Transcript Knowing and Doing God s Will PPT

Knowing and Doing God’s
Will
Seeking and Accepting
Advice
John Oakes
San Diego Singles
October, 2013
Knowing God’s Will Coll 1:9-14
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Knowing God’s Will Coll 1:9
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Actually doing God’s will Coll 1:10
How Can We Know God’s Will?
1. By reading and applying scripture.
Psalm 119:105
2. By living a dedicated and righteous life.
Romans 12:1-2
3. By prayer.
James 1:5
4. By seeking and accepting advice.
Seeking and Accepting Advice
Prov 15:22
Prov 11:14
Prov 19:20
Prov 12:15
Prov 13:10
The key to all this is humility Prov 11:2
Everybody’s Different
Stages in Christian Development:
I. Chaos
II. Conformity
III. Questioning
IV. Conviction
Moving from advice-based to Biblebased and godly conviction-based
decisions.
But we always need
advice.
Chaos
Christian Advice: Practicals
The three biggies:
Finances/Career
Relationships/Dating/Marriage
Parenting/(for us: Discipling?)
Advice: Practicals
Do not go advice-shopping.
Remember, it is often good, better, best.
Avoid giving unsolicited advice.
Remember: Advice is Advice.
Let God work.
Remember the goal: Colossians 1:9-10.