How Do You Know That You Are Called To The Ministry?

What is a calling to the ministry?

Let's see what the scriptures show us that the above link doesn't go into...

A. God hath set some in the church. There is a divine call.

1 Corinthians 12:27

King James Version (KJV)

²⁷Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

²⁸And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

1. Ephesians 4:11 says "Jesus gave." This passage says "God set."

2. Notice this Corinthian passage calls the Body of Christ the Church. The Church is the Body of Christ. The Body of Christ is the Church. Not a congregational brand name church or a brand name fellowship or a geographical place or building. Not organizations.

B. God sets ministry gifts in the Church- not man.

1. There is a vast difference between God's setting some in the Church- and man's setting some in the Church.

2. A study of Church history reveals how down through the centuries various groups have endeavored to get back to what they call New Testament practices.

They've set up organizations which often were something man manufactured- something in the flesh, something carnal.

They "called" and "set" people who had no divine calling into certain offices.

This is unscriptural.

God does the setting.
God does the calling.

C. You do not enter the ministry- any phase of it- just because "you" feel it is a holy calling and you'd like to respond.

1. You cannot make yourself a ministry gift.
2. It is dangerous to do something just because "you" want to do it.

D. You do not enter the ministry because "someone else" tells you that you are suited for it.

1. Don't go because somebody else called you.
2. Don't go because your mother called you.
3. Don't go because your father called you.

There is a divine call. Recognize whether it is on your life and don't go out without it.

E. How can you tell a divine call?

1. You will have the conviction in your own spirit.
    You will have the witness in your own heart.

2. God deals with man's spirit.

3. Learn to listen to your spirit.

A. Learn to listen down on the inside of you and you will know many things you don't otherwise know.

B. But if you are just messing along in the world, about half~dedicated, half~in~half~out, because you are living too much in the carnal area, carnality will dominate you and you won't be conscious of your spirit.

C. If you are fully dedicated and consecrated to God to do anything He wants you to do, you will become concious of that something inside you.

d. There will be a divine compulsion on the inside of you.

F. The methods by which men are called are unimportant. But obedience to the call is important.

1. If methods were important, the Bible would emphasize them; it does not.

2. The Bible has much to say about obedience.

3. Sometimes God does move in extraordinary ways. But this is not the rule.

A. Sometimes people will have visions. Paul did.

B. Prophecy. Ministry gifts are not set in the Church by prophecy. There may come a confirmation by prophecy.

Acts 13

¹Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

²As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Barnabas and Saul were not called by prophecy. They were not set in by prophecy or by man. God just confirmed something by prophecy.

1. If a so~called prophecy does not confirm what you have in your own spirit, forget it.

G. Seeing a need is not a call to ministry.

1. If we are not careful, we slip into the attitude of the Church in general that seeing a need is a call. This is not scriptural. THIS IS NOT A DIVINE CALL.

2. Naturally, as Christians we see a need, we are concerned about that need and will endeavor with all the ability we have to minister to that need. That is scripturally correct. But it is not to be confused with the divine call to the ministry.

H. An anointing evidences a divine call.

I. If God didn't call you to full time ministry, don't try to get into it; you will be a misfit.

J. Knowing that you are divinely called settles the matter once and for all. There should be no confusion on the subject.

I am not moved by what I see.
I am not moved by what I feel.
I am moved by what I believe.

Learn what spiritural things are, they are more real than natural things.

Learn to look to your spirit.
Your spirit will tell you.
Your spirit will tell you things your head doesn't know....

Riders In The Storm

In 1973 I was the driver of the Maranatha van for the music groups that traveled to northern California from Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa.

 I was the "roadie." We would always pass this bay in San Francisco that had all of these very old navel ships...

http://scotthaefner.com/beyond/mothball-fleet-ghost-ships/

Choose Me

Jesus Christ Resume

Address: Ephesians 1:20 
Phone: Romans 10:13 
Website: The Bible. Keywords: Christ, Lord, Savior and Jesus 

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Objective 

My name is Jesus -The Christ . Many call me Lord! I've sent you my 
resume because I'm seeking the top management position in your heart. 
Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in my resume.
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Qualifications 

· I founded the earth and established the heavens, (See Proverbs 3:19) 
· I formed man from the dust of the ground, (See Genesis 2:7) 
· I breathed into man the breath of life, (See Genesis 2:7) 
· I redeemed man from the curse of the law, (See Galatians 3:13) 
· The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes upon your life through 
me, (See Galatians 3:14) 

