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1- Good morning and welcome to worship! (pause) As our call to
worship this morning, would you stand and join us in singing a
Christmas classic, ͞O Come All Ye Faithful͟.
5- But, what is this plan? When are life͛s plans our own and when are
they God͛s plans?
3-How do I know that I͛m making the right college decision? How do I
know that I͛m making the right dating decision? How do I know that
I͛m choosing the right classes for next semester?
4-One of the most comforting things about God͛s will is͙..it really has
little to do with us.
6-Sure, God has plans for us. He desires that we prosper, but the way
that we prosper is that we live lives that give glory to him.
5-Sure, one college might be a better choice. Dating one person might
also be a better choice. God does have a plan for the decisions we
make. But Scripture speaks much more about God͛s will as giving to
glory to Him.
1-So, God͛s will is really about him, not us. Even when it͛s about our
decision, it͛s really about how those decisions please him.
2-Hear these words from the Psalmist as he reflects on God͛s will in his
life:
3-͞Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give
me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.͟
4-͞I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your
name forever.͟ (Ps. 86:11-12)
2-We invite you to listen to what Chris Plekenpol has to say about how
his experiences have shaped his faith.
6-Hear the words from 1 John 3:16- ͞This is how we know what love is:
Jesus laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for
our brothers and sisters.͟
1-But, he even goes a step further. Not only are we to lay down our
lives for our brothers and sisters, but we are to love our enemies.
5-Hear the words of Matthew 5:43-͞You have heard that it was said
͚Love your neighbor and hate your enemy͛
6-But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute
you,
5-For Chris Plekenpol, the enemy was a terrorist. That͛s pretty clear-
cut. An enemy is definitely a terrorist.
5-Romans 3:10-12 says, ͞There is no one righteous, not even one; there
is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.͟
4-Loving our enemies might look a lot differently when we realize that,
to God, we are the enemy.
3-BUT͙This is the beauty of Christ͛s sacrifice for us.
4-Also, we hope that you have been encouraged to love those in your
life that are most difficult to love. It is, after all, exactly what God does
for us each day.
5-Would you please stand to hear this blessing from. 2 Corinthians 5:17
says, ͞Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation. The old has
gone; the new has come.͟
6-Let͛s leave this place to love our enemies and glorify God in all we do.
Go in peace.