Calls in the Bible

Calls in the Hebrew Scriptures

  • Adam and Eve: Genesis 1: 26-31; 2: 4-25
  • Abraham and Sarah: Genesis 12: 1-6; chapters 15, 17 and 18
  • Issac and Rebekah: Genesis 21: 1-8; 22: 1-19; chapter 24
  • Jacob/Israel and Leah and Rachel: Genesis 25: 19-34; chapters 27-33
  • Joseph: Genesis 37; chapters r39-50
  • Moses:  Exodus 2-4
  • Joshua: Joshua 1
  • Deborah: Judges 4-5
  • Ruth: Ruth I: 1-18
  • Samuel: I Samuel 3: 1-10
  • David: I Samuel 16: 1-12; II Samuel 7
  • Elijah: I Kings 17-19
  • Elisha: I Kings 19:19-21; II Kings  2; 13:14-25
  • Amos: Amos 7-9
  • Hosea: Hosea 1-2
  • Isaiah: Isaiah 6 and 40
  • Suffering Servant: 42: 1-4; 49: 1-7; 50: 4-11; 52: 13-53: 12
  • Jeremiah: Jeremiah 1: 4-10; 15: 10-21; 20: 7-9
  • Ezekiel: Ezekiel 1-3
  • Daniel: Daniel 6
  • Judith: Judith 8
  • Esther: Esther 4; chapter C; 9: 20-32
  • Tobit: Tobit 1-3
  • Nehemiah: Nehemiah 1-2
  • Jonah: Jonah 1-3
  • Mattathias: I Maccabees 1-2
  • Job: Job 1 and chapters 38. 39, 42
  • Psalmist: Pslam 139
  • Sirach: Sirach 44-51

Calls in the Christian Scriptures

  • John the Baptist: Luke 1: 5-25, 57-80; 3: 1-20; Mark 1: 1-8; Matthew 3: 1-12; John I: 19-34; 3: 22-36
  • Mary: Luke 1: 26-56
  • Joseph: Matthew 1: 19-24
  • Jesus’ Baptism: Mark 1: 9-13; Matthew 3: 13-4:11; Luke 3:21-22 and 4: 1-31
  • Disciples at Lake: Mark 1: 16-20 and 2: 13-17; Matthew 4: 18-22; 9: 9-13; Luke 5: 1-11; 5: 27-32; John I: 35-51
  • Disciples on Mountain: Mark 3: 7-19; family response, 3: 20-35; Matthew 9: 35-10:5; instructions, 10: 6-11; 1 Luke 6: 12-16; instruction, 9: 1-6 and 10: 1-20; John 15: 9-17; entire last discourse, chapters 13-17
  • Rich young man: Mark 10: 17-31; Matthew 19: 16-30
  • Penitent Woman: Luke 7: 36-50
  • Zacchaeus: Luke 19: 1-20
  • Nicodemus: John 3: 1-21
  • Woman at Well: John 4: 1-42
  • Women at Tomb: Mark 16: 1-8; Matthew 28: 1-10; Luke 24: 1-12; John 20: 1-18
  • Matthias: Acts 1: 15-26
  • Stephen: Acts 6-7
  • Paul: Acts 9: 1-25; 22: 3-16; 26: 12-18
  • Timothy: II Timothy 1: 1-14
  • Titus: Titus 1-2
  • Philemon: Philemon
  • Jesus, High Priest: Hebrews 4: 14-5: 10

Our calling

  • Who Is Jesus?:  Mark 8: 27-38; 9:30-32; 10: 32-34; Matthew 16: 13-28; 17: 22-23; 20: 17-19; Luke 9: 18-36; 9: 43-45; 18: 31-34
  • Who are followers?: Luke 9: 57-62
  • Prodigal Son: Luke 15: 1-32
  • Ten Lepers: Luke 17: 11-19
  • Rich and poor: Luke 16: 19-32
  • Last judgment: Matthew 25: 31-46
  • God’s people: Duetermonomy 6: 1-7:11
  • Called by name: Isaiah 43 and 49
  • Baptized in Christ: Romans 6
  • No boasting: I Corinthians 1: 26-31
  • Understand fully: Ephesians 1 and 4
  • Imitate Christ: Philippians 2: 1-18 and chapter 3
  • We proclaim: I John 1: 1-4