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As we start our new teaching series, Outsiders, Underdogs, and Long Shots, Pastor Scotty Priest preaches that God wants to make a difference in and through us, but so many times we can believe God doesn’t want to use us. We all come up with excuses for why we couldn’t or shouldn’t be used by God. One of excuses can be, “I’m not qualified, nobody believes in me.”
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
“God is not looking for the obvious choice. He is looking for the open child. God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Availability trumps ability.”
1 Samuel 16:1-13, Acts 13:22, 1 Samuel 22:1-2