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How do we define “call”? We often think of Moses as the perfect example of call, but how do we know what call is when we do not see burning bushes? In this quarter we will look at three different types of call. Daniel shows how God’s call can work through our own personal values. Peter shows how call can take time to develop, and how accepting God’s call does not ensure an easy time. Hannah and Mary’s response to God’s promises show how passion and trust lead to call. Their combined stories also show us how Scripture can help inform us of our call.

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Unit 1: Daniel: Call and Integrity

Session 1. I Don’t Dance
Daniel 1:1–18

Session 2. Interpreting Dreams
Daniel 2

Session 3. Sticking to Your Convictions
Daniel 3

Session 4. God at Work
Daniel 6

Faith Statement:
Ministers Are to Be Called and Elected. Furthermore, no man ought to usurp the honor of the ecclesiastical ministry; that is, to seize it for himself by bribery or any deceits, or by his own free choice. But let the ministers of the Church be called and chosen by lawful and ecclesiastical election; that is to say, let them be carefully chosen by the Church or by those delegated from the Church for that purpose in a proper order without any uproar, dissension and rivalry. Not any one may be elected, but capable men distinguished by sufficient consecrated learning, pious eloquence, simple wisdom, lastly, by moderation and an honorable reputation, according to that apostolic rule which is compiled by the apostle in 1 Tim., ch. 3 and Titus, ch. 1. (The Second Helvetic Confession, 5.150)

 
     
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Unit 2: Peter: Sculpting the Rock

Session 5. Following a Voice
Matthew 4:18–22; 16:13–20

Session 6. The Gravity of the Situation
Matthew 14:22–33

Session 7. Try and Try Again
John 18:15–27; John 21:15–19

Session 8. Built on This Rock
Acts 15:1–21; 1 Peter 5:1–11

Faith Statement:     
This faith is different in degrees, weak or strong; may be often and many ways assailed and weakened, but gets the victory; growing up in many to the attainment of a full assurance through Christ, who is both the author and finisher of our faith. (The Westminster Confession of Faith, 6.080)

 
     
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Unit 3: Hannah and Mary: Responding to the Call

Session 9. Wishing and Hoping
1 Samuel 1:1–20

Session 10. A Promise Is a Promise
1 Samuel 1:21—2:10

Session 11. Something about Mary
Luke 1:26–38

Session 12. It's Just Like . . .
Luke 1:46–55

Session 13. Promises Broken?
Luke 2:25–35; John 19:16b–27

Faith Statement:     
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man? A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. (The Shorter Catechism, 7.001)
The church responds to the message of reconciliation in praise and prayer. In that response, it commits itself afresh to its mission, experiences a deepening of faith and obedience, and bears open testimony to the gospel. Adoration of God is acknowledgement of the Creator by the creation. Confession of sin is admission of all men’s guilt before God and of their need for his forgiveness. Thanksgiving is rejoicing in God’s goodness to all men and in giving for the needs of others. Petitions and intercessions are addressed to God for the continuation of his goodness, the healing of men’s ills, and their deliverance from every form of oppression. The arts, especially music and architecture, contribute to the praise and prayer of a Christian congregation when they help men to look beyond themselves to God and to the world which is the object of his love. (The Confession of 1967, 9.50)

 
     
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