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Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 26/100)

Pray that Jesus Christ and His eminence would be our sole aim in life and ministry

Pray that we would die to the principles of the world and live in Jesus

Pray for Fort Bragg (Staff: Dennis and Shirley Abell, Sue Alspach, Dave and Marilyn Coffield, Doug and Kim Cote, John and Jeannie Hamilton, Tom and Paula Hess, Ben and Betts Kayser, David and Karen Linquist, Alonzo and Dana Murray, John and Jess Snyder, Chuck and Sherril Trego)

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Jesus in Colossians (2.13-23)

He becomes our life as we are joined together with Him by God 13

He paid the legal penalty for our sins on the cross 14

He has overcome all rulers and authorities 15

He is the realization of theology, religion, tradition, and mystery given by God 17

He is the Head of the body, the Church 19

He is the reason we die to the elementary principles of the world 20

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Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 36/100. WHEWHOO! Alabama way of saying Hallelujah. 36 is our highest ever. Thanks for praying for the Army work! )

That we would know and experience the treasures of wisdom and knowledge found in Jesus

That we would be filled with His presence in our day-to-day activities

Pray for Fort Bliss (Staff: Rusty and Eleanor Bean, Allan and Tiffany Taylor)

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Jesus in Colossians (2.1-12)

Jesus is referred to 22 times in chapter 2

He is the fullness of understanding and knowledge of God’s mystery 2

He has all treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Him 3

He merits good order and firmness in our faith 5

He is to be received as Lord 6

He is to be walked (lived) in 6

He is to be rooted, built, and established in our lives 7

He is the antithesis of the world 8

He is the full embodiment of deity 9

He fills believers 10

He is the head of all rule and authority 10

He has circumcised all believers with a spiritual circumcision 11

He buries and raises His believers from a spiritual death 12

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Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 21/100. Do you have Facebook friends that are prayer warriors? Invite them to pray for the Army work.)

Pray that we will become mature in all things by becoming more like Jesus in every way

Pray for all our staff in training that they would be spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally fit for service in the Kingdom to advance the gospel Into the generations

Pray for Ft Benning (Staff: Shawn and Marie Hatch, Eric and Robin Kennedy, Jim and Rolinda McKnight, Michael Owens, Ben and Karis Meier, Trent and Keri Wilhite, Chuck and Deb Wood)

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Jesus in Colossians (1.15-29)

He is the image of the invisible God 15

He firstborn of all creation 15

He created all things 16

All things were created through Him 16

All things were created for Him 16

He existed before all things 17

He holds all things together 17

He is the head of the Body, the Church 18

He is the beginning 18

He is the firstborn among the dead 18

He is preeminent in all things 18

God was pleased to dwell in Him in all fullness 19

He reconciled all things to God 20

He made peace by the blood of His cross 20-21

He presents those of the faith holy, blameless and above reproach to God 22

He called Paul to suffer for the sake of the Church 24

Christ in us is a glorious mystery and is our hope of glory 27

He deserves to be proclaimed with warnings and wise teaching 28

He is end-state of our maturity 28

He can work powerfully in us 29

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 21/100)

That the gospel of Jesus Christ would bear fruit and grow among us and beyond

That we would be strengthened in His glorious might in all endurance, patience, and joy

Pray for the Citadel (Staff: Eric and Dorita Deierlein)

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Jesus in Colossians 1.1-13

Jesus Christ is referred to 35 times in Chapter 1

He has apostles 1

There are saints and brothers in Him 2

God is the Father of Jesus Christ 3

People choose to have faith in Him 4

Jesus has ministers 7

He has a will for us 9

He is worthy to walk after 10

He can be pleased with us 10

He can strengthen us 11

He has a Kingdom we can belong to 13

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 24/100. 24 is a new high for us! Keep recruiting folks to our prayer team.)

Pray for the relationships between posts that they will glorify God and provide synergy and momentum

Pray that the revival in the Army would continue

Pray for Ft Meade (Staff: Roger and Danielle Cotton)

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Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 17/100)

Pray that I would be able to glean wisdom from some of the wise men in our Army work (Cecil Bean, Dave Coffield, Phil Partin, Lauris Shepherd, Ron Holechek)

That all decisions that are made are Christ centered and Kingdom based

Pray for Carlisle Barracks (Staff: Larry and Rita Sherbondy)

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Observations on the Call of God

Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 23/100. Two days in a row! Shooting for 25!)

