May 4, 2025
God’s Calling is an Invitation to Stand in a Divinely Appointed Position
Ephesians 4:1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. New Living Translation
God Called You to Use You for His Purpose
Called to be Jesus’ Friend
1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. New International Version
Ephesians 1:16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. New International Version
Ephesians 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. New International Version
God Called You to Be Holy
1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours: … New International Version
Holiness is the state of being set apart by God, devoted to His purposes, and marked by moral purity, spiritual distinctiveness, and reflective obedience to God's character. It is both a position granted by grace through faith in Christ and a lifelong process of transformation by the Holy Spirit. In Scripture, the word “holy” (Greek: hagios) refers to anything that is separated from the ordinary and dedicated to the sacred—whether God Himself, His people, His temple, His Word, or His will.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men… New International Version
1 Corinthians 6:10 …nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. New International Version
1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. New International Version
1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. New International Version
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. New Living Translation
2 Timothy 3:17 God uses it (the Bible) to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. New Living Translation
We’re Called to Serve in God’s Kingdom
Jeremiah 1:5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” New Living Translation
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. New Living Translation
Ephesians 4:11 And he has appointed some with grace to be apostles, and some with grace to be prophets, and some with grace to be evangelists, and some with grace to be pastors, and some with grace to be teachers. The Passion Translation
Ephesians 4:12 And their calling is to nurture and prepare all the holy believers to do their own works of ministry, and as they do this they will enlarge and build up the body of Christ. The Passion Translation