{"id":500,"date":"2017-05-14T20:33:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T20:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=500"},"modified":"2017-06-13T20:35:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T20:35:18","slug":"07-the-call-of-god","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/sermons\/07-the-call-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"07 The Call of God"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Call of God<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Acts 13:1-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Saul and Barnabas was busy serving the Lord, God called them out to a work for them to do.<\/p>\n

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What the Call is Not<\/em><\/p>\n

It is not geographical<\/p>\n

We are lead to a place, we are called to a work<\/p>\n

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What a Call Is<\/em><\/p>\n

Mark 3:13-14 The Call is to be with Him<\/p>\n

Everyone is to be with Jesus and as they are with Him, He sent them out<\/p>\n

If you are with Jesus Christ you will always know where you are supposed to be<\/p>\n

Your greatest ability is your availability<\/p>\n

The call to preach is a very specific call.<\/p>\n

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The Call of God<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Spurgeon \u2013<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first sign of the heavenly call is an intense, all-absorbing desire for the work. In order for there to be a true call to the ministry there must be an irresistible overwhelming craving and raging thirst for telling to others what God has done for our own souls\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCombined with the earnest desire to become a pastor, there must be aptness to teach and some measure of the other qualities needful for the office of a public instructor. In order for a man to prove his call, he must make a successful trail of these.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to further prove a man\u2019s call, after a little exercise of his gifts, such I have already spoken of, he must see a measure of conversion-work going on under his efforts, or may conclude that he has made a mistake, and therefore, may go back by the best way he can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA step beyond all this is needful in our inquiry. The will of the Lord concerning pastors is made known through the prayerful judgment of His church. It is needful as a proof of your vocation that your preaching should be acceptable to the people of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Newton\u2019s Requirements<\/p>\n

A desire to serve God above all else<\/p>\n

A demonstration of preparedness and equipping<\/p>\n

A display of the providential working of God in his life and ministry<\/p>\n

\u201cthe man called of God is not called to the ministry as a fall back position due to his inability in some secular profession.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Be A Holy Man of God \u2013 II Kings 4:8-10<\/p>\n

Be with Jesus \u2013 Mark 3:13-14<\/p>\n

He is to give the people what has been given to him \u2013 John 15:15-16<\/p>\n

The difference between a servant and a friend is the servant doesn\u2019t know what his master is doing<\/p>\n

He is set apart \u2013 Acts 13:1-3<\/p>\n

The first ministry was to the Lord, then to the people<\/p>\n

Must succeed in your home \u2013 I Timothy 3:1-7<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t rear children by what we say, we rear them by what we do<\/p>\n

Preach the Word with Holy Boldness \u2013 Titus 1:5-11<\/p>\n

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How Do I Hear The Call<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psalm 37:4<\/em><\/p>\n

God will give us desires into my heart<\/p>\n

God will place in your heart the desire He wants you to have<\/p>\n

When God give you the desire, He will give you the ability to do it.<\/p>\n

The specific call to a work is a result of fellowship with Christ on a daily basis<\/p>\n

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Romans 12:1-2<\/em><\/p>\n

You can not know what Christ wants for you if you re not yielded to Christ<\/p>\n

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Be actively involved in your local church<\/em><\/p>\n

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The progression of a specific call:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Intellect \u2013 What we know and understand<\/li>\n
  2. Emotion \u2013 heart is affected by our intellect<\/li>\n
  3. Will \u2013 seals the decision<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Call of God Acts 13:1-4 As Saul and Barnabas was busy serving the Lord, God called them out to a work for them to do.   What the Call is Not It is not geographical We are lead to a place, we are called to a work   What a Call Is Mark 3:13-14 The Call is to be with Him Everyone is to be with Jesus and as they are with Him, He sent them out If you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[51],"ctc_sermon_book":[2],"ctc_sermon_series":[89],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[12],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"class_list":["post-500","ctc_sermon","type-ctc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctc_sermon_topic-surrender-for-service","ctc_sermon_book-acts","ctc_sermon_series-life-of-apostle-paul","ctc_sermon_speaker-scotty-backhaus","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/500\/revisions\/501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brnsermons.com\/scottybackhaus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}