Pray for our continuous joyous obedience to His call

Pray for the protection of our soldiers both physically and spiritually

Pray for our soldiers in Korea (Staff: Bill Meyer)

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Observations on the Calling of God

I believe that God can call us through a mystical or logical persuasion (Ex 3.1-11, Acts 9.1-9, 1 Tim 3.1-7 Mt 4.19, Mt 10.1-2, Mk 3.13-14, Lk 6.12-13)

I believe the call of God is a preordained sovereign act of His choosing and it cannot be revoked (Rom 11.29)

I believe there is a generic call to follow Jesus and make His disciples on every human on the planet (1 Pet 3.18, 2 Pet 3.9, Mt 4.19, 28.18-20)

I believe the call of God can be resisted and disobeyed (Ex 3.1-11, Jonah 1.1-4)

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Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 23/100. 23 people praying, that is our high to date. Let’s keep recruiting to our prayer team. We are looking for 100 people praying daily!)

Pray that men and women from our work will be missionaries all over the world

That God would give us committed laborers for His Kingdom in the Army

Pray for Fort Polk (Staff: Kevin and Shannon Lambert, Jon Spenn)

Answers to prayer: Doug Cote is doing much better and Tina Fajardo is recovering very nicely and has regained 20/20 vision. All Service Directors had their first conference call today and things are looking great for the military mission of the Navigators.

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Forms of God’s Calling

Mystical – Moses and the burning bush (Ex 3.1-11), Paul and the blinding light (Acts 9.1-9)

Logical – A man’s Desire to be an overseer (1 Tim 3.1-7), the 12 following Jesus (Mt 4.19, Mt 10.1-2, Mk 3.13-14, Lk 6.12-13)

Combination of Both – Jesus growing into His calling and hearing from God (Lk 2.40, Mt 1.16, Mk 1.10, Lk 3.22, Jn 1.32-33), Paul’s Missionary Journey into Asia Minor (Acts 16.6-10 Paul making decisions and then the HS directing) David being chosen by Samuel the prophet (1 Sam 16.1-13)

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Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 22/100)

Pray that we will be used of God to help others realize their great calling in Jesus Christ

Pray for more laborers for the harvest

Pray for Fort Jackson (Staff: Jason Peters)

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Principles in the Calling of God

God’s design for us is from eternity past (Ps 139.13-16, Jer 29.11-13, Eph 2.10)

And yet we are to respond by human will (Eph 4.1, 2 Pet 1.10)

But the calling of God is irrevocable (Rom 11.29)

Following Jesus is a generic calling to all men (1 Pet 3.18, 2 Pet 3.9, Mat 22.14)

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Praying for Our Army Work (Yesterday’s Prayer Warriors: 7/100. We need to recruit more prayer warriors to the effort. Please join me in asking folks to become a member of the Centurion Prayer Team)

Pray for the healing of Doug Cote, one of our staff at Ft Bragg, who has leukemia and has contracted pneumonia. This is a very dangerous combination

Pray for the communications aspect of my leadership in the Army Nav Ministry that I would inform, inspire, and encourage

Pray for the ministry at Ft Stewart (Staff: John and Sarah Beth Kreitzer)

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Observations from the Call of Timothy

Timothy was recruited by Paul to accompany him on the mission (Act 16.1-3)

Timothy came out of good stock being discipled by his mother and grandmother (2 Tim 1.5)

Throughout Paul’s writings to Timothy he give strong exhortation to fulfill his gifting as a spiritual leader (1 Tim 1.3,18, 4.12,14, 6.20, 2 Tim 1.8-9, 4.5)

Paul assumes that there will be a natural reproduction of Timothy’s calling (2 Tim 2.2)

Although there is certainly a spiritual/mystical component to Timothy’s calling, most of his calling is realized in Paul’s training and exhortation to be an godly effective overseer/elder (esp. in Ephesus)

Besides the example of the 12 and Timothy a key verse for the calling of God to vocational ministry as a natural/logical pursuit is 1 Tim 3.1-7.