Samuel was called, but he couldn’t hear. Most men wrestling through these issues can identify with him. We hear what seems like a calling—our circumstances speak, our desires speak, other people speak. But how do we know when a call is from God？ Samuel didn’t know. Eli didn’t know, at least not at first. How can we be sure？ The next section of this book is dedicated to exploring how you can be sure. We’ll explore six questions, the answers to which can reveal a genuine call to plant or lead a church. We’re going to spend a ton of time in the Pastoral Epistles, because that’s where called men
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