Wednesday Service | Getting Directions From God | PART 10: God’s Will

[1] The of Jesus was the will of God

John 6:38-40 ESV

³⁸ For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. ³⁹ And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. ⁴⁰ For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

[a] Followers of Jesus for God’s will to happen

Matthew 6:9-10 ESV

⁹ Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. ¹⁰ Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

[b] Followers of Jesus are of God’s will

Mark 3:31-35 NIV

³¹ Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. ³² A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”

³³ “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

³⁴ Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! ³⁵ Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

[2] God’s will is about you are before its about you are

Ephesians 4:15b Amplified Bible

… let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ.

1 John 2:6 NIRV

Those who claim to belong to him must live just as Jesus did.

• is key to who I am becoming

Ephesians 4:22-24 NIRV

²² You were taught not to live the way you used to. You must get rid of your old way of life. That’s because it has been made impure by the desire for things that lead you astray. ²³ You were taught to be made new in your thinking. ²⁴ You were taught to start living a new life. It is created to be truly good and holy, just as God is.

Romans 12:1-2 Amplified Bible

12 Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. ²  do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].

• Thankful people are people

1 Thessalonians 5:18 Amplified Bible

¹⁸ in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

Mark 6:41 Amplified Bible

⁴¹ Taking the five loaves and two fish, He looked up to heaven and said a blessing [of praise and thanksgiving to the Father]. Then He broke the loaves and [repeatedly] gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and He divided up the two fish among them all.

[3] God’s will, will accelerate in our life when we are with godly

1 Corinthians 2:16 NIV

for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Acts 16:10 NIRV

After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia. that God had called us to preach the good news there.

Acts 15:24-25 NIRV

²⁴ We have heard that some of our people came to you and caused trouble. You were upset by what they said. But we had given them no authority to go. ²⁵ So all agreed to send our dear friends Barnabas and Paul to you. We chose some other men to go with them.

1 Corinthians 15:33 NIRV

³³ Don’t let anyone fool you. “Bad companions make a good person bad.”