Jun 23, 2026 · 47 min · 10 segments
Do you see your present situation as a holding pattern, a season that you just need to get through, or do you see it as a sovereign assignment from God? In this audio-only episode of the podcast, I…
Reagan RoseHost
I used to work in campus ministry, and the college students would always be asking this question about calling.
"What am I supposed to do with my life? Who should I marry? Should I date her? Should I date him?" You know? Uh, w- what, what, uh, what career path should I choose? What ma- should I major in? What's my calling?" And always this question of calling was, "What's out there, down there? How do I, how do I read the tea leaves properly? How do I look down through the corridor of time? How do I predict what it is the Lord's calling me to do with my life?" And it's always future-oriented.
And I would always tell them, "If you seek your calling, look about you." And in fact, this is the way that the, the New Testament talks about calling, at least in the sense of our vocation, uh, namely what we would be doing with our lives.
As an individual Christian, what should I be doing? What has the Lord called me to do? That it's often less a question of prediction and more a question of observation.
You just need a clear grasp on what are the responsibilities the Lord's given me, and in light of Scripture, how do I steward those well? And th- we can get very confused on this.
And so, uh, th- this text we're looking at this morning is, um, a very interesting one.
And, and as I was looking at deciding what to do, what, what passage to preach on, uh, I was like, "This is fascinating." I don't think I've ever heard a sermon on this text before.
About halfway into my sermon prep, I realized how many times I'd have to say the word circumcision and felt a little uncomfortable.
You're like, "What is he, what is he actually talking about here," the Apostle Paul? Well, we're gonna dive into that, and I think you're gonna see the principles he unveils here are incredibly relevant to us here in 2026, incredibly relevant in whatever stage of life you find yourself in, incredibly relevant to this question of, "What would the Lord have me to do with where I am right now?" To give you a little context, this is the book of 1 Corinthians.
I used to work in campus ministry, and the college students would always be asking this question about calling.
"What am I supposed to do with my life? Who should I marry? Should I date her? Should I date him?" You know? Uh, w- what, what, uh, what career path should I choose? What ma- should I major in? What's my calling?" And always this question of calling was, "What's out there, down there? How do I, how do I read the tea leaves properly? How do I look down through the corridor of time? How do I predict what it is the Lord's calling me to do with my life?" And it's always future-oriented.
And I would always tell them, "If you seek your calling, look about you." And in fact, this is the way that the, the New Testament talks about calling, at least in the sense of our vocation, uh, namely what we would be doing with our lives.
As an individual Christian, what should I be doing? What has the Lord called me to do? That it's often less a question of prediction and more a question of observation.
You just need a clear grasp on what are the responsibilities the Lord's given me, and in light of Scripture, how do I steward those well? And th- we can get very confused on this.
And so, uh, th- this text we're looking at this morning is, um, a very interesting one.
And, and as I was looking at deciding what to do, what, what passage to preach on, uh, I was like, "This is fascinating." I don't think I've ever heard a sermon on this text before.
About halfway into my sermon prep, I realized how many times I'd have to say the word circumcision and felt a little uncomfortable.
You're like, "What is he, what is he actually talking about here," the Apostle Paul? Well, we're gonna dive into that, and I think you're gonna see the principles he unveils here are incredibly relevant to us here in 2026, incredibly relevant in whatever stage of life you find yourself in, incredibly relevant to this question of, "What would the Lord have me to do with where I am right now?" To give you a little context, this is the book of 1 Corinthians.
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