What Is Your Church Vocation?

...What do you think God wants you to do with your life?  God wants
you to know His will (Ephesians 5:17) and He will help you discover
it (Romans 12:1).

GOD'S PURPOSE
-Every Christian is called to Christian service (Ephesians 4:1).
-God reaches out through His people to the world (II Corinthians 5:20).
-God gives us spiritual gifts to minister to others (Romans 12:6;
I Peter 4:10).
-God gives leaders to the church to equip its people for ministry.
"And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; 
and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, 
for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ"
(Ephesians 4:11-12).

OUR NEED
-Our need is to be laborers in the fields that are white to harvest
(Luke 10:2).
-We need to win the world to Christ because the world is lost and
going to hell (Matthew 7:13-14).
-Our need is to do the will of God (Philippians 2:13).
-We need to train others for service (Ephesians 4:11-12.

GOD'S PROVISION
-God will not ask you to do anything He will not equip you to do.
-God calls you to Christian service (I Samuel 3:8, Acts 9:1-20).
-God promises to be with you and to help you (Exodus 4:123; Joshua 1:9).
-The Holy Spirit will empower you (Acts 9:6).
-Anything He leads you to do is possible in His strength 
(Philippians 4:13).

OUR RESPONSE
-Prove what is God's will for vocational service by complete surrender
to Christ as Lord (Romans 12:1-2).
-Be willing to do God's will (Acts 9:6).
-Trust God for guidance. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge 
him, and he shall direct thy paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6).
-If you are willing to do God's will, He will reveal His will to you.
There is no need to be anxious.  He will lead you a step at a time.
Respond to each step as He reveals it and act by faith.  Counsel with 
Christian leaders (I Samuel 3:1-10).  Begin serving faithfully where 
you are (Ecclesiastes 9:10).  Pray for guidance.

MY COMMITMENT
...Dear Lord, thank You for providing a perfect plan for my life.  I
am committed to doing Your will as You reveal it to me.