Are you willing to be called?

I had the joy and privilege of sharing in the services at FBC Bloomfield yesterday. We are currently in a series called Follow Me: The Calling. I spoke from Luke 5:12-26. The topic of the message was, "Are you willing to be called?"

Scripture teaches that our calling as followers of Jesus Christ is never about us and always about Him. The passage in Luke deals with the cleansing of the man with leprosy and the healing of the paralytic. I shared seven points and seven words that describe what Jesus is calling us to.

• Engaged - Jesus went where people were hurting.
• Exalted - Jesus lives to the glory of His name.
• Radical - Jesus is in the business of changed lives.
• Counter Cultural - Jesus wasn't impressed by the attention.
• Passionate - Jesus was focused and intentional.
• Contagious - Jesus is the draw.
• Unpopular - Jesus confronted the skeptics.

I then asked seven questions related to these seven points. How would you answer them? I am personally giving attention to each one.

1. What would you have to change in your life in order for you to come in more regular contact with people who are different than you?
2. God, is this all there is, or is there more?
3. Are you willing for God to interrupt your comfortable life?
4. Who are you really living for?
5. Do you really believe Jesus is worth abandoning everything for?
6. Would you be willing to pray for God to raise up a holy passion in you?
7. If you were absolutely, 100 percent submitted to the will of God at this moment, what do you think he might ask you to do?


For the Sake of His Name,
Craig