Who Was Called in Scripture?
What does being created in His image mean for us?
As we discussed in the previous video, “calling is a charge from God, firstly to Himself and secondly to His mission shared by the church and accomplished through specific gifting in individuals.” In this video we will look at those called in Scripture and the principles we can draw from their lives and calling. These principles of calling will shape us and our learning in this course.
What similarities are in the stories of Abraham, Moses, and Paul in relation to calling?
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Have you experienced in any of these components of calling?
You may not be called for the same purpose in God’s mission as Abraham, Moses, Paul, or your pastor. But God has called you to participate in God’s mission in some way and he will find a way to communicate this to you. Maybe this communication is clear, observable, and direct. Maybe it is more subtle, foundational, or nuanced. Either way, God has crowned you with honour by making you in His Image and he longs to share His mission and rule with you.
Where do you see God sharing his rule with you in creation?
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1.3 Who Was Called in Scripture?
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God has met me wherever I am, whether in my sleep, at a stoplight or doing ordinary things around my home. It is a voice in my head sometimes in my own voice and sometimes another voice. His communication about my call has been on a large scale in my dreams. My dreams are incredibly vivid. In my dreams I am preaching and many times wake up speaking out loud. Sometimes I wake up crying because so many people have come to the front of the stage for prayer that I feel overwhelmed and ask the Lord, “what do I do?” I find that when I try to do something outside of serving in ministry, it doesn’t work out and that very discernable voice lets me know I am working outside of His will.
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God has met me and continues to meet me throughout my life’s pilgrimage of faith. I can identify with Abraham—my life has been a journey of receiving God’s promises (mostly meeting God through personal prayer and times in the word), and then waiting (i.e. the years/experiences that He shapes and develops character), and then being amazed at how God later connects the dots and puts the pieces together (connecting threads that did not seem so related, but then later seeing how it all comes together to create a beautiful tapestry].
He has confirmed His word to me in various ways (e.g. healings I received at Bible Camps; prophetic words given to me at conferences/Bible camps; His miraculous provision, the lessons He has taught me about who He is; favour He has given me; special experiences He has given me. These experiences include witnessing/experiencing miracles and miraculous signs of His presence; serving in many different kinds of ministries [e.g. Alpha course; Young Adults Ministry; Youth Ministry; women’s ministry; prayer counselling; music ministry], serving in multi-cultural contexts (Israel; Persian church; Italy), sending me to seminary, and also placing wonderful mentors/teachers He has placed in my life).
I am still discerning my ministry calling—for many years, I focused on ministry to Jewish people. This is still very much my heart, but in 2006, the LORD sent me to a Persian church where I served for seven years. It was like being on a pioneering frontier and I loved it. At first I wondered what God was doing, but then I embraced ministry to Muslims/former Muslims as an expansion of my calling. My task was simply to come alongside these Iranian/Afghani sisters and brothers in Christ and encourage, teach, and equip them in various ways. It wasn’t easy, but it was a great, great joy. I would say the “pioneering spirit” is very much part of my DNA. Now, I am in Italy doing the same kind of thing. I would say that I have a deep awareness that I am inherently a pastoral teacher—a teacher with a pastor’s heart. This, in essence, is how God has shaped me and one way that I have seen God consistently use me. The music He has given me is also a means of how I have ministered. I minister music first to God—for His pleasure, enjoyment, delight, His smile. In the past, God has given me new songs—songs of joy, prophetic-like songs, and songs of deliverance. I have not really exercised this gift in past years that much—not because He wouldn’t give me new songs, but because ministering in non-Pentecostal settings often made it much more difficult to minister these gifts and so I haven’t opened myself up much to this in recent years. I really should now.
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I believe God has called me to be a Pastor, i love studying the word and preaching to the congregation.
Iam blessed to have good people of God around me always, and we’re carriers of God evidence of goodness and mercy in our lives. Thank you Jesus.
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How has God met you? How has he communicated, connected, confirmed, or given observable evidence of your call?
Jesus met me at the youth camp . He’s been communicated with me through Christian members, circumstances and answered prayers.
As I re commit myself to God 2 years ago, I ask God to used and open doors for ministry, we don’t have Pastor for almost 2 years, me Nd the Boards are doing our ministry of our Church. Shepherding the flocks of Jesus.
During youth encounter, the preacher spoke a prophetic work to me and the other leaders.
i told God if u want to use me, please help me and my family to walk with Jesus and last year my family decided to be baptized in water and my husband is serving the Lord. Answered prayers.That’s the evidence of my call. How can I serve God if my family is not with me.
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