God’s  Individual    Will  (Plan)?  

God’s  Moral    Will?  

WHAT  GOD  WANTS  US  TO  KNOW  

WHAT  WE  WANT  TO  KNOW  

MAN'S  CHIEF  END  IS  TO  GLORIFY  GOD  AND  ENJOY  HIM  FOREVER  

God’s  Moral  Will  

 WIN!  

Given  God’s  ulAmate  purpose  for  our  lives,  His  moral  will  should  be  our  highest  concern.  

Great  Commission  &  Discipleship  

Godliness  &  Good  Works  

Study,  Worship  &  DevoAon  

Service  to  Church  (Local  and  Universal)  

GiR  Use  &  CulAvaAon  

SalvaAon  (1  Tim  2:3,  2  Pet  3:9)  

SancAficaAon  1  Th  4:13,  Rom  12:1,  Col  3:5  

Seeking  God  (Col  1:10,  2:2-­‐3,  1  Tim  2:3)  

Serving  (Luke  10:27-­‐29)  

Stewardship  (Mat  25:14-­‐30)  

BIG  ROCKS  OF  GOD’S  MORAL  WILL  /  CHRISTIAN  PURPOSE  (S5)  

God’s  Individual    Will  (Plan)?  

God  does  care  about  our  individual  lives  and  decisions  but  He  allows  us  freedom  to  choose.            

 2nd-­‐ary  

God’s  Moral  Will  

God’s  Individual  Will  

GIW  

“SEEK  FIRST  THE  KINGDOM  GOD  AND  HIS  RIGHTEOUSNESS”  

“AND  ALL  THESE  THINGS  SHALL  BE  ADDED  TO  YOU  “  

Maehew  6:33  

TRUE  

Where  do  I  fit?  

 Employment  or  Business  ventures  -­‐  1  Sam  10:7,  Ecc  9:10,  Col  3:17,23  

 Marriage/RelaBonships  –  Proverbs  31,  1  Cor  7:39  2  Cor  6:14  

 Residence  -­‐  Psalms  139:5-­‐10,  Acts  17:26  

 EducaBon  -­‐  Deut  6:6-­‐9,  11:18-­‐21,  Prov  3:21,  4:21,  Eph  6:4   Consumer  Goods  –  Mat  6:25-­‐34,  1  Cor  10:31  

Hmm.    I  had  hoped  this  would  be  easier.      

“Aint  nobody  got  Ame  for  dat”  

This  keeps  gegng  harder!  

BUT  GOD  SERIOUSLY,    WHAT  SHOULD  I  DO?  

ChrisAan  Decision  Making  Criteria  (Rom  14:17-­‐19;  1  Cor  10:23-­‐33)  

Analyze  SituaAon  

Take  stock  of  inward  impress-­‐ions  

Refer  to  the  Bible  

for  guidance  

Pray  for  wisdom  and  

insight  

Consult  the  

ChrisAan  body  

Discernment    PracAces  

Constant  Prayer  

Constant  Study  of  Scripture  

Be  available  and  willing  to  listen  and  be  used  

Surround  yourself  with  other  wise  discerners  

Luke  12:20-­‐34  

1 Corinthians 10:31-33

31So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.  

32Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,  33just as I try to please everyone in

everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they

may be saved.