The Great Commission is to “make disciples,” not merely to “win converts.”
Nearly thirty years have elapsed between chapters two and three. John the Baptist reveals Jesus’ true identity as the Son of God...
In chapters 5 through 7, we heard Jesus teaching about the kingdom of heaven coming to earth. In chapters 8 through 9, we see him enacting that kingdom through deeds of compassion and...
Finally, the Bible says that your truest or deepest desires are also important to God. Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm...
These three considerations — the needs of the world, your skills and gifts, and your truest desires — are guides, but they are not absolutes. For one thing, in a fallen world, you...
The first consideration is the needs of the world. The single strongest indicator of what God wants you to do is probably your awareness of what needs to get done to make the...
The second consideration is your skills and gifts. The Bible says that God gives people gifts for accomplishing the work he wants them to do, and it names some of the gifts and...
How you work is at least as important to God as what job or profession you have. In every job, you have...
Here are three major considerations for discerning God’s vocational guidance.