the table

We've had a powerful series this month and tonight we'll conclude on the thought of "what are you bringing to the table?"

Romans 6:13 "Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God."

1.When Paul uses the term "instrument of evil," he uses a word that can refer to a tool or weapon.

1.Our skills, capabilities, and bodies can serve many purposes, good and bad.

1.In sin, every part of our bodies are vulnerable.

2.In Christ, every part can be an instrument for service.

1.It is the one to whom we offer our service that makes the difference.

3.Will you give yourself completely to God, asking him to put you to good use for his glory?

2.What part of your body have you not completely given to God?

1.Your mind? Choices, attitudes, wandering.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NLT) "We are human, but we don't wage war as humans do. [4] We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. [5] We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ."

1.Your Spirit? The true inner workings of God in you. Your emotions, character, true you. The you God knows.

1.Omnipresent-God is present everywhere all at the same time.

2.Omniscient-God knows all things.

3.Omnipotent-God's unlimited power, able to do anything.

Hebrews 12:9 (NLT) "Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn't we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?"

1.Your members?

1 Corinthians 9:27 (NLT) "I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified."

1.Discipline your mind, your spirit and your body to do what you want and need it to do for God.

2.Don't disqualify yourself by not hearing and responding to the voice of God.

3.Don't disqualify yourself by knowing what to do then refusing to make yourself do it.

4.Your body and all it's 2000 parts is a terrible thing to waste but such a powerful thing to surrender.

Proverbs 6:16-19 (NLT) "There are six things the Lord hates- no, seven things he detests: [17] haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, [18] a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, [19] a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family."

1.Haughty eyes.

1.Arrogantly superior.

2.Lying tongue.

1.Refusal to tell the truth.

3.Hands that kill the innocent.

1. Abortion, murder.

4.A heart that plots evil.

5.Feet that race to do wrong.

6.A false witness who pours out lies.

7.A person who sows discord in a family.

1.These sins are in a provoking manner to God, which are hurtful to the comfort of human life.

1.These things which God hates, we must hate in ourselves; it is nothing to hate them in others.

2.Let us reject all such practices, watch and pray against them;avoid, with marked disapproval, all who are guilty of them, whatever may be their rank.

1.When I think about what I bring to the table, what I personally offer, I want to be loyal to God, loyal to His message, loyal to His mission and not just faithful.

1.There is a huge difference between being loyal and being faithful.

2.Many people faithful to the core but disloyal to the cause.

Loyal-showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution.

Faithful-constant, reliable.

1.It could be that your current life challenge is just God giving you an opportunity to do something you've never ever done before?

1.To be a voice of God to this generation you must know who and what you are to this generation.

2.God has gifted you, open your mouth to speak for Him, open your heart to serve for Him, open your ears to the injustice in this society, and open yourself to others they desperately need the message.

Romans 12:9-10, NLT "Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other."

1.Most of us have learned how to pretend to love others--how to speak kindly, avoid hurting their feelings, and appear to take an interest in them.

2.We may even be skilled in pretending to feel moved with compassion when we hear of others' needs, or to become indignant when we learn of injustice.

1.But God calls us to real and sincere love that goes far beyond pretense and politeness.

2.Sincere love requires concentration and effort.

3.It means helping others become better people.

4.It demands our time, money, and personal involvement.

1.We are the change the world is waiting for.

2.We've got a love the world is desperate for.

1.Use my calling, use my gift to change the world!

1.Now, right now is my time I am the voice to this generation I abandon all to you God and only to you will I surrender.

2.Carry hope, let love shine and show this world that mercy is alive.

3.Whatever you are bringing to the table is what is being consumed by this generation, by this culture, by society, by your friends, your family.

1.So it's imperative that you bring your very best, your anointed, your reason and calling from God to this table.

4.The world needs your testimony of hope, your testimony of passion, your testimony of salvation, your testimony of rescue, your testimony of His Spirit's power working in you!

Acts 4:32-33 (NLT) "All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. [33] The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God's great blessing was upon them all."

1.God's great blessing was upon them all.

1.God's great favor and protection was upon them all.

2.Your love in us has given us the power to change the world.

