Qualifying the Called

March 7         Qualifying the Called     2 Timothy 1:9

Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,” (2 Timothy 1:9)

 God Does Not Call the Qualified, He Qualifies the Called!

ELIJAH was suicidal -

JOB wished he was never born -

DAVID was depressed -

MOSES was anxious -

HANNAH was barren -

PAUL was in prison -

JACOB was a cheater -

PETER had a temper -

DAVID had an affair -

NOAH got drunk -

JONAH ran away from God -

PAUL was a murderer -

GIDEON was insecure -

MIRIAM was a gossip -

MARTHA was a nervous wreck -

THOMAS was a doubter -

SARAH was impatient -

MOSES had a speech impediment -

ZACCHEUS was short -

ABARHAM was old -

LAZARUS was dead –

What do all these individuals have in common? GOD SET THEM FREE! He used their struggles and turned them into a testimony of His great power! God can turn your worst seasons around and w3hen you choose to worship Him in the middle of the storm! Turn your eyes upon Jesus and away from the darkness and watch Him use you in amazing ways! Remember, each one of these individuals had a choice, and I implore you to worship God! It is your choice! You must choose to worship even when you don’t feel like it! You must choose to seek God even in the middle of suffering and distress! Remember, your worship of our amazing God will allow Him to strengthen and sustain you and allow Him to fulfill His calling for your life! REMEMBER: God Does Not Call the Qualified, HE Qualifies the Called! Romans 8:28-30 speaks the truth… 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Jesus called 12 ordinary men to change the world… As a Believer, He has called you! Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!