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John 15:16 says Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of theFather in my
The Misconception: We believe that it was us that chose God. We often say it was me that went to
church, I heard the message, I got up when they made the alter call, I said the prayer, I got saved.
The Real Deal: God said I gave you the desire to go to church that night, I let the preacher preach that
message, I pricked you in your heart, I caused your legs to move, I caused you to pray, I gave you the
Holy Ghost. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you.
The answer to this question is summed up in John 3:16For God so Loved the world that he gave his only
begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
Chosen: Selected, Preferred, Special Deuteronomy 7:6says For thou art an holy people unto the Lord
thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are
(Originally this was talking about the Children of Israel; but Thanks be to God inRomans 11:7 the Bible
says And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree.)
Chosen by God Himself: Jeremiah 1:5says Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before
thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
John 15:16 says Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of theFather in my
Chosen to: 1.) Be a witness Isa. 43:10 says Ye are my witness, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I
have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no
2.) He has chosen us to go and bring forth fruit. Go and Bring are verbs (words of action). Faithful
Contrary to popular belief God did not choose you to sit in a church, but to be a worker. There is a job to
Fruit = produce, crop, out growth. The word produce means: to bring into being. We are to bring into
being the world into being Christians. Growth means to increase, escalation. Crop means: harvest a. The
word minister means: an under-rower. A under-rower was the slaves that sat in the belly of the ships and
** God is the Captain and His ship is the word of God, we are his ministers (slaves) to carry His word
b. To be steward of the mysteries of God. The word steward means: overseer. The steward was always a
slave, but he was placed in charge of the other slaves. (This does not mean that everyone will be a
pastor, but everyone has charge over the word of God to ensure that it is delivered to the world).
** The mysteries of God. A mystery is not something hard to understand, rather it is something that has
been hidden and kept a secret. 2nd Corinthians 4:3-4 says But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that
are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of
the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
How is the light or image of God going to shine Matt. 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. It shines through
We have been chosen to fight in the battle of Armageddon. Revelation 17:14 says These shall make war
with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they
that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful
The Price of being Chosen: John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but
because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
The reward of being Chosen: The Bible says Matt. 20:16 for many are called but few are chosen. If
we do as Moses as stated in Hebrews 11:25 Choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God,
John 15:16 says that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Colossians 3:24 says Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye
3.) To be the vessels God uses to show the world who he is.
God has chosen us to show the world how they should live in godliness and righteousness.
4.) Be a minister. 1st Corinthians 4:1 says Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and