MADE TO CREATE RESOURCES 

REFERENCES FOR "MADE TO CREATE" WORKBOOK

Uncover and Use Your Creative Gifts

Week 1: Why is your creativity important to God?

Day 1: You are made in His creative image

• The Importance of Art: The Story of Bezalel (Exodus 31:1-10), Matts Bible Blog, Posted on Feb 17, 2012  
• Sermon: The Holy Spirit And The Trinity (Part Six), Gifts of His Will, John W. Ritenbaugh, Given 12-Sep-98; Sermon #358; 72 minutes 

Day 2: You are commanded to create

• Numbers of Insects (Species and Individuals) Prepared by the Department of Systematic Biology, Entomology Section, National Museum of Natural History, in cooperation with Public Inquiry Services, Smithsonian Institution 

Day:3: God empowers you to create

• The Call To Creativity, Dr. Art Lindsley, October 7, 2013 

Day 4: Creativity is part of worship

• Bill Peel, The High Calling, Leadership Is Stewardship 

Day 5: You are designed to create

• Tony Buzan, The Mind Map Book: Unlock your creativity, boost your memory, change your life, BBC Active 

Week 2: Where is creativity needed?

Day 1: Creativity is needed at home

• You’re Painfully Alive in a Drugged and Dying Culture, Erik Rittenberry, 22 May 2021 
• Anxiety & Depression Association of America 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Addiction Center
• Do schools kill creativity: Sir Ken Robinson, TED, 19:24 mins, 

Day 3: Creativity is needed in the Church

• List of business examples from Why do most of Jesus Parables involve BUSINESS? By Bruce Strom | April 28, 2017 
• Between 37 and 54 of Jesus’ stories are qualified as parables (according to different definitions of parables and allegories.) Of 37 parables, 22 involve business.  Of 54 parables, 37 involve business.  In both cases, business settings are in the majority.
• Gallup study – 87%
• Surprising Things You May Not Know About R.G. LeTourneau and How God Shaped His Life Through Work 

Day 4: Creativity is needed in the World - Part 1

• Study by Prof. George Land assessing the creativity of 1,600 children.
• Kyung Hee Kim studied creativity in over 300,000 people – ‘The Creativity Crisis: The Decrease in Creative Thinking Scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking,’ Creativity Research Journal, 2011
• Lyrics from Hillsong’s song “Hosanna”

Day 5: Creativity is needed in the World - Part 2

• Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical, Zondervan

Week 3: Dig out your buried treasure

Day 1: Take ownership of your buried treasure

• Reference to info on the Hoxne Hoard…

Day 2: Dig out your beliefs 

Day 3: Assess your mindset 

Day 4: Uncover your creative sparks 

Day 5: Prepare the soil of your mind

Pastor Rick Warren on journaling https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/daily-hope/read/devotionals/daily-hope-with-rick-warren/create-a-spiritual-growth-chart-daily-hope-with-rick-warren-august-25-2016-11758920.html

Joyce Meyer on her daily journaling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDt-G1JMd68