How a Christian May Follow the Call to Discipleship Through Daily Life and Work

How a Christian May Follow the Call to Discipleship Through Daily Life and Work

The English word "vocation" comes from the Latin word vocare meaning

"to call". Every Christian has a calling or 'vocation' from God to be

good, to serve Him and to serve others. The term "disciple" is also

applied to every one who calls them selves a Christian.

"What am I going to do with my life?" or "What is God calling me to do

with my life?" We tend to think of the 'vocation' in terms of

religious life or priesthood when asking a general question about

'doing something'. Being a Christian is to be a disciple of Jesus and

every one of us has our own vocation from God. Christians are called

by God to use their wisdom to help Him and to help others as a part of

God's family. The calling of people to a life of holiness, to be

servants and witnesses of the Gospel is called a common vocation.

"As he was walking by the Lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon,

who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast

into the lake with their net, for they were fishermen. And he said to

them, ' Come after me and I will make you fisher of people.' And at

once they left their nets and followed him."

(Matthew 4:18-20)

"Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee

and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee,

preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the

boat and their father and followed him.

(Matthew 4:21-22)

"As Jesus walked beside the Sea at Galilee, he saw Simon and his

brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

"Come, follow ...

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...ugh their daily life. They can do this in a

number of ways:

Ø Reading in masses

Ø Preventing harmful drugs

Ø Preventing crime

Ø Stopping violence

Ø Feeding the hungry

Ø Housing the homeless

Ø Healing the sick

Ø Teaching children with the word of God

Ø To obey the 10 commandments

The Christian Church has one mission, to spread the gospel, and

everyone is expected to work together to carry this out.

What can Christians do to help others?

Ø Feeding the hungry

Ø Stopping violence

Ø Housing the homeless

Ø Healing the sick

Ø Reading in masses

Why do these things?

Ø To give other people chance to be happy

Ø To prevent the 10 commandments from breaking

Ø To be a good model for young children

Ø To tell people about what does God wants us to do