Matthew Trexler
Lead Pastor | The River Church
PRE-SERMON NOTES:
- Growth Track Step One | Sunday, February 9 | 11:30am | The Gathering Place
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How Can You Know God’s Will?
- The Word (Promise of God)
- The Holy Spirit (Peace of God)
- Godly Counsel (People of God)
Inner Witness is the internal sense of right and wrong that God gives every human being.
How do I make difficult decisions?
- How do I have peace when I am trying to make a decision?
- We need God’s input to make important decisions.
Colossians 3:15a
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.
Has God ever spoken to you in any of these ways?
- Impression (nudge)
- Thought
- Picture
- Moving Image
- Prophetic Word
- Dream
- Check (caution)
How most people make decisions?
- What feels good – SIN
- What we think we’ll lose – FEAR
- What we think we need – COMPROMISE
- What we try to get quickly – DRIVE
Hebrews 6:12
but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
Romans 8:16 (ESV)
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God…
Romans 2:15
They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.
1 Timothy 1:5-6…19
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6 Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. . . 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
It is critical to have…
- Pure Heart – Living with the highest intentions
- Good Conscience – Listening to your inner witness
- Sincere Faith – It’s genuine and authentic
What does the Bible say about our conscience? Our conscience can be…
- Stricken/Guilty – ARGUES AGAINST US.
- Weak/Defiled/Wounded – DAMAGED
- Seared – DESENSITIZED
- Corrupted –THROUGH UNBELIEF
How Do We Keep Our Conscience Clear?
- Guard our gates.
- Eyes – What we’re looking at
- Ears – What we’re listening to
- Hearts – Our appetites and desires
- Confess when we make mistakes.
- Stay humble and holy.
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