Ears to HearChurch Publishing, Inc., 2003 - 154 pages |
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... gifts and his call are irrevocable " ( Rom 11:29 ) . While Paul's reference here is quite narrow — he's talking about God's ongoing care and concern for his chosen people , the Jews — the scriptures teach that God pours out his gifts on ...
... gifts and his call are irrevocable " ( Rom 11:29 ) . While Paul's reference here is quite narrow — he's talking about God's ongoing care and concern for his chosen people , the Jews — the scriptures teach that God pours out his gifts on ...
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... gift . ( Never mind the sad ending to the story : I was so nervous about that boy - girl party that I made myself nauseous and couldn't attend . ) But the mere fact that I had been invited changed me . Her glance had come my way . I ...
... gift . ( Never mind the sad ending to the story : I was so nervous about that boy - girl party that I made myself nauseous and couldn't attend . ) But the mere fact that I had been invited changed me . Her glance had come my way . I ...
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... gifts , comes in many forms ( 1 Pet 4:10 ) . At different times we are called in different ways , which means that God's call is not a once - in - a - lifetime event . It is an ongoing process , endlessly varied according to our need ...
... gifts , comes in many forms ( 1 Pet 4:10 ) . At different times we are called in different ways , which means that God's call is not a once - in - a - lifetime event . It is an ongoing process , endlessly varied according to our need ...
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... gift , unearned and unexpected . We appropriate this gift by faith as we entrust our lives to Jesus Christ ( Eph 2 : 8 ) . Throughout this book we will look at stories of people who have experienced God's call to salvation . The stories ...
... gift , unearned and unexpected . We appropriate this gift by faith as we entrust our lives to Jesus Christ ( Eph 2 : 8 ) . Throughout this book we will look at stories of people who have experienced God's call to salvation . The stories ...
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... gifts [ Christ ] gave were that some would be apostles , some prophets , some some evangelists , some pastors and teachers " ( Eph 4:11 Nrsv ) . He is here describing leaders in the Christian community . And what is the purpose of the ...
... gifts [ Christ ] gave were that some would be apostles , some prophets , some some evangelists , some pastors and teachers " ( Eph 4:11 Nrsv ) . He is here describing leaders in the Christian community . And what is the purpose of the ...
Contents
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Gods Call to Ordinary People Bezalel and Oholiab | 38 |
The Fear of Gods Call Joshua | 47 |
Called by a Community Deborah | 56 |
Gods Call and Our SelfImage Gideon | 64 |
An Unlikely Call David | 82 |
Call Forwarding Elijah and Elisha | 91 |
Called in Brokenness Hosea | 100 |
Gods Intrusive Call Amos | 109 |
Called in Holiness Isaiah | 117 |
When a Call Becomes a Burden Jeremiah | 126 |
Restoring a Lost Call Zerubbabel | 135 |
Called by Circumstances Esther | 145 |
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Abraham Amaziah Amos anoint asked Baal Bakersfield Bezalel and Oholiab Bible Billy Graham blessing broken brothers C. S. Lewis Canaanite Christian church command commitment death Deborah declares the LORD divine Egypt Elijah Elisha Esther every-member ministry faith Father fear Gideon gift God's call God's persistence God's plan God's voice Haggai hear God's heard heart heaven Holy Spirit Hosea invitation Isaiah Israel Israelites Jacob Jeremiah Jesse Jesus Christ Jews John Joshua Judah king kingdom knew Le Chambon leaders listen lives look LORD called Lord's Lugbara Midianites Mordecai Moses never NRSV obedience obey ordinary pain parish Paul Penuel person pray prayer promised prophet Questions for Discussion remember remind response Rokuemon Samuel Saul Scriptures self-image sense Shaphat simply sins Sisera someone speak spiritual story summons tells temple Testament things told transformed word worship Zerubbabel