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Immanuel Fellowship is a Christian church that is committed to the Word of God, the Reformed Confessions, historic worship, and genuine fellowship. Immanuel Fellowship seeks to advance the kingdom of God in all areas of life through Biblical worship, Gospel proclamation, and true Christian fellowship. We are a member of the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA).
Finding My Vocation: A Guide for Young People Seeking a Calling
Purchase Finding My Vocation here: rfpa.org/products/finding-my-vocation.
What others are saying about this book:
"Finding My Vocation by Pastor Bill Boekestein is a timely book. Many young people are questioning the traditional assumptions about how to find their niche in life. This book masterfully unpacks calling in the space of 100 pages. Simple without being shallow, Boekestein exams the biblical concept of vocation as well as how to prepare and practice one’s vocation. Finding My Vocation will be a birthday gift for all my grandchildren who are trying to find their calling. I could not make a better recommendation than that."
- Tedd Tripp, author, pastor emeritus, conference speaker
"Pastor Bill Boekestein has done young people-and the whole church, really-a tremendous service by providing an accessible overview of the Bible's teaching on vocation. We are most happy, and God most glorified, when we “live in a manner worthy of the calling to which we have been called.” This book will help you do just that. I commend it highly."
- Jonathan Landry Cruse, pastor, Community Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo, MI
"Pastor Boekestein has written a book that is all at once practical, motivating, challenging, and encouraging. The normal feel-good platitudes of the day won’t cut it, and Bill dives into a scriptural take on one of the most important issues and considerations we will ever face. His communication style is clear and succinct yet with true depth and richness that makes the key takeaways of the book really stick. I cannot recommend this enough!"
- David Bahnsen, author of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
"Young people seeking God’s will for their life’s calling will discover a treasure trove of wisdom in William Boekestein’s Finding my Vocation. A rich, fulfilling, Christ-centered life awaits them if they follow the principles found on these pages."
- Mary Beeke, wife of Joel Beeke and author of Teach Them to Work: Building a Positive Work Ethic in Our Children
"Three things are most important in life: Knowing God, marrying the right person, and finding the right vocation. William Boekestein's thoughtful book may help young people follow a good path and recalibrate if they've gone astray."
- Marvin Olasky, author, chairman at Zenger House, and former editor of WORLD magazine
"In this book, William Boekestein shows us a true pastoral heart. He lays out biblical principles that can enable young readers to seek a vocation that fits them and then do it with gracefulness and God-glorifying purpose. As a founding chancellor of a Christian university in Africa, I will want to put this book into the hands of all our students. The truths in this book could have far-reaching results on our continent!"
- Conrad Mbewe, pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church and founding chancellor of the African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia
"God brings us to our vocations, but his callings still require our preparation and discernment. William Boekestein has written an engaging, biblically and theologically-informed guide for young people trying to figure out where God wants them to serve that is both practical and spiritual. But it is also a guide for those of us already deep in our vocations who perhaps do not fully realize the role vocations play in the Christian life."
- Gene Edward Veith, professor emeritus of literature at Patrick Henry College and author of God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life
"Hardly a week goes by when I am not asked an earnest and serious question about vocation. Often it has to do with preparation for work; sometimes it has to do with enduring a job that seems unfulfilling. This short book offers clear, practical, but most importantly, biblical advice on the nature of work, its place in the Christian’s life, and how to engage in what God gives us to do. I recommend it highly."
- Jonathan Master, president, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
"Mastering his usual literary skills, William Boekestein covers every aspect of the doctrine of vocation particularly as it applies to young people thinking about their future. Because of the abundance of scriptural references and pertinent quotations, I have found this book more devotional and nourishing than I would have expected. Highly recommended for the whole family."
- Simonetta Carr, mother of eight and author of the Christian Biographies for Young Readers series
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What others are saying about this book:
"Finding My Vocation by Pastor Bill Boekestein is a timely book. Many young people are questioning the traditional assumptions about how to find their niche in life. This book masterfully unpacks calling in the space of 100 pages. Simple without being shallow, Boekestein exams the biblical concept of vocation as well as how to prepare and practice one’s vocation. Finding My Vocation will be a birthday gift for all my grandchildren who are trying to find their calling. I could not make a better recommendation than that."
- Tedd Tripp, author, pastor emeritus, conference speaker
"Pastor Bill Boekestein has done young people-and the whole church, really-a tremendous service by providing an accessible overview of the Bible's teaching on vocation. We are most happy, and God most glorified, when we “live in a manner worthy of the calling to which we have been called.” This book will help you do just that. I commend it highly."
- Jonathan Landry Cruse, pastor, Community Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo, MI
"Pastor Boekestein has written a book that is all at once practical, motivating, challenging, and encouraging. The normal feel-good platitudes of the day won’t cut it, and Bill dives into a scriptural take on one of the most important issues and considerations we will ever face. His communication style is clear and succinct yet with true depth and richness that makes the key takeaways of the book really stick. I cannot recommend this enough!"
- David Bahnsen, author of Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
"Young people seeking God’s will for their life’s calling will discover a treasure trove of wisdom in William Boekestein’s Finding my Vocation. A rich, fulfilling, Christ-centered life awaits them if they follow the principles found on these pages."
- Mary Beeke, wife of Joel Beeke and author of Teach Them to Work: Building a Positive Work Ethic in Our Children
"Three things are most important in life: Knowing God, marrying the right person, and finding the right vocation. William Boekestein's thoughtful book may help young people follow a good path and recalibrate if they've gone astray."
