7 he had taken with tongs from the altar. W ith it he touched my mouth and DANGEROUS PRAYERS #3 - “SEND ME” said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” Isaiah 6:6-7 Isaiah 6:8
“Whom shall I send?... “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 THREE RESPONSES TO GOD’S CALL
JONAH: HERE I AM. I’M NOT GOING. CONNECT GROUP DISCUSSION ● “Go to the great city of Ninev eh and preach against it, because its 3 ● Name a place you’d love to be sent to and a place you’d never want wickedness has come up before me.” B ut Jonah ran away from the LORD... Jonah 1:2-3 to be sent to. Why? ● Which has been an anchor message for you: Search Me, Break Me, or Send Me? MOSES: HERE I AM. SEND SOMEONE ELSE. ● So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring m y people the 11 Start thinking. Israelites out of Egypt.” B ut Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:10-11 ● Do your prayers revolve more around what God can do for you or what you can do for God? Give an example of how you’d like to be ISAIAH: HERE I AM. SEND ME. praying. ● Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who ● List some typical excuses people give for not going to the places—or will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 doing the work—God calls them to.
Start sharing. Questions that create openness. (Choose two or three) WHAT YOU NEED TO FULLY SURRENDER TO GOD ● Which do you most lack: genuine experience with God, awareness of your sinfulness, or understanding of His grace? A GENUINE EXPERIENCE WITH THE PRESENCE OF ● Talk about the last time you felt compelled to do something out of GOD. your norm. How did you respond? Could it have been God sending ● In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, you? seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1 ● Currently, do you most identify with Jonah, Moses, or Isaiah? What ● Being in the presence of God brings us into a deeper might be keeping you from full surrender to God? submission to Him. ● Just like brokenness, being sent is not a one-time experience. To A GENUINE AWARENESS OF YOUR SINFULNESS. what or where are you being sent now? ● “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I Start praying. Be bold, and pray specifically. live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.” Isaiah 6:5 ● Lord, here we are. Make us aware of our brokenness. Show us Your ● One of the biggest cultural lies most people believe grace, God. And, send us to the people and places where You need today: “I’m a good person.” us. Amen.
A GENUINE UNDERSTANDING OF GOD’S GRACE. Start digging. Read Scripture about surrender. ● When you understand just how amazing God’s grace is, Matthew 28:16-20 Hebrews 11:8-12 it brings you to a place of complete surrender. Luke 1:35-38 Romans 10:13-15 ● Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which Start doing. Commit to a step, and live it out this week. ● What will be your first step of obedience to His call this week?