CHRISTIAN CALLING
CHRISTIAN CALLING
ROMANS 12:4-13
WHAT IS CHRISTIAN CALLING?
It can be defined as deeply personal invitation from God to live a life devoted to Him and His purpose. It encompasses both a general call to salvation and a specific call to a particular role or service within the Christian community and the wider world. All believers in Christ belong to one body: all are united under one head, Christ himself (1Cor. 12:12-26, Rom 12:4-13).
In this series we will be looking at Studying on,
- Public office Calling
- Private office Calling
- Purpose of our Calling
- Practicing our Calling
Today we will be studying on Public and Private office calling. May God Holy Spirit inspire us in Jesus Name
1. PUBLIC OFFICE CALLING. Eph. 4:11, 12, 1Cor. 12;28, Acts 13:1
Public office means those areas of services which are easily noticed by all within the body. We can describe them as pulpit related calling..e.g
a Apostles | e Teachers |
b Prophets | f Administrators |
c Evangelists | g Special services like Singers, Potters, ushers, builders, etc |
d Pastors |
2. PRIVATE OFFICE CALLING. Rom. 12:6-12, 27-28, Rom 12:4-8
These are areas of service or callings which are not so publicly noticed. For example: Givers, Counsellors, Intercessors, Prayer warrior. They are very important and significant. They include the calling of: