Career & Calling

On January 8, we will get back to our regular Sunday School schedule. We invite you to join us (back in the youth room!) for our new study: Career & Calling. This past fall, Mrs. Harvey and Mrs. Bailey led us through the life and teachings of the Apostle Paul, examining Paul’s call to follow Christ in his life and work and what we can learn from his story. This spring semester, we will look closer to home, considering the lives of saints we mingle with every week, right here at First Presbyterian in Grapevine.You are familiar with Pastor Bob and Jodi and other ministers in our congregation, but most of us are not called to become pastors or full time missionaries. How do we hear God’s call to live out our faith, regardless of our profession or career choice? What are other ways people–in the Bible and today–use the gifts God has given? That’s what we want to talk about: how do “regular” people recognize and use the gifts God gives? We are so fortunate that, in our church family, there are hundreds of adults who have sought God’s plan for their lives and continue to find ways to apply their God-given gifts to both a profession and faith journey. So each week in the spring, we will invite people from our own church to share their “career and calling” stories and answer your questions about faith lived out in the workplace, amid cash registers and operating rooms, cafeterias and construction sites. You’ll hear from – and be able to chat with – teachers, lawyers, business executives, pilots and mechanics, entrepreneurs, nurses and doctors, artists, homemakers. . .the list goes on, so be ready to suggest a profession you’d like to see represented. They will answer questions like: How do you feel God uses you in your workplace? When did your faith influence a decision, action, or interaction at work? Are there verses or stories in Scripture that you find particularly meaningful in terms of your calling? What would you say to your 15-year-old self about hearing God’s call and using God’s gifts? We know how busy you all can be. We hope that you will make our Sunday morning Bible study and fellowship an important part of your 2012 plans.

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