Sermon 6-13-99 Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon 6-13-1999 Isaiah6:1-8

Intro...trip to Nebraska...looking for inspiration
Lord please give me something worth $200
Gos has a way of getting his business done
So it was in the case of Isaiah

He finds himself in the throne room of God
What was the room like?
Doesn't matter
Being in the presence of God was overwhelming
Enamored with our new building???
We need to see God in such a manner that the building is nothing

In the presence of God he is aware of his sin
We together folks don't often thing of our sin]
Well, some are overwhelmed, paralyzed by their sin
Most have settled into the comfortable like
Isaiah in the presence of Gos is aware of his sin
I am unclean
O to be close enough to the Lord that I can see his holiness
And am aware of my sin
That may seem bad on the outside,
It really is good, God forgives sin...his sins are forgiven
Angel takes a coal to his lips

God is looking for someone
Not those who are perfect, but thoses who are gorgiven.
He asks the question...who will go?
Who will do the work of the Lord
Same question goes out today

Who will hear the call of God
Not just for preachers
though maybe it is time for the vacational call to do out
Years ago we sent people out into the ministry
The call is not just for preachers
All Christians are called to be about the Lord's work
No volunteers in the Kingdom, only servants
Jesus did not ask for volunteers
Baptism is symbolic of change, cleaning
Those who are baptized declare that their life is not about them

We have much work to do here at Woods Chapel
God has blessed us for a reason
Programs to touch lives, help the needy
Not programs for programs sake, but those things God is calling us to
I have it in my heart, I can perform it
Start small, see who else is interested, see how funding works
Real ministry springs from heart
missions is just on of those things...time to hear the call of God
Buttons, Wendy Calvert, Suzie Irwin, David Fox

In the past I have asked for your help
Often you have responded...not always but ofter
Today I do not ask for your help
I ask that God ask you to help him
That you will experience the presence of God
Know that your sins are forgiven
and hear him call you
I am praying for you I am praying that you will flat out hear his call
Here I am Lord, send me.

Let us pray