![]() ![]() The video clip “Forks” could be an idea for an opener for this topic. Use this to open a discussion about the many different calls God could potentially send our way. After a few minutes, go around the class and allow each student to explain what his or her string design represents. ![]() Ask them to use the string to outline something they could do for God. ![]() Give each student a length of string about one yard long. For example, the word “minister” might build off the letter M. ![]() Have students suggest words representing jobs we might be called to do that will fi t into the acrostic. On a large sheet of poster paper, create an acrostic using the word “commission” as your starting point. #Practical applications of holiness in my life and ministry how to#He knows just how to speak to us in a manner we will understand. Use these objects to illustrate that God’s call may come to us in different ways. All of us who have devoted ourselves to God for His service are usable vessels, though we may look very different, have different capacities (or talents), etc.īring an elk call, a whistle, and a cell phone to class. (They are all containers.) Notice that though they are all usable, they all look different. Ask your class what these objects have in common. These equip us to function in the role God has designed for us.Īrrange a number of containers around the room such as cups, mugs, glasses, buckets, etc. These all are part of the preparation for our call from God. He “shapes” us for the ministry He has given us. I can’t… But all of us are given some “gift” -some ministry or function God designed us to perform. Explain to your class that at times we may think, I don’t have any gifts. Make an acrostic by writing the letters S, H, A, P, E down the left side of a dry-erase board. We are mutually interdependent-we need each other! We all honor and respect our pastor, but what would the church be like if we had one hundred pastors? Who would sing the solo on Sunday morning? Who would direct the orchestra? Who would unlock and lock the church? Who would greet newcomers? Who would clean the baby room? By God’s design, a successfully functioning church requires many different individuals with diverse gifts and talents. However, it takes more than sugar to make a cake. Tell your class that you like desserts-perhaps “Eat dessert first” could be your motto. God has a use for each one of us.Ī similar point could be made using a variety of sports equipment. And every tool has a purpose! No designer crafts a tool for no reason. We must not try to do someone else’s task we are suited to accomplish our own. It is important that we find our purpose in life and fulfill our calling. God has a purpose for each of our lives and He has “shaped” us to accomplish that purpose. We would not use a wrench to hammer in a nail, nor a screwdriver to saw a board. Hold them up one at a time, describing the fact that each has a specific purpose. OPENER IDEAS/ACTIVITIESīring a variety of tools to class. It unlocks our potential for fruitful service, maximizes the talents and gifts that God has given us, and fits uniquely with the life circumstances, challenges, and opportunities that come our way. Having a purpose is the key to effective ministry. It is the driving force behind the activity of a holy, dedicated servant of God. Rather than pursuing our own paths and simply looking to God for His blessing upon our plans, we should actively seek to determine God’s purpose for us, and then invest our energies and focus into fulfilling that to the best of our abilities.Ī vision of what God has for us to do is an insight into how we can minister effectively in our world. However, if we have truly dedicated ourselves to God and set ourselves apart for His use, we must recognize that He has a specific plan for our lives and for how He wants to use us. Even as Christians, there can be a tendency to map out our own lives-to set goals, seek for education, choose life partners, and build associations on our own. We have many, many choices about how we will use the few, precious hours of our lives. We commit ourselves to using the aptitudes and skills He has given us in the advancement of His Kingdom. We choose to put Him at the center of our lives, recognizing that purpose in life flows out of a core intimacy with God and that a truly meaningful life will be found in fulfilling God’s specific plan for us. Lesson Key: As Christians who are set apart for God and dedicated to His service, God “owns” us. LIFE APPLICATION Learning God’s plan and specific purpose for us, and then investing our energies into fulfilling that mission to the best of our abilities. ![]()
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