SEARCHING FOR GOD
How Do We Know God’s Will?
Pastor Trevor, October 01, 2023
Key Verses: Rom.8:28-39, 12:1-2; Eph.1:3-10; Col.3:23-24
I. Struggling to Know God’s Will for Me
- Does God really have plans for me? How do I know what they are?
- Why did my plans fail when I thought it was God’s will for me?
- Is it of God’s will that I suffer this way? Is this part of His plan?
II. God’s Providential (Sovereign) Will
- God’s sovereign plans & purposes will be accomplished.
eg. plan of salvation, sanctification, eternal life
III. God’s Preceptive (Perfect/Moral) Will
- God reveals His precepts, commands, prohibitions that flows from His providential will.
- eg. God’s moral laws, commandments, wisdom-principles
IV. God’s Permissive Will
- God allows the freedom of choice with its related consequences.
eg. God doesn’t authorize (as to approve) sin & evil but allows for it temporarily and retains sovereign power over it.
V. Implication / Application / Reflection
-How did God speak specifically to you through this message?
-Why do we struggle to know what God desires for us?
-Why is the distinction of God providential vs permissive will important?
-When have you really needed guidance to make an important decision? How did you seek after God’s help to solve the problem?
-How can you come to know God’s will better in your own life?
Blessings!