In Your Bible Read This
Romans 12; 1 Samuel 3.
Here Is Your Memory Verse
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will
make you fishers of men.
At once they left their nets and followed him." Matthew 4.19-20
Afterwards Talk About
This
Tell each other what you believe God is calling to you be and
to do,
however small or great that might be.
Something To Do Before
Next Time
Take one step towards entering into your calling.
Pray, think about this, do something significant or prophetic,
and tell each other next time what you have done
Written Diploma Work
Write a list with references of as many different ways as you
can find in the Bible of how God called men and women.
Meditate Word By Word On
This Verse
Amos 7.14-15
- Spend
a Minute to Change the World
- Pray For Paraguay - 5,000,000
Spanish & Guarani peoples
- In the South American
interior, 92% Catholic, 6% Evangelicals
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Be sure to
teach this lesson to others.
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Always pray
and prepare well adding
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your own verses and stories to
bring it to life.
Called To What?
The first 11 chapters of Romans are about
God's goodness to undeserving people, Jews and others alike. Then
Paul says in Romans 12 that because of such mercy we are called
to -
- 1. Offer him our bodies as living
sacrifices,
- unlike the dead offerings of the Old
Testament.
- 2. Not conform to the ways of the
world.
- 3. Renew our thinking by the word of
God.
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- Why ? Because when we do this then God
promises that we will know and approve his will.
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- Called To Know God's Will
- First of all we discover that God's
will for us is good, that he loves us and wants the best
for us and for others. Later we find that his will is
actually pleasing to us. Finally we realise that God's
will is perfect so we totally surrender to it and no
longer want our own way. Romans 12.2.
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- Called To See Ourselves Correctly
- Not swelled up with pride or seeing
ourselves as useless worms. Unworthy yes, but equally of
great value in the eyes of God. Romans 12.3.
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- Called To Find Our Place
- No one can serve God in isolation,
doing his own thing. We are part of a body, of whom Jesus
is the head. Many people want to be a mouth but can you
imagine a huge mouth walking down the street with only
tiny legs, arms and hands ? What a monster ! Ask God and
He will fit you into the body exactly where you should be.
Romans 12, 4-5; 1 Cor. 12.18; 12-26.
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- Called To Use Our Gifts
- Like a useful electric tool, when we
are plugged in where we fit, then the power flows, in our
case as God releases his gifts through us to bless the
body. Romans 12, 6-8.
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- Called To Be Different
- From Romans 12.9 to 13.10 Paul turns
his theology into practice and explains in detail all
about the Godly lifestyle that everyone is called to
follow, enjoy and witness by.
How Does God Call?
There are six principles here, four
concerning God and two concerning you:
- God is always at work in the world.
- God is pursuing a love relationship
with you which is real and personal.
- God speaks to you by the Holy Spirit
through the Bible, prayer, circumstances and the church
to reveal himself, his purposes and his ways.
- One day God invites you to join him in
what he is already doing in the world. The call of God is
never for you to do what you can do, however good, it is
always to become involved with His ongoing work. Neither
are the needs of the world the call of God, they are only
the opportunities of today.
- God's invitation for you to work with
him always leads to a crisis of belief that requires
faith and action. Satan often contests the call of God,
asking, "Did God really say?"
- To join God in his work you will have
to make major adjustments in your life, family and career.
How Does It Happen?
Abraham, Moses, Gideon, Samuel, Jeremiah
and Amos all heard the voice of God. Joshua, Saul, David, Elisha,
the Seven (Acts 6, 3-6) and Timothy were called by God through
prophets and leaders. Jesus appeared to the disciples and to Paul.
(Acts 9)
- God Calls Women Too!
- In fact about 75% of all missionaries
are ladies. In countries like the Philippines, many
church leaders are ladies.
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- What Can They Do?
- Although churches have different views
about this,
the Bible records that -
- Deborah, was a prophet, and led Israel.
- Judges 4; 5.
- Ruth was an ancestor of Jesus.
- Huldah prophesied to priests and
leaders, 2 Kings 22.14
- Esther saved the nation.
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- The daughters of Num. 27, 3-6
inherited equally when men were absent.
- Philips prophetic daughters,
Acts 21.9
- Dorcas did good works for the poor,
Acts 9.36
- Mary Magdalene, was the first to see
the risen Lord, John 20.17.
- Junia was regarded by many church
fathers as a woman and an apostle
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- Phoebe was a 'prostasis,' a helper of
many, a woman over others, a position of considerable
scriptural authority. Nympha held church in her house;
Chloe had people who reported to Paul, and Priscilla,
Rufus's mother, Lois, Eunice, and Apphia are fellow
workers in the gospel. Romans 16.1; Col. 4.15; 1 Cor. 1.11,
2 Tim. 1.5; Philemon 2.
Called To Where?
Is it to Arabia or just across the road ?
First of all we are called not to a place but to a person, Jesus.
Matthew 9.35 to 10.10.
- It Is Jesus Who Calls You
- Because the harvest is plentiful and
the workers always too few.
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- It Is Jesus You Are Called To
- The call is always first of all to
Jesus, to spend time with him learning to obey.
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- It Is Jesus Who Equips You
- With all the spiritual authority you
need to heal the sick and cast out demons.
- He knows you by name, and helps you
through your weaknesses until you are ready to go. 10.2-4
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- It Is Jesus Who Sends You
- In his time with clear instructions,
10.5
Taken from the
Joshua Project Unreached Peoples List
these people have no church and as yet
no cell, church or mission has committed themselves
to prayer, adoption or church planting among this people.
Myanmar (Burma)
|
People Name |
Language |
Population
|
Malay, Salon |
Malay |
23,000
|
Punjabi |
Panjabi, Eastern |
54,000
|
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