Called

Called for God

Called

Lesson 2: Called For God

February 9 & 10, 2019

 

 

Calling:  An invitation to stand in a divinely appointed position

 

We Are Called To Live Here Like We Will There

 

We Are Called To Live Under God’s Grace

 

Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel — New International Version

 

Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slaveryNew International Version  

 

Galatians 5:2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. New International Version  

 

Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.  New International Version

 

Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.  New International Version 

 

We Are Called To Live Pure Lives

 

1 Thessalonians 4:2 For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. New Living Translation  

 

1 Thessalonians 4:4 Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor — not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. New Living Translation  

 

1 Thessalonians 4:7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. New Living Translation 

 

Ephesians 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. New Living Translation

 

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 rightNew Living Translation

 

2 Timothy 3:17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. New Living Translation 

 

We Are Called To Be God’s Friend

 

John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. New International Version

 

I Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, JesusChrist 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 betterNew International Version  

 

Psalm 149:4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the meek with salvation. Modern English Version