Answering the Call
Speaker: Dr. S.J. Bowers Pastor-Emeritus EMBC
Text: Gen 11:27-32; 12:1-9(1-4)
Title: Answering the call
CIT: The Call to follow God
Thesis: We must answer the call of God in our lives.
SO: That they will hear God’s call and answer faithfully
Prop Interog: Why ? Why is the call of God so important to us?
Scripture Intro
Introduction
We must answer the call of God in our lives because;
I. God calls us to live in a better place Gen 12:1
II. God calls us to live by a better program Gen 12:6-9
III. God calls us to live in a better promise Gen 12:2-3
Answering The Call.
Sermon Study Questions
Gen 11:27-32; 12:1-9 (1-4)
Purpose: We must respond to the call of God in our lives
God has called you. You may not have heard the call , but God has called you. God does not just call preachers, God calls everyone to walk according to His ways. Sometimes we do not hear God calling because our hearts are tuned to the things of the world and we cannot hear God because we are not listening. Other times we hear God but do not answer because we are not ready to change yet. We will answer, just not right now. But the bible says “when you hear God’s voice harden not your hearts.” Today is the day of salvation. We are not promised tomorrow. The best resolution that we can make at any time is answer the call of God when we hear Him. But why is it so important to answer the call of God? What is it that God is calling us to do? The answer is in the text , so let us turn to the text to discover the reasons for answering the call of God.
1. What did the sermon say to you?
Understanding The Text
2. Read John 10:27-30 What stands out to you in this passage?
3. What does John 10:10 teach us about God’s character?
4. What does Revelation 21:23-27 teach us about God’s love?
Applying The Text
5. Name three (3) of the reasons mentioned in the sermon that we should answer speedily when we are called into service by God.
- God calls us to ______ in a better ______.
• Explain what this means to you.
• God calls us to ______ by a better ______.
• Explain what this means to you.
• God calls us to ______ on a better ______.
• Explain what this means to you.
Owning The Text
6. What does Proverbs 3:5-6 exhort us to do?
7. What does Heb 3:7-8 exhort us not to do?
8. If you learned what God wants you to learn from Gal 3:26-29 , how would it impact those around you?
9. What should be your first step in answering God?
Sermon Study Questions. Copyright 2012 by Rev. S. J. Bowers