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Beloved Bible teacher Derek Prince is known for his in-depth study of Scripture and for helping people live out biblical truths in their everyday lives. Now he helps believers everywhere discover something truly priceless: their personal assignment from God. With a thorough examination of Old and New Testament passages, Prince shows readers:what a calling isthe specific gifts God giveshow to overcome obstacles to claiming their giftsseven steps to finding their place in God's serviceand much moreFull of timeless insights and wisdom to live by, Called to Conquer equips readers with the tools they need to find their calling, live with purpose and authority, overcome strongholds, and take their rightful place in God's army.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 octobre 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441213273
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Books by Derek Prince
Biography
Appointment in Jerusalem
Derek Prince: A Biography by Stephen Mansfield
Guides to the Life of Faith
Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose
Bought with Blood
Declaring God’s Word
The End of Life’s Journey
Faith to Live By
The Gifts of the Spirit
God Is a Matchmaker
God’s Remedy for Rejection
The Grace of Yielding
How to Fast Successfully
Husbands and Fathers
Marriage Covenant
Power in the Name
Prophetic Guide to the End Times
Rediscovering God’s Church
Rules of Engagement
Secrets of a Prayer Warrior
Shaping History through Prayer and Fasting
Spiritual Warfare
They Shall Expel Demons
Through the Psalms with Derek Prince
Transformed for Life
War in Heaven
You Matter to God
Systematic Bible Exposition
Entering the Presence of God
Foundational Truths for Christian Living
Lucifer Exposed
Promised Land
Self-Study Bible Course
You Shall Receive Power

© 2010 by Derek Prince Ministries International
Published by Chosen Books a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.chosenbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2010
Ebook corrections 04.05.2022
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means – for example, electronic, photocopy, recording – without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4412-1327-3
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture is taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture marked NASB is taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Scripture marked NIV is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Scripture marked RSV is taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture marked TLB is taken from The Living Bible , copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
Scripture marked KJV is taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
This book was compiled from the extensive archive of Derek Prince’s unpublished materials and edited by the Derek Prince Ministries editorial team.
Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction
1. The Upward Call
2. What Exactly Is a Calling?
3. Seven Steps to Finding Your Place
4. Gifting: The Tools You Need
5. The Ministry Gifts
6. The Greatest Obstacle to Fulfilling Your Call
7. The Enemy in the Church
8. The One Who Guides You
9. Your “Self” Must Cooperate
10. The New Self: Where You Are Headed
11. Completing Your Assignment
12. The Hope of Your Calling
13. A Kingdom of Priests
Index
About the Author
Books by Author
God . . . has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
2 Timothy 1:8–9
Introduction
W hat is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word calling ? Does it elicit thoughts of becoming an evangelist or a missionary in some remote and difficult place? How would you answer if people asked about your calling?
Multitudes of Christians fail to realize they even have a calling. Subsequently, very few discover and pursue their own personal calling. This unfolding of purpose and destiny is what Derek Prince teaches through this book in his uniquely clear, accessible, biblical way.
At a strategic moment in Derek’s life, the Lord asked him a probing question: Are you satisfied, or do you want to go further? After taking time to consider the question, Derek replied, “I am not satisfied.”
In recounting the story, Derek went on to say:
When I said, “I’m not satisfied,” I realized for the first time how dissatisfied I really was. So often in the religious life, we try to keep up pretenses. We try to act as though everything was the way it ought to be and ask, “What else could there be?”
And yet somewhere deep inside us we know that we are not achieving our full potential. We know that there is so much more that God has for us, and there is so much more that is in the Scripture, and yet we are not achieving it. And yet we don’t want to face that fact. We just want to say to ourselves, “Well, this is the way it’s always been. This is the way it has to be, what more could there be? This is how people do it. This is how churches are run. This is how Christians live.”
God has to bring us to the moment of truth before He can help us. And when God faced me with that question— Are you satisfied? —and put me under an obligation to answer, and when I said to God, “I’m not satisfied,” I came to that moment of truth. I saw that there were many things in my life that were not really the way I could have wished them to be. I saw that there were many unfulfilled longings. I saw that there were areas of potential in me that were not being developed.
And I saw it all in an instant, by an inner revelation, but it didn’t come until I faced up to God’s question and gave Him an honest answer.
That is where the Holy Spirit does His wonderful work—tugging our hearts, pushing us forward, inviting, yes, even daring us to give everything to receive that which cannot be bought. As you accept His invitation and yield to God’s Word and the Holy Spirit, the Lord will use you to establish His Kingdom and bring glory to His name in ways you never dreamed of.
As Derek Prince writes, “The point at which God confronts you with His call is the most significant moment in your life. Your whole destiny for time and eternity will be determined by the way you respond.” So, let’s return to that probing question: Are you satisfied, or do you want to go further?
The International Publishing team of Derek Prince Ministries
1 The Upward Call
Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James . . . and John . . . in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
Matthew 4:18–22
I find it interesting that the first four men Jesus called were fishermen. In some measure, I think I understand the wisdom of God in His choice. Fishermen are a breed apart. If you are reading this and you are a fisherman, you know that fishermen are fanatics.
Sometimes when I have gone for a walk, I have passed by men who are fishing. I notice that the fish are not biting. But then I think, That doesn’t matter – they’re fishermen . Circumstances never bother them. Discouragement never affects them. Adverse weather is not a problem for them. They have a vision for fish.
The Lord gave us a wonderful message when He began His ministry with fishermen: Christians should be like that. We should be so passionate about answering His call that nothing else matters.
Notice, too, that Jesus did not waste a lot of words in calling His disciples: “Follow Me.” This may be the shortest sermon on record! As we will discover, He did not – and does not – do a great deal of explaining. This shows us that there is no compromise in this commitment to Jesus. There is no middle ground.
Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
Matthew 16:24–25
Later in His ministry Jesus gave this same call to another man: “Follow Me.” The man hesitated. “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Jesus replied, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the Kingdom of God” (see Luke 9:59–60). When Jesus says, “Now,” tomorrow is not good enough. He challenges us directly and lets us decide how we will answer Him.
I grew up in the Anglican Church in Britain, and I was a member for the first part of my life. They made it pretty easy to belong (as many churches do) by saying, “You don’t have to do much, but you do have to do just these few things.” I did all the things that I was supposed to do, but I never found reality in my life.
At the time, I did not know my own heart, but what I was looking for was a challenge. The first time I was confronted by the challenge of Jesus, I responded with total commitment. I suspect that many other people have not grown too excited by conventional religion. They are not fully satisfied, but they do not know what would satisfy them. I want to suggest that what they are looking for is the challenge of the unequivocal, uncompromising call of God. If you receive that call, do not let anything keep you back from the excitement of responding.
God’s call is holy and it is heavenly. It is an upward call. It is as if we move along a horizontal plane, and God’s vertical call comes from heaven and bisects our lives. Our lives before His call are quite different from what our lives become if we respond to that call.
You can save your life if you hold onto it. You can keep it for yourself, please yourself, make your own plans, do what you want to do, b