Bellingham Church of Christ

Church Planting Series

October 12, 2011
Part I - Class #3

Embrace Your Calling

Opening Activity:
Question #1: How did God first call you?
Personal Response:
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Question #2: What Scripture do you most often associate with your call from
God?
Personal Response:
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Question #3: Besides your call to discipleship/salvation, what else has God
called you to do?
Personal Response:
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Owning the Church Planting Vision Why plant churches?

Embrace Your Calling
1. The Call is Gracious
a. We Receive an Offer of (?) _______________ (Genesis 12:1-3)
b. We are (?) _______________
c. We are (?) _______________ (Genesis 12:12-13)
2. The Call is Necessary
a. To (?) _______________ Following Jesus
b. To (?) _______________ Following Jesus
3. The Call is Radical
a. The Call is (?) _______________ Radical (Genesis 12:1)
What does God ask Abraham to do here? Where does he tell him to
go?
b. The Call is (?) _______________Radical (Genesis 12:2, Acts 3:2526) be a blessing
4. The Call Invites a Personal Response
a. How does God phrase his invitation in this passage? (Isaiah 6:8-9)
b. Even our identity plays a part in our call (Romans 1:6)
B.
Additional Scriptures for Study and Reflection

Bellingham Church of Christ

Church Planting Series
October 12, 2011
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1 Samuel 3:1-21
Jude 1:1
Romans 1:1 & 1 Corinthians 1:1
Romans 8:30

Part I - Class #3
5) 2 Peter 1:3