{"id":799,"date":"2025-08-09T17:25:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klynnlewis.com\/maybles\/?p=799"},"modified":"2025-08-14T05:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T05:13:44","slug":"call-to-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klynnlewis.com\/maybles\/call-to-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Call to Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n

\u201cNOAH,\u201d<\/strong> God essentially said, \u201cI have a problem. But, I also have a solution, a vision, a plan, and a man. You are the man, and this is what I want to you do.\u201d And, according to scripture, \u201cNoah did everything just as God commanded.\u201d<\/p>\nGenesis 6:22<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Noah\u2019s journey included building a gigantic boat, congregating pairs of living creatures into a floatable zoo, weathering a colossal flood, and captaining the human and animal repopulation of the earth. Noah could have drowned in boredom, vanity, and wickedness like others in his day, but God called him to an adventure that helped save the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cABRAM,\u201d<\/strong> God essentially said, \u201cI have big plans for you\u2014a big people and a big purpose. So big! So unbelievably big! You, yes you, you are the man, my man!\u201d And, according to scripture, \u201cAbram went as the Lord had told him.”<\/p>\nGenesis 12:4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Abram\u2019s journey included multiple relocations, battling enemies, moderating familial animosity, bargaining with God in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to save people from the consequences of their sins, receiving a new name, and willingly almost sacrificing his own son in faith and unwavering obedience to the Lord God Almighty. Abram could have rested in obscurity and settled for polytheistic status quo like others of his day, but God called him to an adventure that blessed the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cDEBORAH,\u201d <\/strong>God essentially said, \u201cOur people have problems. While enemies without oppress them, reluctance within suppresses them. I need a mother in Israel to raise them up, encourage them, and lead them. You are the woman, and this is what I want you to do.”<\/p>\nJudges 4-5<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Deborah\u2019s journey included presiding over her people as a prophet and judge, mediating disputes, summoning army commanders, directing battle plans, and commemorating victory with a glorious musical duet. She could have hidden behind her skirts, stayed home in the kitchen, or embraced frailty as a damsel in distress, but God called her to stand strong in a culturally unusual role that brought decades of peace to her nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cMOSES,\u201d<\/strong> God essentially said, \u201cOur people have a problem. But, I have a solution, a vision, a plan, and a man. You are the man, and this is what I want you to do.\u201d And, according to scripture, Moses effectively replied, \u201cWho? Me? What? How? Please send someone else!\u201d Finally, after some attitude adjustments and a personnel addition, \u201cMoses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them.”<\/p>\nExodus 7:6<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Moses\u2019s journey included struggling with his own sense of inadequacy, reconnecting with his people to earn their trust and respect, confronting a pharaoh, leading a mixed multitude into an expectant wilderness journey, navigating myriad personnel and morale issues, building leaders, shaping a fledgling group of oppressed tribes into nation, and casting a compelling vision far beyond his own lifetime and opportunity to experience the full blessings himself. Moses could have continued inconspicuously shepherding sheep in the wilderness like others of his day, but God called him to an adventure that created a transformational culture and shaped a holy nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cBEZALEL,\u201d<\/strong> God informed Moses, \u201cHas been filled with my Spirit, wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of all kinds of artistic skills to build my mishkan (\u201ctabernacle\u201d or \u201cdwelling place\u201d). I have also provided Oholiab as his assistant and given them the ability to teach others.\u201d And, according to scripture, \u201cMoses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded.”<\/p>\nExodus 39:43<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Bezalel and Oholiab\u2019s journey included leading the personnel and processes to create divinely inspired and spiritually nourishing artistic works made of bronze, gold, silver, jewel stones, fabric, and wood. They could have complained about their circumstances, opined for a return to servitude with more certainty, or used their talents in more trivial pursuits like others of their day, but God called them to creative adventure with higher purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cWHOEVER<\/strong> wants to save their life will lose it,\u201d Jesus told Simon (Peter), Andrew, James, John, Levi (Matthew), Nathanael, Philip, Thomas, Mary and Martha, Mary Magdalene, and others, \u201cbut whoever loses their life for me will find it.\u201d And, according to scripture, many did so.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The journeys of Jesus\u2019s first followers included face-to-face discipleship with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, confronting their own prejudices and sins, enduring persecutions, witnessing (and effecting) incredible miracles, observing the suffering and death of their expected Messiah, and experiencing their resurrected Lord first-hand. They could have continued collecting taxes, fishing, scheming revolts, or self-righteously castigating sinners like others of their day, but God called them to an adventure that continues to redeem souls and shape societies around the world to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TBS Past<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Lord similarly called founding President Jim Leggett, founding Professor Paul Helbig, founding Board Chair Dan Dunham, founding Executive Vice-President Rick McCalip, and others to an adventure planting The Bible Seminary (TBS). The summons included no guarantees, only trust in the Lord and saints similarly called, as well as a shared belief in all 66 books of the Bible as the Word of God and the best training manual for life, leadership, and leaving a legacy. As God continued to empower and guide, protect and provide, TBS has since grown from nothing to something, as summarized below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n