Sermons About Will
Hearing Gods Will
Life is extremely hard. Our lives are filled with work, stress, financial disasters, natural disasters and relationship disasters. There's probably more disasters in our lives than good things, right? That's certainly how it seems much of the time. How is it that some people seem to be so happy; so content. Are their lives just not as tough as ours? Do they have a secret formula for happiness? Why don't they ever seem to struggle with the same things we do? Join us as we examine some time-tested solutions to some of the biggest problems we face on a daily basis. This series focuses on how everyday people find a deeper, more meaningful, more fulfilling life.
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Acts 21:37-22:30 - Common Ground / Uncommon Confidence
Paul now finds himself before the Tribune and asks to speak to the Jews that are gathered against him (for they have accused him of defaming the temple). Paul clears his name being associated with a Jewish assassin group that tried to overthrow the roman rule a couple of years earlier. Paul then speaks to his people in their language detailing his conviction of sin (1-5), conversion to Christ (22:6-16), and calling to bring the gospel to the entire world (22:17-21). The Jews get so angry that they don't let Paul finish his speech and want his life. The entire process is expedited by the roman Tribune who desire to flog him, but don't because they eventually realize that paul is a Roman citizen by birth. This whole narrative shows that Christians will know God's will with uncommon character because of God's faithfulness. You can see evidence of God's faithfulness all around your life, just as Paul was proclaiming in this passage. Man tends to become unfaithful when things don't go his way, but God remains faithful. Knowing and trusting the character of God's faithfulness will give you strength and allow you to know and do God's will.
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Yes, Lord, Yes!
God's general will is for all to come to know Jesus Christ as Savior. Specific will is an individual plan for each of our lives.
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Fighting Through Your Suffering (I Peter 4 1-6) 7-19-09
When we suffer for Christ, and/or as Christians, we are called to fighting through that suffering in order to respond like Jesus as we pursue God's will.
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Matthew 11:25-27
The sovereign choice of God is the invisible, deciding factor in the revelation of Jesus Christ to sinners.
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The Will of God and The Wickedness of Man
As I read through John 18, the fourth verse stood out to me as I read, "Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward " Here is Jesus in the garden praying with His disciples after their Passover meal. He is facing a Roman cohort who is coming to take Him away where He will be mocked. beaten and crucified. In the face of this impending doom the words, "Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward" are staggering in their import. Jesus simultaneously confronts the wickedness of man and the will of God as He steps out of the shadows to drink the cup that the Father has given Him. Jesus willingness to suffer on behalf of those who have rejected Him and that fact that that very wickedness will fulfill the plan of God and accomplish the salvation of wicked men is so profound that it is amazing and should evoke our joy and gratitude.
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The Proclamation That Will Set Your Heart on Fire
The fifth sermon in the Hearts of Fire series.
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The Big Picture
As we begin this series, we find that Proverbs 3:5, 6; Galations 4:4, 5; Revelation 20:11-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:3 and Romans 13:1 support the fact that there is the unstoppable will of God; the moral will of God and the personal will of God.
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