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Introduction - The Guest Room
When God breaks in, he calls us for life.
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in order to live
for the whole duration of our life
Life-Giving Purpose
God’s calling broke in to Samuel’s everyday work and made it holy
God’s calling wasn’t easily recognized
Samuel “didn’t yet know the Lord” v. 7, even though he was serving in the Tabernacle!
Samuel was ready and willing to receive God’s calling
Advent is a time for repentance, because God is pleased to use spiritually broken yet available people to do his will
Ask: Am I willing to shift my life, my patterns, and my core in order to make room for Christ’s calling in my life?
Doesn’t necessarily mean good things; Samuel seemed pretty upset a good bit of the time
Pray about what God’s calling for your life is
Ask others what they’re hearing
Be okay with not hearing your calling correctly
Commit to being available and act when called
Whole-Life Calling
God’s calling demands all of our life, not part of it
God’s calling caused Samuel to serve him for the entirety of his life
God’s calling caused John to speak when it cost him everything
Count the cost of following Christ
Advent represents God putting everything on the line for our sake (Easter is part 2)
The call is to put everything on the line for the sake of Christ
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