3.Your love in us is how we change the world.

Called

#youngLeader truly KNOWING your CALLING will RELEASE YOU to a lifetime of FRUITFUL SERVICE.

#youngleader if you aren't working hard, learning, expanding your integrity you certainly can't expect the people around you to be either!

#youngleader If I read my story in the scriptures, would it say that I had radical faith or would it say that I was a person who played it safe?

#youngleader The hunger for significance can destroy us. It can drive us away from what God is doing. Remembering the story of David & Saul.

The call of God will Seize you, Separate you, then it will Secure you.

1.The call of God will Seize you.

1.Look at Saul, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, the 12 disciples.

2.There is a definitive moment as God speaks to those He is calling.

1.The calling of God is irrevocable

Romans 11:29 (NLT) "For God's gifts and His call can never be withdrawn."

1.The bible says that it is without repentance or it is without desertion. You can not desert the call of God. The calling of God can never be turned away from and deserted.

1.God you called me. God you saw potential in me.

2.You saw your gifting being called out in me.

1.You can fight it but it will always be there, there is an internal gift, talent and ability that God has designed inside of you that He desires for you to use for His purpose that will lead others to an eternal relationship with Him.

2.No more no less. He placed this gift, this desire down deep inside of you that He desperately wants that calling to be tapped into so others lives are changed.

3.He doesn't call people to make them famous.

4.God doesn't call people to make them look intelligent.

5.He doesn't call them to get the world to see their gifting but to see Him.

2.Are you displaying Him?

3.Are you displaying Christ?

4.Does your calling exalt Him, thank Him, point to Him?

5.You somehow still think this whole deal is about you!

6.No way it's about Christ it's always been.

2. The call of God will Separate you.

Mark 1:16-20 (NLT) "One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. [17] Jesus called out to them, "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!" [18] And they left their nets at once and followed him. [19] A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee's sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets. [20] He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men."

Luke 6:12-16 (NLT)

"One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. [13] At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names: [14] Simon (whom he named Peter), Andrew (Peter's brother), James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, [15] Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the zealot), [16] Judas (son of James), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him)."

1.People, called of God understand that God is in control of their past, present, and future.

2.They don't get dismayed at the circumstances surrounding them they continually place confidence in Him.

1.The calling of the 12 was so important Jesus spent all night praying for God to reveal His plan to Him.

1.Many of us don't spend 5 minutes a day in prayer to communicate to God let alone time in prayer dreaming, planning, and preparing for the future.

1.The call of God will Seize you, Separate you, then it will Secure you.

3.Saul was blinded and thrown to the ground from horseback and was separated from those he was with!

Acts 9:6-16 (NLT)

Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." [7] The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone's voice but saw no one! [8] Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus. [9] He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink. [10] Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord!" he replied. [11] The Lord said, "Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. [12] I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again." [13] "But Lord," exclaimed Ananias, "I've heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem! [14] And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name." [15] But the Lord said, "Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. [16] And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake."

1.When the Spirit of God calls you He begins to call you out of something and into another.

1.He will call you out of the darkness.

2.He will call you out of the ignorant.

3.He will call you out of the selfishness.

4.He will call you out of sin.

5.He will call you out of some relationships.

6.He will call you out of mediocrity.

1.He will call you into the light.

2.He will call you into the intellectual.

3.He will call you into service.

4.He will call you into holiness.

5.He will call you into some relationships of submission, encouragement, accountability, and discipleship.

1.He will call you into greatness.

1.That greatness will include suffering.

3. The call of God will Secure you.

Matthew 10:1-4 (NLT)

"Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to cast out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and illness."

1.When you are on the team and under the authority of the leader, coach, or Pastor they got your back.

2.You have authority and power when you are under authority.

1.When you are submitted to the leadership of God that is where God blesses you not when your running your mouth, backbiting, disgruntled, or complaining.

1.As you keep humble God will raise you to a higher level, use you in greater power, and your gift because you are using it to exalt Him.

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 Youthrock Youth Pastors

 Michael and Tara Koelling

   Next Month we will launch the Impact Now Campaign! We accept the challenge to Double and Disciple Youthrock in the next year!