God is searching for men and women for His story.

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1 History

2 God is searching for men and women for His story. 2Chronicles 16:9 "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him..."

3 God is searching for men and women for His story. Isaiah 63:5 I looked, but there was no one to help, And I wondered that there was no one to uphold;

4 God is searching for men and women for His story. Ezekiel 22:30-31 "So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

5 When God Found a Man or a Woman, He sent them! Isa 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me."

6 When God Found a Man or a Woman, He sent them! Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD said to me: Do not say, 'I am a youth,' For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak.

7 When God Found a Man or a Woman, He send them! Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

8 We Have a Special Place in His Story. Act 17:24-28 "God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. "Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

9 We Have a Special Place in His Story. Act 17:24-28 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being,...

10 God knows the number of our days. We choose the content of those days. Psa 139:16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

11 Make a Choice to Be Part of His Story 2 Timothy 2: In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

12 God Created us to be Part of His Story. Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

13 We can fulfill His Story, accomplishing His Intent and Eternal Purpose. Ephesians 3:10-11 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

14 His Story is accomplished by Ordinary Men and Women. Act 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.

15 God has Chosen Ordinary Men and Women to Accomplish His Story. 1Corinthians 1:25-31 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

16 God has Chosen Ordinary Men and Women to Accomplish His Story. 1Corinthians 1:25-31 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence.

17 So Don t Judge by Appearance. 1Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

18 God Stands Ready To Work With You. Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

19 God Stands Ready To Work With You. Ephesians 3:20-21 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

20 God has Chosen Us for His Story 1Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

21 The Danger in History Zephaniah 1:12 "And it shall come to pass at that time that I will search Jerusalem (the Church)with lamps, And punish the men who are settled in complacency, who say in their heart, 'The LORD will not do good, Nor will He do evil.'

22 God is Searching for Men and Women for His Story. 2Chronicles 16:9 "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him..."