Found: God's Will
PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:03 pm
Pastor John MacArthur of Grace to You Ministries once preached a sermon that pretty much reveals God's will as He plainly tells it to us in His Word. A transcript of the sermon can be found here:
http://www.gty.org/Resources/Transcripts/80-310
To summarize, the will of God is that each of us is...
1. Saved. (1 Timothy 2:3, 2 Peter 3:9)
2. Spirit-filled. (Ephesians 5:17-18, Colossians 3:16)
3. Sanctified. (1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Peter 4:1-2)
4. Submissive. (James 4:7, 1 Peter 2:13-15)
5. Suffering for righteousness. (1 Peter 3:17, 4:19)
6. Saying thanks. (1 Thesslonians 5:18)
And if each of us whole-heartedly does His will, we can do whatever we want. But that means that He doesn't fulfill our wants; He plants His desires in us. (Psalm 37:4-5)
Feel free to add your thoughts.
http://www.gty.org/Resources/Transcripts/80-310
To summarize, the will of God is that each of us is...
1. Saved. (1 Timothy 2:3, 2 Peter 3:9)
2. Spirit-filled. (Ephesians 5:17-18, Colossians 3:16)
3. Sanctified. (1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Peter 4:1-2)
4. Submissive. (James 4:7, 1 Peter 2:13-15)
5. Suffering for righteousness. (1 Peter 3:17, 4:19)
6. Saying thanks. (1 Thesslonians 5:18)
And if each of us whole-heartedly does His will, we can do whatever we want. But that means that He doesn't fulfill our wants; He plants His desires in us. (Psalm 37:4-5)
Feel free to add your thoughts.