Ears to HearChurch Publishing, Inc., 2003 - 154 pages |
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... heaven and earth has singled us out for his call transforms our lives . We can't remain the same under the loving glance of the living God ! God's call , like his gifts , comes in many forms ( 1 Pet 4:10 ) . At different times we are ...
... heaven and earth has singled us out for his call transforms our lives . We can't remain the same under the loving glance of the living God ! God's call , like his gifts , comes in many forms ( 1 Pet 4:10 ) . At different times we are ...
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... heaven , when we see Jesus face to face , " we shall be like him , for we shall see him as he is " ( 1 John 3 : 2 ) . Our call now is to open ourselves to the work of the Spirit . How can I be holy in my workplace ? How can I be holy in ...
... heaven , when we see Jesus face to face , " we shall be like him , for we shall see him as he is " ( 1 John 3 : 2 ) . Our call now is to open ourselves to the work of the Spirit . How can I be holy in my workplace ? How can I be holy in ...
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... heavens and count the stars — if indeed you can count them . ' Then [ the Lord ] said to him , ' So shall your offspring be " ( Gen 15 : 5 ; see also 13 : 14-16 ; 17 : 15-16 ; 22:17 ) . With these extraordinary promises , the Lord was ...
... heavens and count the stars — if indeed you can count them . ' Then [ the Lord ] said to him , ' So shall your offspring be " ( Gen 15 : 5 ; see also 13 : 14-16 ; 17 : 15-16 ; 22:17 ) . With these extraordinary promises , the Lord was ...
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... heavens and the earth " ( Gen 1 : 1 ) . The very act of creation involved risk , as God called into being a reality separate from himself , created and dependent , infused with his life and yet not divine . Even more risky , God created ...
... heavens and the earth " ( Gen 1 : 1 ) . The very act of creation involved risk , as God called into being a reality separate from himself , created and dependent , infused with his life and yet not divine . Even more risky , God created ...
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... Heaven , " which pictures Jesus as a dog relentlessly pursuing its prey . I fled Him , down the nights and down the days ; I fled Him , down the arches of the years ; I fled Him , down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and in the ...
... Heaven , " which pictures Jesus as a dog relentlessly pursuing its prey . I fled Him , down the nights and down the days ; I fled Him , down the arches of the years ; I fled Him , down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and in 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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