When Will We Answer the Call
Jerry Watts
Matthew 9:35-38
- Read Text. Pray.
- Everyone here knows what this is (holding up a pager). Yes, this is a pager. This pager is issued by our county and is connected to the 911 dispatch and is set to the frequency of my volunteer fire unit. You know the drill; a problem occurs, they call 911, and then 911 sends the page (or the call out) to all of us in our department who, in theory, responds and assists with the problem. I've had the privilege of serving my community in this way on three occasions, two in Florida and now this one in Mississippi.
- You know how this works. Someone has a problem (I.E. fire, car accident, medical problem, etc), so they dial 911 and dispatch sends us an alert which breaks our tone which catches our attention. After we hear the tone, the dispatcher gives us a brief idea of what this call is. Upon hearing the call, every member of the fire department faces several choices.
- Should I go? Do I have the skills needed to assist in this situation?
- Can I go? When I hear the tone, before the dispatcher explains the call, I am thinking about my next 3 or 4 hours and what my schedule holds. Can I actually go and stay long enough to help?
- Will I go? Here is the deciding question, ''WILL I''!! Will I inconvenience myself? It's 2am, it's a long way out of my way, or I just don't feel like it. Candidly in the volunteer fire unit, many people who have been fully equipped to go, choose not to respond. After all, it is their choice.
- Please don't miss this: The call of Christ extends to every person who has been saved, changed, forgiven, as well as given a place in Heaven.
- Dear folks make no mistake, the divine pager has sounded for every one of us who is a member of God's family. It is not a matter of ''should I'' or ''can I'', it is a matter of ''WILL I'' or WHEN!!
- Our Lord Christ has given us a clear call, we are plan ''A'' and He has offered no plan ''B''. Scripture ...
Jerry Watts
Matthew 9:35-38
- Read Text. Pray.
- Everyone here knows what this is (holding up a pager). Yes, this is a pager. This pager is issued by our county and is connected to the 911 dispatch and is set to the frequency of my volunteer fire unit. You know the drill; a problem occurs, they call 911, and then 911 sends the page (or the call out) to all of us in our department who, in theory, responds and assists with the problem. I've had the privilege of serving my community in this way on three occasions, two in Florida and now this one in Mississippi.
- You know how this works. Someone has a problem (I.E. fire, car accident, medical problem, etc), so they dial 911 and dispatch sends us an alert which breaks our tone which catches our attention. After we hear the tone, the dispatcher gives us a brief idea of what this call is. Upon hearing the call, every member of the fire department faces several choices.
- Should I go? Do I have the skills needed to assist in this situation?
- Can I go? When I hear the tone, before the dispatcher explains the call, I am thinking about my next 3 or 4 hours and what my schedule holds. Can I actually go and stay long enough to help?
- Will I go? Here is the deciding question, ''WILL I''!! Will I inconvenience myself? It's 2am, it's a long way out of my way, or I just don't feel like it. Candidly in the volunteer fire unit, many people who have been fully equipped to go, choose not to respond. After all, it is their choice.
- Please don't miss this: The call of Christ extends to every person who has been saved, changed, forgiven, as well as given a place in Heaven.
- Dear folks make no mistake, the divine pager has sounded for every one of us who is a member of God's family. It is not a matter of ''should I'' or ''can I'', it is a matter of ''WILL I'' or WHEN!!
- Our Lord Christ has given us a clear call, we are plan ''A'' and He has offered no plan ''B''. Scripture ...
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