Bo Prosser
Adult
• 5 Sessions of Learner’s Materials
• 5 Sessions of Teaching Materials
• 3 Handouts
1. Genesis 17:15-19; 18:9-15; 21:1-8
2. 1 Samuel 3:1-10
3. 1 Kings 18:30-40
4. Matthew 9:9-13
5. Acts 9:1-22
We have all been called! Some of us may need to respond to the call. Some of us may misunderstand the call. Some of us may still be listening for God’s call or searching for the appropriate response. Regardless, God has gifted us all and called us into service.
These Bible studies bear witness to the reality of God’s call. Sarah thought God’s call to motherhood was impossible. Samuel was confused by the whispered call of God. Elijah’s call was affirmed and validated in many ways. Matthew was clearly called by Jesus even though the religious leaders disagreed. Paul’s call drastically changed his life and the face of Christianity. These are exciting stories of call and response. Yet, these are no more exciting or dramatic or important than your call.
In studying these call experiences, perhaps you can clarify your call experience. Witness the varying forms of God’s call, the variety of people called, and the variety of responses. Perhaps God’s call to you will become clearer. Hopefully, God’s call will become definitive for your life. As you study, pay attention…God is calling, and the call is for you!
Bo Prosser is the author of the Is God Calling? study. He is also the coordinator for congregational life with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Atlanta and has served many years in the local church. He is a nationally recognized speaker and workshop leader and the co-author of Building Blocks for Sunday School Growth.
Cecil Sherman is the commentary writer for Is God Calling? A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he pastored churches in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and New Jersey, and served as visiting professor of pastoral ministries at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. He is the author of the autobiography By My Own Reckoning and the five-volume Formations Commentary series.
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