(Josh Jones)

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come,

your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our debts, as we also

have forgiven our debtors.And lead us not into temptation, but

deliver us from the evil one.Matthew 6:9-13

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come,

your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our debts, as we also

have forgiven our debtors.And lead us not into temptation, but

deliver us from the evil one.Matthew 6:9-13

(John Wheeler)

Conversations on the Will of God

Where do we begin?

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares

the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11

If we begin at the wrong

place…

Frustration!

False Security!

Faith!

…is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and

fully assured.

Colossians 4:12

(Mark Wylie)

God’s Plan for Your Life…?

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and

a future. (Jeremiah 29.11)

Jeremiah 29.4-6:

4 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into

exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 "Build houses and settle down; plant

gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find

wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase

in number there; do not decrease.

Jeremiah 29.7-9:

7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile.

Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."

8 Yes, this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "Do not let the

prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you

encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them," declares the

LORD.

Jeremiah 29.10:

10 This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years (!) are

completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious

promise to bring you back to this place.

Jeremiah 29.11-13:

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God does indeed have a plan for your life,

but it may be much different than you imagined.

Matthew 16.21-22:

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.  

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!"

 

Matthew 16.23-25:

23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.

God does indeed have a plan for your life,

and it is MUCH GREATER than you imagined!

We are to seek the ‘things of God,’ not the ‘things of men.’