Matthew Trexler
Lead Pastor | The River Church
PRE-SERMON NOTES:
- Growth Track Step Two | Sunday, February 16 | 11:30am | The Gathering Place
- Next Gen Sunday | Sunday, February 23
- Child Dedications | Sunday, March 9 | All three services.
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How Can You Know God’s Will?
- The Word
- The Holy Spirit
- Godly Counsel
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- God can, and does, speak to us through the fill in the blank
- Not everything that happens to us is fill in the blank
- Hebrews 6:1-2: Encourages believers to move past elementary teachings and grow to maturity
- 2 Peter 3:18: Encourages believers to grow in their knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ
- Colossians 2:6-7: Encourages believers to continue to grow in their faith and love by living in Christ
- Ephesians 4:14-15: Encourages believers to grow in every way and become more like Christ
- Ephesians 4:13: Encourages believers to grow to maturity and reach the full stature of Christ
Job 33:14 (NLT)
For God speaks, again and again, though people do not recognize it.
We all wonder, “fill in the blank?” I didn’t see this coming!
Acts 16:6-10
Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
2 Corinthians 2:12-13
…I went to Troas to preach…the Lord opened a door for me, I still had no peace…So I said goodbye…and went on to Macedonia.
We filter it through the other ways fill in the blank.
Common Christian Phrase: “God fill in the blank.”
1 Corinthians 16:9
…because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.
We’re fill in the blank He will fill in the blank.
Wrong Posture
- God, why are you punishing me?
- God, this happened because you’re blessing me!
- God, why won’t you answer me?
- God, why did you leave me alone?
Right Posture
- God, what are you trying to fill in the blank?
We fill in the blank it and fill in the blank over time.
Proverbs 14:15 (NLT)
Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps.
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