"The Call We Must Consider"

Sermon by Bro. Karl Sexton

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

National Association of Free Will Baptists Convention

Isaiah 6:8

There is a specific call for every life, but no one escapes the general call to missions. We are all called to be witnesses for God.

1. The Question of the Sovereign

• The Questioner - He is the Holy Lord God
• Verse 8, "who will go for us?" - shows us the Trinity
• We are called by the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost
• The Questions - Who will go?
• The question is still going out today, but are we listening for the call?
• The question demands a decision from us - will we go?
• The question denotes a duty to us - it is our job to go. We have to be witnesses for our generation (Judges 2:10).

2. The Qualifications of the Servant

• God must qualify us before He can send us.
• What motivates your service to God? Are you motivated by the call of God upon your life? Isaiah had been busy about religious activities in the temple, but his life was changed when he felt the call of God upon his life.
• Isaiah was confronted by God's preeminence - Matthew 6:33-34.
• Your witness comes from your worship. Is your worship about pleasing God, or is it about making yourself feel better?
• Jesus doesn't want to be your #1, He wants to be your ONLY One.
• Isaiah was convicted and cleansed - only a cleansed man can serve the Master faithfully. Once we are convicted and cleansed, we are ready to commit to the Lord's call.

3. The Quest of the Saints

• We are to share our message - of redemption and grace.
• We are to fulfill our mission - to go and make disciples.
• "I do not fear that the church will not succeed, but that the church will succeed at things that don't matter." - Unknown
• Our quest is personal - evangelism is not an option (Acts 1:8). We are all called to be witnesses for Christ.
• Our quest is pertinent - we must go and make disciples.
• Our quest is pressing - is the call of God burning in your heart?