point vocation contributing to the well-being of others. |
| 0:54.5 | Today on this Tuesday edition of Renewing Your Mind, Dr. Sprawl will point out that there is |
| 0:59.3 | a difference between merely working and working in our vocation. |
| 1:04.6 | Before we get to today's message, I do want to remind our Texas listeners about Renewing |
| 1:09.3 | Your Mind live in Houston. |
| 1:11.4 | That's right, the studio is going on the road again this year. |
| 1:15.0 | So if you're in the area, be sure to register for this event on the evening of March 17. |
| 1:20.7 | Our guest teacher will be Joel Beakey, and you'll have the opportunity to gather |
| 1:24.3 | with other Renewing Your Mind listeners for a night of teaching, |
| 1:28.1 | giveaways, Renewing Your Mind swag, and much more. Plus, every attendee receives a $20 |
| 1:34.5 | voucher for the Ligeneer.org online store. I'd love to greet you, so be sure to register |
| 1:40.4 | today at Renewingyourmind.org slash Houston, and I hope to have more cities to announce |
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