Oakwood Church

“But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.’”
Isaiah 43:1

“Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night…”
John 3:1

“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
John 3:2

Signs that God is Calling You:

1. You’ve seen the Power of God

“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
John 3:2

Signs that God is Calling You:

2. You feel Drawn to Jesus

“Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night…”
John 3:1-2

Signs that God is Calling You:

2. You feel Drawn to Jesus

“And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.”
Romans 8:30

Signs that God is Calling You:

3. You know you need a Change

“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:3

Signs that God is Calling You:

3. You know you need a Change

“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”
John 3:5

“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you…”
Ezekiel 36:25-27

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came… I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.”
Ezekiel 36:22, 24

Signs that God is Calling You:

3. You know you need a Change

“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean… And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you.”
Ezekiel 36:25-26

Signs that God is Calling You:

4. You realize Jesus is the One who can change you

“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness so must the Son of Man be lifted up that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.”
John 3:14-15

And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.”
Numbers 21:5

Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.”
Numbers 21:6-7

So Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.”
Numbers 21:7-9

Signs that God is Calling You:

4. You realize Jesus is the One who can change you

“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness so must the Son of Man be lifted up that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.”
John 3:14-15

Signs that God is Calling You:

4. You realize Jesus is the One who can change you

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16

Signs that God is Calling You:

4. You realize Jesus is the One who can change you

“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved.”
Romans 10:9

Signs that God is Calling You:

4. You realize Jesus is the One who can change you

“For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” Romans 10:10

Signs that God is Calling You:

1. You’ve seen the Power of God

2. You feel Drawn to Jesus

3. You know you need a Change

4. You realize Jesus is the One who can change you

Four Kinds of People:

• Nicodemus - self-righteous

• Mary Magdalene - self-loathing

• Matthew - self-focused

• Simon - self-reliant