1. Faith (Re)Formation Four
Building Blocks
1. I Belong
2. I Know
3. I Hope
4. I am Called and Equipped

3. I am called and equipped
Our survey says!
Ephesian 4 assumes
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
So does HCLD1A1
Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

4. I am called and equipped
Basic shared calling: live the life
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

5. I am called and equipped
Specific calling: gifts of grace
7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
A victory celebration
“When he ascended on high,     he took many captives     and gave gifts to his people.”

6. I am called and equipped
Five part leadership community
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,
Purpose driven
12 to equip his people for works of service,
40 Days of Faith Formation: Living the transformed life

7. I am called and equipped
Body Building: bigger and stronger
so that the body of Christ may be built up 
Experiencing God together
13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God 
A high standard
and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

8. I am called and equipped
Clear and focused purpose
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.  
People who look and sound like Jesus
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

9. I am called and equipped
Healthy Missional Church
16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

10. I am called and equipped
Healthy Missional Church
People…
…coming to know Jesus Christ for the first time
…integrating scripture into life and ministry
…being engaged by God in worship
…serving with their gifts
…loving and caring for each other
…praying together
…working collaboratively with other ministries

11. I am called and equipped
…trusting one another and working in harmony
…giving generously and sacrificially
…helping hurting people
…living with a hunger for God
…believing in the leaders and the leaders believing in the people
…getting involved in mission activity
…working through conflict constructively

12. Discussion of the Week
What is one thing you are sure that you are called to do/be in your life?  How have you been prepared or how are you being prepared for this?