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CALLED TO THE KINGDOM

Are you restoring (something Israel had before)

the kingdom (political, territorial sovereignty)

to Israel (national, narrow)at this time (immediate)

CALLED TO THE KINGDOM

Ezekiel 37:25 “They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever; and David My servant will be their prince forever.”

CALLED TO THE KINGDOM

Malachi 4:5 “Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.”

CALLED TO THE KINGDOM

Luke 22:29–30“...just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

CHALLENGED TO WAITWait for promised power

Joel 2:28, 30 “It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind... I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth....”

CHALLENGED TO WAITWait for promised powerJohn 15:26–27 “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me, and you will testify also, because you have been with Me from the beginning.” cf. John 7:37-39; 14:16-17, 26; 16:7-15

CHALLENGED TO WAITWait for promised powerWait for coming kingdomEphesians 3:4–5 ...when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit....

CHALLENGED TO WAIT

CHOSEN TO BE SENT

Disciple = follower, learnerApostle = sent one

CHOSEN TO BE SENTIsaiah 43:10–12 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen... I, even I, am the LORD, and there is no savior besides Me... So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And I am God.”

CHOSEN TO BE SENT

Buddha's last words:"Work hard to gain your own

salvation."

Jesus' last words:"It is finished!"

CHOSEN TO BE SENT

APPLICATION

Called to the KingdomChallenged to waitChosen to be sent

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