You are Called to be Sent

Sermon Series: “What on Earth am I Here For?”
Nov. 15, 2020
Pastor Phil Chorlian

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God created you to fulfill five callings:
- The call to be

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- The call to

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- The call to

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- The call to

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- The call to be

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My fifth calling in life: I’m sent to bring others into

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God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. —Ephesians 1:5 (NLT)

For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!” —Romans 10:13-15

You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. —John 15:16

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How can we

the call to bring other people into God’s family?

I.

that people say “yes” to God.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” —Matthew 9:36-38

Remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. —Ephesians 2:12

II. Share your

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A. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. —I Peter 3:15-16

B. The three

to sharing your story:

1. How I

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   I needed Christ.

2. How I

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   my life to Christ.

3. The

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   that it made.

C. Partner with your

to help connect people with Jesus.

1.Through

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Then the master told his servant, “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.” —Luke 14:23

2.By helping to care for the

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Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” —Matthew 25:34-36

3.By staying committed to ministering the gospel through the power of the

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“Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. —Acts 4:29-31