Message Notes

SERIES: A CALL TO SERVE I

CALLING

1. Call to follow the Lord

Follow Me                                                                 John 1:43

2. Call to become Fishers of Men

I will make you fishers of men                             Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17

TRAINING

1. Foundations                                  Matthew 5-7

a) Character

b) Salt, Light, City

c) Who Christ is

d) Correction of wrong teaching

e) Almsgiving

f) Prayer

g) Treasures in heaven

h) The lamp of the body

i) Serving God or mammon

j) No worries

k) Judging

l) More on Prayer

m) The narrow way

n) Check: Not all are truly saved

0) Building on the Rock of the teachings of Jesus

2. Faith (Search)                                       Matthew 8ff

a) In Life

b) In ministry

c) In unexpected circumstances

d) A great faith desired

3. Dangers (that harm the soul)         Matthew 12ff

a) Fixed ideas (traditionalism)

b) Deadly spiritual influences

SENDING

1. A vision of the harvest field         Matthew 9:35-38

a) Seeing the multitudes

b) Moved with compassion

c) Sheep without a shepherd

d) Huge harvest field

2. Procedure of sending                   Matthew 10:1-4

a) Selection

b) Empowering

c) Instruction

d) Actual Sending

e) Reporting back