Oct 18-God's Calling

This Sunday we’ll finish our series on “God’s Calling.” On Nov 1, we begin our series on Philippians. I invite you to prepare by reading Acts 16.

Here’s what we talked about this week.

The call of Elisha (1 Kings 19:19-21). Elisha’s calling is to a life radically different from the one he has led. Elisha has radical obedience. A calling is sometimes this dramatically different than one’s current life. But usually not.

What is Elijah’s role in Elisha’s call?

1. Proactive. Elijah doesn’t just sit there. In a healthy faith community some are asking others about their call.

2. External affirmation to the internal witness. Elisha probably was thinking about this call before Elijah comes. The external affirmation is that Elijah put the cloak on Elisha. In a faith community today, someone considering a call (internal witness) should be able to get confirmation from the Body of Christ (external affirmation).

3. Willingness to nurture. Elijah commits to be a mentor to Elisha. In a healthy faith community, some are mentors.

Questions we discussed:

Where are our Elijahs? Our Elishas?

How do we discern what’s from God?

How can we be an Elijah?