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Chosen, consecr

called to covenaand

commissione

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Why?

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• Who we are as discip

of the Lord Jesus• Why  we are here and

doing what we're doin• What  God is about in

and among us

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Truth 1: We have b

chosen by God

f h h d

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from my )ather # have made

nown to you You did notchoose me, but I chose you and

appointed you that you should goand bear fruit and that your fruitshould abide( so that whatever

you as the )ather in my name% hmay give it to you This #command you% to love one

another*

-  Jn 15:14-17, RSV 

f hi i

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for his own possession% outof all the peoples that are onthe face of the earth #t was

not because you were more innumber than any other people

that the L+,- set his love uponyou and chose you% for you

were the fewest of all peoples(but it is becausethe Lord loves you.*

- Deut 7:6-8, RSV 

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 God chose what is foolish in thworld to shame the wise% God

chose what is wea in the worto shame the strong% God chowhat is low and despised in thworld% even things that are noto bring to nothing things tha

are%*

- 1 Cor 1:26-28, RSV 

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Love is a free

choice

! h h

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!.even as he chose us in him before the

foundation of theworld% that we

should be holy andblameless before

him*- Eph !", #$% 

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Truth /: God consecra  us to 0imself

t t

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o s own peop e, t at youmay declare the wonderful

deeds of him who called you

out of darkness into hismarvelous light. Once you were

no people but now you are

God’s people once you had notreceived mercy but now you

have received mercy.!

- 1 Pt 2:9-10, RSV 

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Truth : God call

us into covena

with 0im

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2all 3Lat: 

vocare4

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The nature of God's call:•#t is God's idea% not ours

•

#t is personal and re5uires apersonal response

•#t is corporate and re5uires a

corporate response•#t is God who e5uips us with tgrace to respond

•The call often seems

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2ovenant

myself %ow therefore if you w

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myself. %ow therefore, if you woey !y "oi#e $n% &ee' !y

#o"en$nt, you ()$ll e !y ow

 'o((e((ion $!on* $ll 'eo'le( all the earth is mine, and you s

be to me a kingdom of priests a

holy nation. &hese are the worwhich you shall speak to the

children of #srael.!

- + 19:4-6, RSV 

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67 /8 3the &enCommandments4

Th t t th t

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The covenant meant thatbothGod and #srael have to liv

in a certain way:•'or #srael( to live the moral life

•'or God( to be faithful to #srae

)in protecting, providing,governing and being

present to #srael*

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 been

  commission

by God

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To be fruitful

•

“+that you should go and bear fruit, fthat abides.! 

Jn 15:16.

•/hearken to these ordinances, and kand do them...he will love you, bless yand multiply you he will also bless thof your body and the fruit of your gro

Deut 7:12-1

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)ruitfulness glories Go

“By this, my 'ather is gloried, you bear much fruit and so provbe my disciples.! Jn15:8.

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)ruitfulness in:

• our personal life )ofholiness*

• service and mission

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+ur response to the four tru

•Gratitude: to &ruth -•'oliness: to &ruth

•Commitment and (delity :

 &ruth /•$ervice and mission: to &r

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God loves us;

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+ur response:To love 0im and

to mae 0im love

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6nd of

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