Message Notes

(I) A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF BEING CALLED

1. A general understanding

2. A deeper understanding

a) Gained through knowledge

b) Gained through experience

c) Gained through reflection

(II) AN APPRECIATION OF A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF BEING CALLED

1. Greater clarity

2. Deeper wisdom

3. Sharpening of skills

4. Greater confidence

5. Greater facility of being able to teach others

6. A greater sense of satisfaction

7. An even more intimate relationship with God

(III) A PERSPECTIVE SHARED

1. Called from the womb

a) Reflection

b) Understanding

c) Appreciation:-

i) God’s plan

ii) God’s provision

iii) God’s protection

2. People who have understood this Concept

a) Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1)

b) Paul (Galatians 1)

c) Jesus (Isaiah 49; Matthew 1; Luke 2)

(IV) CHRISTMAS REFLECTION

1. Can we see God’s hand in our life?

2. Two special Psalms that reflect a deeper understanding of this concept

a) Psalm 71

b) Psalm 139