Identity and Calling | Garden City E2

John Mark Comer Teachings

Practicing the Way

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to be a culture-maker? John Mark explores the cultural mandate from Genesis and argues that God commands all human beings to make culture—both corporately by building civilization and individually by discovering our unique vocations. He walks through eight practical questions to help us discern our God-given identities and callings.

Key Scripture Passages: Genesis 1:26-28; Acts 9:1-16; Psalm 33:15

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the John Markomo Teachings podcast.
0:07.0	My name is Yinka Dawson and I'm your host.
0:09.0	Each week we feature teachings by John Mark or other voices in the formation space,
0:14.0	and it's great to have you with us.
0:17.0	We're continuing our Garden City series to celebrate the re-release of John Mark's book.
0:22.6	This week, John Mark digs deeper into what God's vision for humanity as culture makers means for identity and calling as individuals.
0:31.8	Here's John Mark.
0:36.2	Okay, turning your Bibles to Genesis chapter one.
0:40.5	Genesis chapter one.
0:44.0	Last week, we kicked off a brand new series called Garden City
0:48.0	that is loosely based on my book of the same name.
0:52.0	If you want, this series is not nearly as in depth as that book.
0:57.1	If you want it, it's for sale out in the annex for seven bucks.
0:59.7	That is cost, I don't make a dime off of you to clarify.
1:03.2	But the guts of this series over the next month or two is about work.
1:08.6	It's about what we wake up and go do five, six days a week,
1:13.9	and the intersection of that and what it means to be a disciple or an apprentice of Jesus of
1:19.4	Nazareth. Now, we left off last week in Genesis chapter 1, verse 26. Let's read it again.
1:27.4	Then God said, let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness,
1:34.1	so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock,
1:39.8	and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.
1:48.7	So, God created mankind in his own image.
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