Introduction:
A. Questions to ponder.
B. Let's focus on God's will with three views: God's will
for all people, God's will for all christians
and God's will for individual christians.
I. What is God's will for all people? God's will is for all
people to repent. 2 Peter 3:9
A. Repentance is the giving up of ones stuborn will
in order to accept God's will. Romans 8:5-8
B. God's message has always been for people to repent.
Jesus says, Luke 13:3, John 8:24, Mark 16:16
II. What is God's will for all christians? God's will is for all
christians to be conformed to the image of Christ.
Philippians 2:5-13
A. The mind of Christ. Phil. 2:5
B. Life and peace. Romans 8:6
C. Holy and transformed. Romans 12:1-2. Pattern of
mold. Metamorphosis.
III. What is God's will for individual christians? God's will is
for every christian to have a ministry.,.
Eph.4:11-13, 16
A. Different functions and responsibilities.
Eph. 4:11-12
B. Depends on the abilities and talents God has given
us. Romans 12:3-8
C. Ministries available.
Conclusion:
A. Seeing God's will for us depends primarily on two
things: our character and our willingness
to follow the will of God.
B. Illustration: let us pray that we are on God's side.
