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Welcome to The Overflow Podcast. My name
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is Craig Booker. The title of this
episode is Called To Who Before Do.
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A lot of the material for this week’s
episode was inspired by Pastor Craig
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Groeshel’s book The Power to Change
Mastering the Habits That Matter Most].
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Note, I will talk a lot about mental health,
but please note this is not a substitute for
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therapy or mental health care. I am not
a counselor or a physician. If you need
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help with mental health challenges, please
find a qualified mental health professional.
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The title of this episode is Called
To Who Before Do. In the last episode,
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we talked about the concept of
Future You. In this episode,
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we focused on the idea that as followers
of Jesus, we are called to more.
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Not necessarily more money, a bigger
house, vacations, or followers,
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but fulfilling who God created us
to be. There’s nothing wrong with
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those things but they are not the
type of more God calls us toward.
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When God calls us he calls us to who before do.
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So in this section, Craig Groeschel
outlines two types of more.
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The first type is based on sin. we want more
money a bigger house cars clothes vacations
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friends and followers. It is never enough. No
matter how much we have we always want more.
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The second type that he outlines
is a Godly type of more. So this
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is fulfilling who God created us to be.
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Start With Who. When most Believers
think of calling they tend to think
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about what they’re going to do before they
think about who they’re going to become.
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Some examples of do.
Overseas or inner-city missions
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Maybe starting a Ministry
Starting a non-profit.
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These might eventually come but only after
discovering who God is calling you to be.
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Here are a few quotes from
Craig Groeschel. He says,
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“Your calling is more about who you’re
becoming than what you are doing.”
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“Understanding our who illuminates our do.”
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“Another way to say this is you are called first
to salvation then to sanctification then to
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serving. Sanctification and serving will then run
parallel until Heaven. The two work hand in hand.”
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Let’s think about the two who’s of Jesus and
you and how they give significance to your do.
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Two Who’s
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A quote from Craig Groeschel says,
“If your due is about who God wants
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you to become and who you want to
become, then your do is not small.”
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Now we have an exercise for this section,
and it lists out different topics. So
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the first one is salvation, and it
says if you are a follower of Jesus,
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briefly write out your testimony
how you came to Salvation in Christ
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The second one is sanctification. List the
most significant changes Christ has made in
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your life since salvation. The third one is
serving what is your do your calling to serve
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is there a service that you sense God has called
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you to do but the opportunity has not
come yet and it asks you to explain.
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That’s all for this episode. Thank you
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This past week focused on the idea that as followers of Jesus, we are called to more. Not necessarily more money, a bigger house, vacations, or followers, but fulfilling who God created us to be. There is nothing wrong with those things, but they are not the type of more God calls us toward. When God calls us, he calls us to who before do.
Called To Who Before Do
Do Examples :
• Overseas or inner-city missions
• Start a ministry
• Start a non-profit
These might eventually come, but only after discovering who God is calling you to be.
“Your calling is more about who you are becoming than what you are doing.”
“Understanding our who illuminates our do.”
“Another way to say this is you are called first to salvation, then to sanctification, then to serving. Sanctification and serving will then run parallel until heaven. The two work hand in hand.”
“Let’s think about the two whos of Jesus and you and how they give significance to your dos.”
“If your do is about who God wants you to become and who you want to become, then your do is not small.”
SALVATION
If you are a follower of Jesus, briefly write out your testimony-how you came to salvation in Christ.
SANCTIFICATION
List the most significant changes Christ has made in your life since salvation.
SERVING
What is your do – your calling to serve?
Is there a service that you sense God has called you to do, but the opportunity has not come about yet? Explain.
If your do is about who God wants you to become, about who you want to become, then your do is not small.
Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.
-Luke 9:48 NLT
[1] Groeschel, C. (2023). The Power to Change: Mastering the Habits That Matter Most. Zondervan.
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