Occupational Background 

· I've only had one employer, (See Luke 2:49 ). 
· I've never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or 
disrespectful. 
· My employer has nothing but rave reviews for me, (See Matthew 3:15 
-17) 

Skills Work Experiences 

· Some of my skills and work experiences include: empowering the poor 
to be poor no more, healing the brokenhearted, setting the captives 
free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and setting at 
liberty them that are bruised, (See Luke 4:18). 
· I am a Wonderful Counselor, (See Isaiah 9:6). People who listen to me 
shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil, (See Proverbs 1:33 ). 
· Most importantly, I have the authority, ability and power to cleanse 
you of your sins, (See I John 1:7-9) 

Educational Background 

· I encompass the entire breadth and length of knowledge, wisdom and 
understanding, (See Proverbs 2:6). 
· In me are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, (See 
Colossians 2:3). 
· My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp unto 
your feet and a light unto your path, (See Psalms 119:105). 
· I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart, (See Psalms 
44:21). 

Major Accomplishments 

· I was an active participant in the greatest Summit Meeting of all 
times, (See Genesis 1:26 ). 
· I laid down my life so that you may live, (See II Corinthians 5:15 ). 
· I defeated the archenemy of God and mankind and made a show of them 
openly, (See Colossians 2:15 ). 
· I've miraculously fed the poor, healed the sick and raised the dead! 
· There are many more major accomplishments, too many to mention here. 
You can read them on my website, which is located at: www dot - the 
BIBLE. You don't need an Internet connection or computer to access my 
website. 
References 
· Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healing, 
salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration and supernatural guidance 

In Summation 

Now that you've read my resume, I'm confident that I'm the only 
candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart. 
In summation, I will properly direct your paths, (See Proverbs 3:5-6), 
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Time is of the essence, (See Hebrews 3:15 ). 

Send this resume to everyone you know, you never know who may have an 
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Fascinating Survival Skills Shared

 I built this tiled roof hut in the bush using only primitive tools and materials. 

The tools I used have been made in my previous videos. It should be pointed out that I do not live in the wild and that this is just a hobby.

It should be obvious to most that this is not a survival shelter but an experiment in primitive building technology.

To cut and carve wood I used the celt stone axe and stone chisel made in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN-34...).

To carry water and make fire I used pots and fire sticks made in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKkH...).

Finally, to store fire wood and dry, unfired tiles, I used the wood shed built in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zajpk...).


The wooden frame was built with a 2X2m floor plan and a 2m tall ridge line with 1m tall side walls.

6 posts were put into the ground 0.25 m deep.

The 3 horizontal roof beams were attached to these using mortise and tenon joints carved with a stone chisel.

 The rest of the frame was lashed together with lawyer cane strips.

 The frame swayed a little when pushed so later triangular bracing was added to stop this.

Also when the mud wall was built, it enveloped the posts and stopped them moving altogether.

A small kiln was built of mud from the ground and a perforated floor of clay from the creek bank.

 Tiles were made from clay pressed into rectangular moulds made from strips of lawyer cane.

 20 tiles were fired at a time.

450 flat tiles and 15 curved ridge tiles were made with only a few breakages.

26 firings were done in all and the average firing took about 4 hours.
 
 The fired tiles were then hooked over the horizontal roof battens.

An underfloor heating system was built into one side of the hut to act as a sitting/sleeping platform in cold weather.

This was inspired by the Korean Ondol or “hot stone”.

 A trench was dug and covered with flat stones with a firebox at one end and a chimney at the other for draft.

 The flames travelled beneath the floor heating it.

After firing it for a while the stones stay warm all night with heat conducted directly to the sleeping occupant and radiating into the room.

The wall was made of clayey mud and stone.

 A stone footing was laid down and over this a wall of mud was built.

 To save on mud, stones were included into later wall courses.

 The mud was dug from a pit in front of the hut and left a large hole with a volume of about 2.5 cubic metres.

The finished hut has a swinging door made of sticks.

The inside is dark so I made a torch from tree resin.

 A broken tile with resin on it acts as a small lamp producing a lot of light and little smoke.

 The end product was a solid little hut, that should be fire and rot resistant.

The whole project took 102 days but would have taken 66 days were it not for unseasonal rain.

 For a more in depth description see my blog (https://primitivetechnology.wordpress...).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA/videos

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