Series: Taking Off The Mask [#2]
I AM INADEQUATE
Isaiah 6:5
Introduction:
Last week I shared with you that I am taking off the mask; that I’m no longer trying to uphold some sort of image. Last week we looked at the fact that sometimes I don’t feel like praying. This week I want to tell you that I am inadequate to serve as a pastor. I can tell you all of the reasons why I shouldn’t be a pastor. In fact, I have written a resume in how to fail.
Resume for failure:
* I do not know enough.
* I am not good enough.
* I have made too many mistakes.
Isaiah 6:5, 8
You are a candidate for God to use if…
1. You have messed up big.
* Moses murdered a man.
* Abraham was a liar.
* Jacob was a cheater.
* Rahab was prostitute.
* David committed adultery.
* Paul murdered Christians.
Exodus 4:10-12
You are a candidate for God to use if…
2. You are unsure of yourself.
God doesn’t choose the prepared, He prepares the chosen.
1 Samuel 16:7
Acts 4:13
You are a candidate for God to use if…
3. Others think you are not.
Conclusion:
What is God calling you to do?
