Posts Tagged ‘ Will ’
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2, CSB
God has told us what is good, and by adopting us through the blood of Christ and renewing our minds by the power of the Holy Spirit, He helps us live in loving obedience.
“Imprint these words of mine on your hearts and minds, bind them as a sign on your hands, and let them be a symbol on your foreheads.”
Deuteronomy 11:18, CSB
God has told us what is good and expects us to follow, and He proved His love by adopting us through the blood of Christ. Now, we imprint His goodness on our hearts by the power of the Holy Spirit because of the imprints of the nails on Christ’s hands amd thorns on His head.
“The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever.”
Isaiah 40:8, CSB
God has told what is good and that He has adopted us through the blood of His Son, and we know that His promises are eternal.
And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19, CSB
Christ has adopted us as His own by His blood, and He equips each of us for reaching this fallen world with His love.
I preached again!
I was once again at Paulden Christian Fellowship, planned for nearly two weeks, so before the events of the first full week of September 2025. Fortunately and unfortunately, the message was ready for this week. I also was dealing with a cold.
As usual, below are my rough notes (in fact, very rough notes this time), so there is a deviation from what is written and what was said. (P.S. I made the correction to the PowerPoint that I reference in the sermon.)
[Intro]
[Read passage]
Recent events also show it continues.
Rise in Persecution: In the past 15 years, so many Christian businesses, ministries, and individuals have faced civil and criminal legal troubles for standing for their biblical faith, such as the Masterpiece Cakeshop and Jack Phillips in Colorado.
(I think Kim Davis of Kentucky is a slippery story, and musician/activist Sean Feucht is creating problems.)
Step on toes: Remember that political violence happens on both sides. (Gabbi Giffords, JFK, MLK, abortion bombings of the 1980’s-90’s and later in 2020’s, shots fired/knives bared at the White house in the past four administrations).
Both sides of the political aisle have ramped up violent rhetoric.
But this serves as a reminder that we have a message that divides:
v. 11: Unlike Paul, most of us don’t get a message straight from Jesus confirming anything past today, but we have the message that He is with us (Matthew 28:20; John 16) and that we have hope of eternity when we die (Luke 23:43).
vv. 12-15: Some conspiracies are true, and people will hate us for preaching righteousness.
vv. 16-22: We fight for life and light & reveal darkness, but we remember those made in God’s image.
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
Mark 3:35, CSB
We have been adopted into God’s family by the blood of Christ, and we join in the work of God to reconcile this world together with Him.
Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
Matthew 16:24, CSB
God moves in His own time and purpose, and He calls us tondeny our own will over our lives and humbly and patiently follow His will.
Therefore, I tell you, everything you pray and ask for — believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark 11:24, CSB
God is in control and cares for us, and He makes sure we have everything we need as we ask Him according to His will, and often more than we ask.
For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
Philippians 2:13, CSB
Jesus is our life and power, and He moves in and through us to bring about His will in this world.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
3 John 11, ESV
When we do our own thing rather than follow our sovereign God’s will, it leads to pain and anxiety. When we follow His will, it brings peace, freedom, and hope in the imminent return of Christ.
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