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"PAUL, A SERVANT OF JESUS CHRIST, CALLED TO BE AN APOSTLE, SEPARATED UNTO THE GOSPEL OF GOD…" ROMANS 1:1
1.1 THE CALL TO SERVICE
2.1 Listening to God's voice - 1 Corinthians 2:10-3:4
3.1 THE NATURAL MAN
Does not have the Holy Spirit and so can not hear the Spirit - 1 Corinthians 2:14
3.2 THE SPIRITUAL MAN
Has the Holy Spirit and hears the Spirit - 1 Corinthians 2:15-16
3.3 THE CARNAL MAN
Has the Holy Spirit, but tunes him out - 1 Corinthians 3:1-4
2.2 Living our lives with Christlike character - Ephesians 4:1-3
2.3 Doing every act as to the Lord - Colossians 3:23
2.4 Living with eternity in view - Philippians 3:14
1.2 THE CALL TO SPECIAL SERVICE
God's call as a special minister of the gospel
2.1 The basic criteria:
3.1 GOD INITIATED - Jeremiah 23:21
"I did not send these prophets, but they ran.
I did not speak to them, but they prophesied."
3.2 GOD DOES IT - 1 Corinthians 1:27-31
2.2 Some Old Testament examples of calling
3.1 ABRAHAM - Genesis 12:1-3
3.2 MOSES - Exodus 3:10
3.3 JEREMIAH - Jeremiah 1:4-5
3.4 ISAIAH - Isaiah 6:8-9
3.5 JONAH - Jonah 1:1-3
2.3 The New Testament call of God
Matthew 9:23; Acts 13:2; Acts 20:28; Romans 10:15; Ephesians 4:11-12
2.4 The nature of the call
3.1 THE CALL WITHIN - 1 Timothy 3:1
"If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work."
"…desire…" ὀρέγω oregw - "reach after, aspire to"
"…desires…" ἐπιθυμέω epithumew - set one's heart upon, desire passionately, long after"
May be a strong desire.
3.2 THE CONFIRMATION WITHOUT
4.1 Your gift brings blessing
4.2 The body provides counsel
Isaiah 30:21 "Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying, 'This is the way, walk ye in it,' when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left."
1.3 PAUL'S CALL TO APOSTOLIC SERVICE - HIS BELIEFS ABOUT HIS CALL:
2.1 His call was the will of God
1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:1
2.2 His call was to be a witness
2.3 His call was to proclaim a supernatural message
2.4 His call directed his life
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