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Session Outline:
1. GOD KNOWS YOU AND CREATED YOU FOR A PURPOSE.
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed
you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed
you as a prophet to the nations.
Isaiah 44:2 This is what the LORD
says — he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you:
Ps. 139:16-17 Your eyes saw my
unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one
of them came to be.
Eph. 1:11 In him we were also
chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out
everything in conformity with the purpose of his
will…
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do.
Proverbs 23:18 There is surely a
future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans
I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
2. GOD HAS EQUIPPED YOU WITH SPECIAL GIFTS.
Rom. 12:4-6 Just as each of
us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same
function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to
all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.
3. GOD WANTS YOU TO DISCOVER HIS PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE.
Eph. 1:18 I pray also that
the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to
which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints...
- Life Implication:
It is clear from the Bible that God has a plan for each
person. Most men struggle through life looking for meaning and purpose and fail
to discover, that without an understanding of God’s plan, they will never be
truly satisfied.
The biggest stumbling block to discovering His plan lies in
our inability or unwillingness to let go of our past. Over the last
several weeks we have dealt with a man’s starting place, intimacy with
God. Our next series will deal with letting go of past negative life experiences
in order to discover His great purpose.
Our verse for this important series is found in Phil. 3:13-14
where Paul says Brothers, I do not consider myself yet
to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind
and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to
win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Oswald
Chambers, February 18th.
"Rise,
let us be going." (Matthew 26:46)
The disciples went to sleep when they should have kept awake,
and when they had realized what they had done it produced despair. The sense of
the irreparable is apt to make us despair, and we say–"It is all up, now,
it is no use trying any more."
If we imagine that this kind of despair is exceptional, we are
mistaken, it is a very ordinary human experience. Whenever we realize that we
have not done that which we had a magnificent opportunity of doing, then we are
apt to sink into despair; and Jesus Christ comes and says– "Sleep on now,
that opportunity is lost forever,
you cannot alter it, but arise and go to the next thing."
Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ,
and go into the irresistible future with Him.
There are experiences like this in each of our lives. We are
in despair, the despair that comes from actualities, and we cannot lift
ourselves out of it. The disciples in this instance had done a downright
unforgivable thing; they had gone to sleep instead of watching with Jesus, but
He came with a spiritual initiative against their despair and said–"Arise
and do the next thing." If we are inspired of God, what is the next thing?
To trust Him absolutely and to pray on the ground of His Redemption.
Never let the sense of failure corrupt your new action.
Prayers Of Thanks For "Release"
Heb. 10:22 Thank
you that I can draw near to you God with a sincere heart in full assurance of
faith, having my heart sprinkled to cleanse me from a guilty conscience and
having my body washed with pure water.
2 Chr. 30:9 Thank
you because you are gracious and compassionate. You
will not turn your face from me if I return to you.
Isa. 43:25 Thank
you that you are able to blot out my transgressions, for my own sake, and
remember my sins no more.
John 3:17 Thank
you for your Word that says, "for God did not send His Son into the
world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him".
John 3:18 Thank
you that as I believe in you I am not condemned.
John 5:24 Thank
you for the promise that as I hear your Word and believe Him who sent you that I
have eternal life and will not be condemned; I have crossed over from
death to life.
Heb. 8:12 Thank
you for forgiving my wickedness and remembering my sins
no more.
Isa. 55:7 Thank
you that your Word says as I forsake my wicked way you will have mercy on me,
and will freely pardon me.
Ps. 32:5 Thank
you that as I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I
said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"— and you
forgave the guilt of my sin.
1 John 1:9 Thank
you Lord, I appreciate that as I confess my sins, you
are faithful and just and will forgive me my sins and purify me from all
unrighteousness.
Ps. 103:12 Thank
you that as far as the east is from the west, so far have you
removed my transgressions from me.
Rom. 8:1 Thank
you for your promise of no condemnation now that I am in Christ Jesus.
Rom. 8:2 Thank
you that through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set me free
from the law of sin and death.
2 Cor. 5:17 Thank
you that I am a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
Ps. 32:1 Thank
you Lord that I am blessed because my transgressions
are forgiven, and my sins are covered.
Jer. 34 Thank
you that you will forgive my wickedness and will
remember my sins no more."
Discussion Question:
Do you have difficulty believing that God has a plan for
your life? When was the last time you asked God to reveal His plan to you?
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