Prepared by: John Cheah What are we meant to do?

1. OUR CALLING
What we are meant to do?
25th Aug 2013

2. What are we called to do/be?
Family Work Country Personal
Faith Church Social Professional

3. Intro Story
OFFICE
FAMILY
CHURCH

4. What are we called to do/be?
Family Work Country Personal
Faith Church Social Professional

5. Jeremiah 1:4-10
1:4 Now the word of the LORD came to
me saying,
1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you, and before you were born I
consecrated you; I appointed you a
prophet to the nations."
1:6 Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Truly I do
not know how to speak, for I am only a
boy.”

6. Jeremiah 1:4-10 (cont...)
1:7 But the LORD said to me, "Do not
say, 'I am only a boy'; for you shall go to all
to whom I send you, and you shall speak
whatever I command you,
1:8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with
you to deliver you, says the LORD."
1:9 Then the LORD put out his hand and
touched my mouth; and the LORD said to
me, "Now I have put my words in your
mouth.
1:10 See, today I appoint you over nations
and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull
down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build
and to plant."

7. The Calling of John?
I was never certain…

8. Still waiting for the specific call?
Don’t worry.
The General Call has
already gone out!

9. Luke 13:10-17
13:10 Now he was teaching in one of the
synagogues on the sabbath.
13:11 And just then there appeared a woman
with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen
years. She was bent over and was quite unable
to stand up straight.
13:12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over
and said, "Woman, you are set free from your
ailment."
13:13 When he laid his hands on
her, immediately she stood up straight and
began praising God.

10. Luke 13:10-17 (cont…)
13:14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant
because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to
the crowd, "There are six days on which work ought to
be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on
the sabbath day."
13:15 But the Lord answered him and said, "You
hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie
his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away
to give it water?
13:16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham
whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free
from this bondage on the sabbath day?"
13:17 When he said this, all his opponents were put to
shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the
wonderful things that he was doing.

11. Into the details
Background
Jesus' journey up to Jerusalem. He
stops in a synagogue on his way
through Samaria. The focus of
virtually that entire journey is Jesus'
various teachings along the way.
The Woman
In agony and in long time pain
The Healing
One done out of compassion and a
cause for celebration
The Local Leader
Indignant, stepped on turf?
Breaking law of the day?

12. Into the details (Part 2)
Angry Debate
Addressed at the crowd, but actually
a debate between the leader and
Jesus
The Crowd (Synagogue members)
Agreed with the leader?
Jesus’ Examples
Makes sense? Current practice?
Untied and set free
The Sabbath
Not important? Or what is more
important?

13. Restrictions today
Discovering our calling
How do we do this?
What is stopping us?
Living your calling
Facing obstacles?
What is hindering us?
What to do in the meantime?
Not sure yet?
What are we doing about it?
What then are we doing today?
Laws / Culture / Practices today
What holds us back from doing the
will of God today?

14. Our Future Hope
Luke 13:17
When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd
was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.
Look for opportunities to make a
difference….
It makes a difference….
It’s the right thing to do….
For the crowd rejoices…. And the Lord
will too…

15. So what are we called to do/be?
Family Work Country
Church Social ProfessionalFaith
Personal

16. The Greatest Commandment
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with
all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.'
Love your neighbor as yourself
Mark 12: 30-31
John 20:21
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

17. Pastor’s Sunday
Rev Augustin