Created to Cultivate - Jonny Ardavanis

In this message, we go back to the very beginning to explore God’s original design for work and purpose. Long before the Fall, before brokenness or burnout, God was working—crafting, shaping, and cultivating a good world. And then He made us in His image… to do the same.

Through Genesis 1 and 2, this sermon unpacks what it means to be image-bearers of a working God—called not just to survive, but to build, design, innovate, and create beauty in the world around us. From the artistry of nature to the development of glass, architecture, and instruments, we see that cultivating culture is part of our divine assignment.

This isn’t just about your job. It’s about seeing all of life—parenting, gardening, city planning, entrepreneurship, and even changing diapers—as meaningful in the eyes of God.

God didn’t just make a world to admire. He made a world to build upon. You were created to cultivate.

📖 Key Scriptures: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 2:1-9, Psalm 145, Psalm 147