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The Three-Mile Walk - Session 1 - Awakened to the Call
Jonathan and his armor-bearer give us a healthy example in 1 Samuel 13:1-7 of what it looks like to thoughtfully engage God's call on our lives by *owning the call, dreaming of the call, counting the cost of the call,* and *moving forward with the call.* They refuse to settle for anything less th...
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The Three-Mile Walk - Session 2 - Call to Holiness
The first leg of our journey on the *three-mile walk* is the call to holiness. But living a life of holiness isn't the key to getting God's attention—it's actually our response to God's invitation. We often ask ourselves, "What if I mess up?" When we allow fears of failure to keep us from moving ...
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The Three-Mile Walk - Session 3 - Call to Courage
The second mile on the *three-mile walk* is courage. Like Elijah whose hopelessness made him feel all alone (1 Kings 19:1-10), we need community with others and with God himself to keep us encouraged. God is inviting you to stand up, dust yourself off from discouragement, and move forward with co...
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The Three-Mile Walk - Session 4 - Call to Faith
The third mile of the journey is faith. Faith comes from understanding the nature and character of God. We see examples in Hebrews 11:17-40 of people who chose faith over fear and doubt, because God is trustworthy. The *three-mile walk* is a walk of faith from start to end. It sometimes requires ...
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The Three-Mile Walk - Session 5 - Engaging the Call
Engaging in God's call isn't just *one* three-mile walk — it's a lifetime of three-mile walks adding up to a lifetime of long-distance journeys. Step out and engage the call of God, even before knowing all the details. When Jesus called the first disciples, he didn't call them with details, he ca...