The Avenue Church
Join the Mission - Discovering Our Calling
Locations & Times
The Avenue Church
3030 Thatcher Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
To join the Discipleship Pathway text the word “path” to 719-881-8831
Discipleship is a life-long journey of taking our "Next Steps" in following Jesus. We identify 4 key areas (the 4 D's of Discipleship):
Deepening relationship with Jesus
Developing relationships with others
Deploying our gifts of service
Discovering our calling
Deepening relationship with Jesus
Developing relationships with others
Deploying our gifts of service
Discovering our calling
We discover our calling by identifying and acting on God’s unique path for each of us to reproduce our faith in the lives of others. Disciple-makers see where we live, work & play as opportunities to make a difference for the Gospel. This happens in a variety of ways and often involves areas of need that break our heart. Ultimately, it is how each of us make an eternal difference in the lives of others and bring glory to God.
1. It's Uniquely Yours
2. It's Eternally Focused
3. It's Immediately Relevant
4. It's Likely to Break Your Heart
5. It will Change You
"God Uses Broken Vessels but not Dirty Ones"
Practical Next Steps Challenge
Live - what specifically do you sense as your calling from God among those you are close to?
Work - How has God called you to make a significant difference in the areas of your life around work/school?
Play - How has God given you opportunities to make a difference with those whom you have relationships within the world?
Burden - What in the world around you just isn't right and grieves your spirit? How in some small way can you begin to make a difference in this area?
Live - what specifically do you sense as your calling from God among those you are close to?
Work - How has God called you to make a significant difference in the areas of your life around work/school?
Play - How has God given you opportunities to make a difference with those whom you have relationships within the world?
Burden - What in the world around you just isn't right and grieves your spirit? How in some small way can you begin to make a difference in this area?
Memory verse for this series:
Ephesians 4:16
He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
Ephesians 4:16
He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
Discussion Questions - Re-read our main passage from this week (Matthew 6:33) and then with your Growth Group, family, friends, etc. thoughtfully answer the following:
1. When you think of a “calling” what comes to mind?
2. Do you believe that God has a unique way for each of us to impact the world? If so, how do we go about discovering it?
3. How important is it to keep a focus on eternity when thinking about making change in the world?
4. How do we maintain the balance between eternally focused and immediately relevant?
5. If you could solve one problem in the world, what would it be and why?
6. What would it look like to address that problem in a personal, local way?
7. Everyone share one quality about each person that you see as significant to be able to affect change in this world.
8. What’s your next step in response to this message?
1. When you think of a “calling” what comes to mind?
2. Do you believe that God has a unique way for each of us to impact the world? If so, how do we go about discovering it?
3. How important is it to keep a focus on eternity when thinking about making change in the world?
4. How do we maintain the balance between eternally focused and immediately relevant?
5. If you could solve one problem in the world, what would it be and why?
6. What would it look like to address that problem in a personal, local way?
7. Everyone share one quality about each person that you see as significant to be able to affect change in this world.
8. What’s your next step in response to this message?
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https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/TheAvenueChurchGIFTEDNESS: DISCOVER WHAT YOU WERE BORN TO DO by Bill Hendricks
What were you born to do? Everybody everywhere was created to do something. We call that something your “giftedness.” In this series, you will go on a journey of discovering your own unique “giftedness” and experience the profound difference that those insights make in every area of your life.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/750276Called to Work
We typically think God calls specific men and women to the ministry. The rest have to settle with a secular job. Alex Medina, Creative Director and Producer at Reach Records, would disagree. Alex walks us through the nature of calling and the impact everyone can have for God's glory through their work.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/interactive-content/528158/details