Called & Equppied
April 21, 2021 / Pastor Stefanie Anderson“But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Joshua 22:5
Called to the Lord your God.
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or a sister in need but has no pity on them how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 31:6
“If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?”
1 John 4:20
“Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Colossians 3:12-14
Called to in obedience to Him.
“Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart- they do no wrong but follow his ways.” Psalm 119: 1-3
Called to His commands.
“In fact this is love for God: to keep His commands and His commands are not burden some.” 1 John 5:3
“We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, I know him, but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in Him. Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus lived.”
1 John 2:3
Called to to Him.
“Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah either before Him or after him. He held fast to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses. And the Lord was with Him, he was successful in whatever he undertook.” 2 Kings 18:5
Called to Him.
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15
“But you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from your midst. Exodus 23:25
God equips you with
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
God equips you with for doing His will.
Hebrews 13:21 “Now may the God of peace, Equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ to whom be glory forever and ever Amen.”
God equips you with the
John 14:26 “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
God equips you with to help train and come alongside you to fulfill the calling on your life.