Gtcotr/ss120918
Key Scriptures:
Ephesians 2
8 For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
9 not a result of works, so
that no one may boast.
10 For we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Today
I have three messages concerning you being called by God:
The First Message: Called to Give
·
To
encourage people to make giving to the Church a part of their life.
2 Corinthians 9
7 Each one must give as he
has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a
cheerful giver.
8 And God is able to make all
grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work.
9 As it is written, "He
has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures
forever."
Note: I love the thought
that God is watching what I give to help His Church do the work of the Gospel.
And, that He blesses me accordingly.
10 He who supplies seed to
the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and
increase the harvest of your righteousness.
Every
person is given both bread and seeds … Bread is for us to eat … Seeds are for
sowing … Don’t eat the seeds!
Message Number Two: Called to Believe and Receive
·
To
teach people what it takes to answer the call of God on their life.
Luke 1 ESV
26
¶ In the sixth month the angel Gabriel
was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, "Greetings,
O favored one, the Lord is with you!"
29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying,
and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her,
"Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (God has chosen you,
Mary. You are the one!)
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb
and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son
of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father
David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob
forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
35 And the angel answered
her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called
holy — the Son of God.
36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her
old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was
called barren.
37 For nothing will be
impossible with God."
·
Mary
was the first person to ever believe Jesus was the Son of God.
·
She
was the first person to receive Jesus by grace, through faith.
·
Mary’s
acceptance of Jesus not only saved her soul but also saved her family and
ultimately the whole world.
·
Mary
answered the call of God by saying yes. She placed her trust in God concerning
the things she did not understand and could not do.
Miracles begin when people say yes to God.
Message Number Three: Called to Follow Him
·
To
encourage people and give them a chance to respond and answer the call of God
on their lives today.
Luke 9:23 And He said to all,
"If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross
daily and follow Me.
Just
say yes! Answer
the call! How? - take a step of faith now … Some of you feel that God is
adding you to this Church family … come and join now.
