Calling
What Jesus asks of his followers, and what he sends them out to do.
- You are already lightYou are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Matthew 5:14
- Women as the first witnessesDo not be afraid. Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.Matthew 28:10
- Power to bear witnessBut you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses.Acts 1:8
- A little saltYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again?Matthew 5:13
- A wasteful sowerListen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.Mark 4:3
- Faithful over a few thingsWell done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put…Matthew 25:21
- Two wordsFollow Me.Matthew 9:9
- Even when you doubtTherefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,…Matthew 28:19
- The Nazareth manifestoThe Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor.Luke 4:18
- To serveFor even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a…Mark 10:45
- Fire on the earthI have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!Luke 12:49
- Faithful in little thingsWhoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is…Luke 16:10
- DailyIf anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and…Luke 9:23
- Wise and harmlessBehold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and…Matthew 10:16
- Labourers for the harvestThe harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore,…Matthew 9:37 and 38
- Leading by servingBut it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you…Mark 10:43
- A new nameYou are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas (which is translated as Peter).John 1:42
- My foodMy food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.John 4:34
- New and oldFor this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a…Matthew 13:52
- Ten citiesWell done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall…Luke 19:17
- Many are calledFor many are called, but few are chosen.Matthew 22:14
- The Father is workingTo this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.John 5:17
- Nowhere to lay his headFoxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His…Matthew 8:20
- Not for everyoneNot everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.Matthew 19:11
- What is that to you?If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!John 21:22
- An unlikely choiceGo! This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings,…Acts 9:15
- Sent far awayGo! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.Acts 22:21
- Wages for your workIn the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive…1 Corinthians 9:14
- Lo, I comeHere I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.Hebrews 10:7
Reading plans with this theme
- Forty days to EasterThe life of Jesus in forty words, from the temple in Jerusalem to Easter morning. Start on Wednesday 17 February 2027 and read every day, Sundays included. Day 33 then falls on Palm Sunday, day 38 on Good Friday and day 40 on Easter Sunday, 28 March 2027. Lent itself begins a week earlier, on Ash Wednesday, because its Sundays are not counted.40 days
- Why he cameTen words in which Jesus himself says why he came. Lovely for Advent, or for any moment when you want to get back to the heart of it.10 days
- The beginningThe first words of Jesus, from the temple at twelve to the first days in Galilee. Eighteen days.18 days
- On the road to JerusalemThe long journey from Galilee to the city. Twenty words, from the Samaritans to Zacchaeus.20 days
- All the parablesForty-three stories and images Jesus used, roughly in the order of the Gospels. Just over six weeks, one story a day.43 days
- Jesus and your working weekAbout faithfulness, money, leadership, planning and rest. For people who work hard and want to know what Jesus says about it.11 days
- What it costs to followEight words about calling. Honest about the price, and about what you receive in return.8 days
- After the resurrectionFrom the empty tomb to the promise of the Spirit. Fourteen words of the risen Jesus.14 days
- The risen Lord speaksWhat Jesus said after his ascension, to Paul, Peter and Ananias, and the words Paul passed on from him.13 days