CALLING:
OUR LIFE OF FAITH STARTS WITH GOD. IT IS GOD WHO CALLS US OUT OF THE DARKENESS OF SIN TO LIVE OUR LIVES IN THE LIGHT OF HIS LOVE; GOD WHO CALLS US TO BE A HOLY PEOPLE, A PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEDIATING HIS GRACE AND TRUTH TO THE WORLD (1 PETER 2:9). IT IS GOD WHO CALLS US IN CHRIST TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND BAPTIZE AND MAKE DISCIPLES IN HIS NAME (MATTHEW 28:19).