Picking Up The Call
Revitalizing the divine connection.
Rachel Klinge
Part of New Life Novato Sermons—Just fill in, and email to yourself!
August 23, 2020

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“They

the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” —Genesis 3:8

Are You?

11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still

voice.
13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” —1 Kings 19:11-13

What are you doing here

? (put your name in)

18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” 20 And they left their nets at once and followed him.
21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. 22 They

followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind. —Matthew 4:18-22

• We mistakenly think of calling solely as a profession instead of a

.

• Follow is to be on the same road with, to be in union; to accompany. Not behind, but to

.

• Make is to author, prepare, produce.
• The

will make you.

He Has Called You:
John 15:15 – I no longer call you slaves, but I call you friends
Rom 1:7 - called to be saints
Rom 9:26 - called the children of the living God
1 Cor 1:2 - called you his holy people
1 Cor 1:9 - called you into the fellowship with his Son
1 Cor 7:15 - called us to live in peace
Gal 1:6 - called to live in grace
Gal 5:13 – called to be free
1Pet 5:10 – called to his eternal glory

is forged in the calling, because identity is fabricated through relationship with your heavenly Father.

• Perhaps, you can’t be all God made you to be if you don’t

behind.

• A dark time doesn’t

the purpose of God in your life.

“For the gifts and calling of God are without

.” —Romans 11:29

• Ready obedience was a testament to the

they possessed.