Garden City, by John Mark Comer, is a fresh take on our work, our calling, and finding our purpose. Comer explores the scriptures to discover Godβs original intent for how we are meant to spend our time. Itβs about the reality that what we do matters, just as much as who we are---and a reminder that we were never meant to pull the two apart.
You've heard people say, "Who you are matters more than what you do." But does the Bible really teach us thatΒ Join pastor and bestselling author John Mark Comer in Garden City as he guides twenty- and thirty-somethings through understanding and embracing their God-given calling.
InΒ Garden City, John Mark Comer gives a surprisingly countercultural take on the typical "spiritual" answer the church gives in response to questions about purpose and calling. Comer explores Scripture to discover God's original intent for how we're meant to spend our time, reshaping how you view and engage in your work, rest, and life.
In these pages, you'll learn that, ultimately, what we do matters just as much as who we are. Garden City will help you find answers to questions like:
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Praise for Garden City:
"In Garden City, John Mark Comer takes the reader on a journey--from creation to the final heavenly city. But the journey is designed to let each of us see where we are to find ourselves in God's good plan to partner with us in the redemption of all creation. There is in Garden City an intoxication with the Bible's biggest and life-changing ideas."
--Scot McKnight, Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary
John Mark Comer is lead pastor at Bridgetown: A Jesus Church, which is part of a family of churches formally known as Solid Rock in Portland, Oregon. Prior to planting Bridgetown in 2003, Comer was the college pastor at a Calvary Chapel mega church and played in a band signed to BEC recordings. He is currently finishing up a Master's degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Western Seminary. Comer is married to Tammy and they have two boys, Jude and Moses and a little girl, Sunday.
A purposeful guide for twenty- and thirty-somethings to understand and embrace their calling as well as immediate next steps for their lives. You've heard people say, "Who you are matters more than what you do." But does the Bible really teach that? In Garden City, popular pastor and speaker John Mark Comer gives a surprisingly counter-cultural take on the typical "spiritual" answer of the church. Comer explores Scripture to discover God's original intent for how we are meant to spend our time, reshaping how you view and do your work, rest, and life. Here, you'll find answers to questions like: Does God care where I work? Does he have a clear direction for me? What about what I do with my free time or how much rest I get? In these pages, you'll learn that it's ultimately about the reality that what we do matters, just as much as who we are.
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