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Does God Have a Will For My Life? (Part 1)

Pastor: Joe Cummings


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Introduction: Ephesians 5:17

Why are we doing a study on God's will?

  • Because there is so much misunderstanding on the subject.
  • Because there is a lot of abuse of this subject.
  • Does God have a specific will for each individual?
  • Who am I supposed to marry?
  • What if my person is in Bolivia?

Historically God's will has been studied in three categories:

God's Sovereign will, God's Moral will and God's individual will.

  1. God's Sovereign will.  Isaiah 40:3-5.  God's sovereign will is his secret plan that controls the outcome of all matters in the universe.  Nothing can thwart God's sovereign will.  

    Eight verses about God's sovereign will; Proverbs 16:33, Proverbs 21:1, Acts 2:23, Acts 4:27, Romans 9:18, Ephesians 1:11, Romans 8:28, Revelation 4:11
  2. God's Moral will.  Isaiah 40:6-8.  God's moral will is revealed to us in the Bible.

    It is God's moral will for YOU to be save.  2 Peter 3:9, Deuteronomy 29:29

    It is God's moral will for you to be sanctified.  1 Thessalonians 4:3, 2 Peter 1:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 

 Next week we will look at God's individual will.

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