SLIDE 1: MAXIMIZE YOUR CALLING AT THE LOCAL CHURCH FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT.

(Ephesians 2:10; Romans 12:6-8)

SLIDE 2: The subject of calling is very important in every believer’s life. But the truth is that, when we
take 100 people from this congregation, maybe more than 95% do not know their calling. How then can
you even maximize it?

SLIDE 3: So first, in this my delivery, I will attempt to explain;

1. The meaning of calling

2. The types of calling
3. How to identify your calling
4. How to maximize it in the local church.

SLIDE 4: Your Calling is your God-given assignment on earth, due to which He has made its resources
available unto you, and will require you to give accounts of, when you stand before Him.

SLIDE 5: “Before I made you in your mother’s womb, I chose you. Before you were born, I set you apart
for a special work.”
Jeremiah 1:5 (NCV).

SLIDE 6: In this world, everybody has been called to do something. The people who are struggling are
those who have not yet found what they have been called to do.

SLIDE 7: TYPES OF CALLING

1.GENERAL

2. SPECIFIC
SLIDE 8: THE GENERAL CALL
The call of God is on your life even before you are born:

1. THE CALL UNTO SALVATION

You are called to be saved.
(from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light – 1 Peter 2:9) That's your first call.
Everyone has that call.
You must ensure to remain in this call and stay in the light with

2. CALLED TO SAVE (MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION - 2 Corinthians 5:17-18)

We're all called to be ministers of reconciliation, to minister salvation to the lost and to minister
to one another as brothers and sisters through the Word of God

3. CALLED TO SERVE— God places different calls on different men and women's lives to be of
service to Him in the kingdom of God.

You are called to serve God. Growing up, you may have thought that being “called” by God was
something only missionaries, pastors, nuns, and other “full-time” church workers experienced, but
the Bible says every Christian is called to service. Your call to salvation included your call to service.
They are the same. Regardless of your job or career, you are called to full-time Christian service

Luke 4: 38-39 (ASV) Peter’s Mother In-Law ministered to them after she was healed.

THE SPECIFIC CALL (Romans 12:6-8)

You were shaped to serve God

Each of us was uniquely designed, or “shaped,” to do certain things. Before architects design any new
building they first ask, “What will be its purpose? How will it be used?” The intended function always
determines the form of the building. Before God created you, he decided what role he wanted you to
play on earth. He planned exactly how he wanted you to serve him, and then he shaped you for those
tasks. You are the way you are because you were made for a specific ministry.

HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR CALLING

How God Shapes You for Your Ministry

Whenever God gives us an assignment, he always equips us with what we need to accomplish it. This
custom combination of capabilities is called your

SHAPE: (Rick Warren)

Spiritual gifts
Are you someone who dreams, and it mostly comes to past, you are called to be the Eye of the church.

Heart
(The Bible uses the term heart to describe the bundle of desires, hopes, interests, ambitions, dreams,
and affections you have. Your heart represents the source of all your motivations—what you love to
do and what you care about most. Physically, each of us has a unique heartbeat. Just as we each have
unique thumbprints, eye prints, and voice prints, our hearts beat in slightly different patterns. It’s
amazing that out of all the billions of people who have ever lived, no one has had a heartbeat exactly
like yours. In the same way, God has given each of us a unique emotional “heartbeat” that races when
we think about the subjects, activities, or circumstances that interest us. We instinctively care about
some things and not about others. These are clues to where you should be serving.
Another word for heart is passion. There are certain subjects you feel passionate about and others you
couldn’t care less about
Don’t ignore your interests. Consider how they might be used for God’s glory. There is a reason that
you love to do these things.
God wants you to use your natural interests to serve him and others. Listening for inner promptings
can point to the ministry God intends for you to have.

Abilities (Applying your abilities)

Your abilities are the natural talents you were born with. Some people have a natural ability with
words: They came out of the womb talking! Other people have natural athletic abilities, excelling in
physical coordination. Still others are good at mathematics or music or mechanics.

All of our abilities come from God.

Part of the church’s responsibility is to identify and release your abilities for serving God.

If you have this business ability, you should be using it for God’s glory. How?

First, realize your ability came from God and give him the credit.

Second, use your business to serve a need of others and to share your faith with unbelievers.

Third, return at least a tithe (10 percent) of the profit to God as an act of worship.

Finally, make your goal to be a Kingdom Builder rather than just a Wealth Builder

God will never ask you to dedicate your life to a task you have no talent for. On the other hand, the
abilities you do have are a strong indication of what God wants you to do with your life. They are
clues to knowing God’s will for you.

Your abilities were not given just to make a living; God gave them to you for your ministry. Peter said,
“God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to
others God’s many kinds of blessings.
1 Peter 4:10-11 NIV
 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully
administering God's grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, he should do it
as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the
strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus
Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Personality
The Bible gives us plenty of proof that God uses all types of personalities. Peter was a sanguine. Paul was
a choleric. Jeremiah was a melancholy. When you look at the personality differences in the twelve
disciples, it’s easy to see why they sometimes had interpersonal conflict. There is no “right” or “wrong”
temperament for ministry. We need all kinds of personalities to balance the church and give it flavor.

EXPERIENCE
You have been shaped by your experiences in life, most of which were beyond your control. God
allowed them for his purpose of molding you.

In determining your shape for serving God, you should examine at least six kinds of experiences from
your past:

• Family experiences: What did you learn growing up in your family?

• Educational experiences: What were your favorite subjects in school?

• Vocational experiences: What jobs have you been most effective in and enjoyed most?

• Spiritual experiences: What have been your most meaningful times with God?

• Ministry experiences: How have you served God in the past?

• Painful experiences: What problems, hurts, thorns, and trials have you learned from? It is this last
category, painful experiences, that God uses the most to prepare you for ministry.

God never wastes a hurt! In fact, your greatest ministry will most likely come out of your greatest
hurt.

God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others. The
Bible says, “He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled,
we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

8 KEYS TO MAXIMIZING YOUR CALLING

1. First realize your calling through your SHAPE
2. Acknowledge that all your gifts, talents and abilities are from God
3. Serve God and the church with your gifts and resources.
4. Live by the Laws that protect calling - Principles
5. You must have the right people around you
*** You are the books you read, the films you watch, the music you listen to, the people
you spend time with, the conversations you engage in. Choose wisely what you feed
your mind. Jac Vanec.
6. Invest in your calling
7. Pray towards your calling
8. Dare to do more Day by Day (be persistent and persevere because there are resistances,
discouragements, oppositions, and failures)