“A New Year for FAC” James 4:13-17
Today is our Annual Meeting, but rather than think about where we have been and where we want to go, which I have covered in the Annual Report, I want to direct our attention to something far more important: our commitment to seek the will of God in all we do. It is foolish to make plans without seeking and doing God’s will. Why?
I First, planning for the future without seeking God’s will is u__________ (4:13-14a).
II Second, planning for the future without seeking God’s will is a______________ (4:14b-16).
A. James says our life is like a m_______.
B. Making plans for FAC without seeking God’s will is like making an e______ b_______.
III Third, Planning for the future without seeking God’s will is s_________ (4:17).
A. God defines sin, not only as doing what we know to be w________, but also as not doing what we know to be r________.
B. When we live without any concern for God’s will, we are denying his sovereignty (his right to r_______ over us).
IV What is the answer to all this? What is the correct way to plan for the future? We must say, verse 15, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will l_______ and d_____ this or that.”
V This brings up a separate issue: ____ do I determine the will of God in a p____________ instance?
A. First, to know God’s will in a particular situation we must s____________ ourselves to the will of God.
B. Second, if we want to know God’s will, we must _______ _______.
C. Third, we must s__________ God’s _______.
D. Fourth, we need to learn to read the p________________.
E. Fifth, we need to t_____ s______ in the direction in which God is leading us to go.
04-08-18 Jon Ritchey 1 Peter 2:9
04-01-18 Kevin Goins - A Basic Guide To Easter
03-25-18 Dunked on Palm Sunday
03-18-18 The Terrible Problem That No One Has, part 2
03-11-18 The Terrible Problem that No One Has
03-04-18 The Wisdom Test
02-25-19 Kevin Goins - How Wise Do You Want To Be? Proverbs
02-18-18 Kevin Goins - How Bad Can It Get? - conclusion
02-11-18 Dave and Teresa Bill - Republic of the Congo
01-28-18 Kevin Goins - Learning from Need part 2
01-21-18 Kevin Goins Learning from Need
01-14-18 Kevin Goins - Fearless!
01-07-18 Kevin Goins - Christmas Isn't Over!
12-31-17 Jennifer Bliss-Criswell - Taking time to reflect
12-24-17 Kevin Goins The Forgotten Characters of Christmas part 3
12-10-17 Kevin Goins The Forgotten Characters of Christmas, part 2
12-03-17 Kevin Goins - The Forgotten Characters of Christmas
11-26-17 Kevin Goins - The Parable of the Lost at Church, part 2
11-19-17 Thanksgiving Service
11-12-17 Kevin Goins The Parable of the Lost at Church
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Life After Ministry
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)