Beneath the Surface: Going Deeper Than Appearances! | Part 5: Deeper Calling!

Ephesians 4:1 (NLT)

Lead a life worthy of your calling … you have been called by God.

Deeper Calling Question #1: “ Are You, Lord?”

Seeking the Caller Means …

… We Jesus, not just believe in Jesus!

… Both a change of direction and a change of !

Philippians 3:10 – I want to know Christ …

Deeper Calling Question #2: “ Should I Do, Lord?”

Acts 22:10 (NLT)

“What should I do, Lord?” And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do.’”

God guides in !

Psalms 37:23 (NLT)

The LORD directs the steps of the godly…

God guides the guide-able!

God guides using multiple !

God guided Paul through:

• Godly people (like Ananias)
• Scripture
• The Holy Spirit – our Jesus promised Helper and Guide!
• Closed doors and Open doors
• Visions and dreams

Proverbs 3:5-7 (MSG)

Trust GOD from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. ⁶ Listen for GOD’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. ⁷ Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to GOD!

Guidance flows out of trust … not control!

God guides through God-shaped !

Acts 15:36 (MSG)
Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit all our friends in each of the towns where we preached the Word of God. Let’s see how they’re doing.”

Psalms 37:4 (NLT)

Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires.

God-delighted hearts become God-directable hearts!

Deeper Calling Question #3: “What Am I For?

James 4:17 (NIV)

If anyone knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin.

Ephesians 5:15,16 (GW)

Be very careful how you live. Don’t live like foolish people but like wise people. ¹⁶ Make the most of your opportunities …