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As a Christian, the intrinsic call is from Ephesians 2:10. The work we are created for has been designed by a master artist and architect and strategist. When we align with those works, we are most aligned with with our design.
'For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually
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“And these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work… this will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s son that we will be mature in the Lord.” (Ephesians 4:11-13)
Unity.
... See moreSince Christ is our model for personal ministry, we too want to understand people so that we can serve him in their lives. We too must be committed to entering their worlds. We can begin by taking the time to ask good questions and listen well. Our hope is that others would seek us out and share more of their true struggles, so that they may find,
... See morePaul David Tripp • Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission (The Gospel and Our Culture Series (GOCS))
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In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself
... See moreMorgan Harper Nichols • Honest Advent
Do we love God and others enough to drop the pretense and just be ourselves? Only the gospel simultaneously provides the humility and the confidence the pastor needs to be his real self. The pastorate is no place for image-managing, for worrying about our own PR. In any event, if everybody likes you, something’s wrong, and if everybody hates you,
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