- Marvin Olasky, author, chairman at Zenger House, and former editor of WORLD magazine
"In this book, William Boekestein shows us a true pastoral heart. He lays out biblical principles that can enable young readers to seek a vocation that fits them and then do it with gracefulness and God-glorifying purpose. As a founding chancellor of a Christian university in Africa, I will want to put this book into the hands of all our students. The truths in this book could have far-reaching results on our continent!"
- Conrad Mbewe, pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church and founding chancellor of the African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia
"God brings us to our vocations, but his callings still require our preparation and discernment. William Boekestein has written an engaging, biblically and theologically-informed guide for young people trying to figure out where God wants them to serve that is both practical and spiritual. But it is also a guide for those of us already deep in our vocations who perhaps do not fully realize the role vocations play in the Christian life."
- Gene Edward Veith, professor emeritus of literature at Patrick Henry College and author of God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life
"Hardly a week goes by when I am not asked an earnest and serious question about vocation. Often it has to do with preparation for work; sometimes it has to do with enduring a job that seems unfulfilling. This short book offers clear, practical, but most importantly, biblical advice on the nature of work, its place in the Christian’s life, and how to engage in what God gives us to do. I recommend it highly."
- Jonathan Master, president, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
"Mastering his usual literary skills, William Boekestein covers every aspect of the doctrine of vocation particularly as it applies to young people thinking about their future. Because of the abundance of scriptural references and pertinent quotations, I have found this book more devotional and nourishing than I would have expected. Highly recommended for the whole family."
- Simonetta Carr, mother of eight and author of the Christian Biographies for Young Readers series
Music by: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos
License code: COAGEQOZJDYDCUEG
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Come ye sinners poor and needy That is wonderful hymn
Amen and Amen ❤!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. They are a blessing to me.
Hi I hope you respond to messeges
this was very insightful along with my devotion today! thank you!
Amen. Thank you for going out of your way to post these. I truly appreciate what you do.
Thank you very much.
Thanks for the good instruction.
our hope is in the Lord.
"...God is eternal, He does not need to fit into human time frames..." Thanks.
Thanks for the edification
Sin is self-destructive. Thank you for the lesson.
Well don. Thank you.
Thank you
Everything is under God's control.
Rev 19:16: "On his robe that covers his thigh he has a name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords". Thanks.
"... perpetuate your failure or be truly happy...". Amen.
Thanks for the reminder of the greatness of God
Thanks for guidance.
Thank you for this!
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You reach god teach
Thank you
Nice use of metaphors. I guess using ambiguous words has a better impact than just being truthful.
When you put your trust in God, He will amaze you with His blessings.
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The Lord is King forever and ever, AMEN!!!
Your video is very beautiful. I like it a lot. I have been trying to talk to you for a long time. I am waiting for your response. Please give me a chance to talk to you💗📞👍
AMEN!!!
Thanks
Thank you for the glorious message about Christ our mediator. I will share what I have learned with my prayer group.
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It's embarrassing, they didn't get that the Holy SPIRIT is the Father who is a SPIRIT: "The FATHER seeks such people to worship Him. GOD IS A SPIRIT.". They thus "invented" a God: the "Lord who gives life".
thank you, amen and amen
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The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids were originally built as altars, to worship the Elohim Extraterrestrials👽👽👽👽 Bible: Isaiah 19:19 In that day shall there be an altar (pyramid) to the Elohim👽 in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar (obelisk) at the border thereof to the Elohim👽👽👽👽. That's why the pyramids align with the 3 stars of Orion ⭐⭐⭐. "God" is pagan name, it's from the name Gad, Gad in the bible was a Babylonian God of fortune. Google it! The real Creator YHWH l believe may have been an Extraterrestrial that came to earth thousands of years ago, and according to the Bible's book of Revelation will be back again one day. Isaiah 65:11 But ye are they that forsake me the Elohim YHWH, that forget my holy mountain, and prepare a table offering for Gad, the god of fortune. I'm so happy that some Christians have finally added the Hebrew word for "god" and "gods" which is "Elohim" to their Bibles. Berashit (aka Genesis) 1:1 In the beginning ( the) Elohim created the heaven and the earth. Bereshit (aka Genesis) 1:26 Then Elohim said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness👽. Genesis 3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Elohim YHWH as he was 🚶♂️WALKING🚶♂️ in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Elohim YHWH among the trees of the garden. Yechezkel (aka Ezekiel ) 1:5 ...within it 🛸 was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had the appearance of man ( human) 👽 Jesus may have been an Elohim Extraterrestrial, Son of the ET Elohim YHWH 👽 John 10:36 Jesus said "I am the Son of (the) Elohim YHWH" 👽🛸 John 8:14 Jesus " l am not from this world " 🌍✨ John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto Jesus, "You are My Lord, and my Elohim"👽. John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended🛸 to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend🛸 unto my Father, and your Father; and to my Elohim, and your Elohim👽. Acts 1:9-10 Now when Jesus had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up🛸, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. They looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up🛸 In our Future... Revelation 21:2 l saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem ( Spaceship🛸), coming down out of heaven from YHWH Elohim 🛸👽 Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! Elohim YHWH dwelling place🛸 is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and Elohim YHWH himself will be with them and be their Elohim. The truth is finally being revealed! And the truth shall set you free! 🛸👽😁👍
thanks and amen and amen
and in 2020 we all stayed home wow... amen
Amen,
amen
Praise my Lord Jehovah.
“Cultivating an environment in which trust, cooperation and growth come naturally” = “husbandry” which is the cultural mandate given to humanity before the fall; our job description from the beginning.
Praise God for his Holy Spirit who gives us discernment of the truth. Thanks Pastor for speaking truth to us.
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Galations 4:8-9