Jesus Calls

by Gonzalez, Justo L.

• ISBN13: 9780687007400
• ISBN10: 0687007402
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-31
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

Session One: Jesus Calls Into Existence (John 1:1-14). The call of Jesus not only invites and summons, it also creates, re-creates, shapes, and empowers.Session Two: Jesus Calls Into Discipleship (Luke 5:1-11). The call of Jesus is not always a dramatic call to something unusual or heroic, but that it can also come as a series of calls experienced as minor steps in daily life.Session Three: Jesus Calls by Naming and Renaming (Matt. 16:13-20). Examines the way discipleship takes shape according to one's view of Jesus.Session Four: Jesus Calls Into Death and Life (Matt. 16:21-26). Explors the cross of Jesus and the relationship of uffering and self-denial in the call that invites people to discover their true selves.Session Five: Jesus Calls Into Family (Matt. 12:46-50). Explores how the church is a family, how this relates to one's own calling from Jesus, and how it may help in responding to difficulties now facing the family as an institution.Session Six: Jesus Calls Into Service (Matt. 25:31-46). Helps readers understand that Jesus calls and meets people through their serving others.Session Seven: Jesus Calls Through Others (Acts 10). Helps readers see that the call of Jesus can come through other people, both inside and outside the church.Session Eight: Jesus Calls Into Mission (Matt. 28:16-20). Helps readers understand the Great Commission as both a calling and a sending into witness and service.

Table of Contents

Meet the Writer	4	(1)
A Word of Welcome	5	(1)
How to Use This Resource	6	(1)
1. Jesus Calls Into Existence	7	(12)
2. Jesus Calls Into Discipleship	19	(12)
3. Jesus Calls by Naming and Renaming	31	(12)
4. Jesus Calls Into Death and Life	43	(12)
5. Jesus Calls Into Family	55	(14)
6. Jesus Calls Into Service	69	(12)
7. Jesus Calls Through Others	81	(10)
8. Jesus Calls Into Mission	91