One the common things you might hear someone say in Christian circles is, “I want to know what the will of God is.” This is a fine thing to want. Indeed, God himself does will certain things for his creation, and he wants us to know what those things are. He is not a distant, aloof deity unconcerned with the affairs of the world. He is near, and he is committed to seeing his purposes and designs for his creation fulfilled.
So there is no need to have angst over this issue. God has made his will known in the scriptures. Granted, you won’t necessarily find the specific answers to every particular question you might have directly in the Bible, but the Bible provides the essential framework by which we can know and enter into the general will of God, which has bearing on his specific will for each of the particulars of life.
In Colossians 1:9, the Apostle Paul writes, “We have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.” God wants us to have “complete knowledge” of his will, and this new sermon series, “God’s Will,” offers the starting point for that to come to pass.
Series Playlist
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Repentance and Faith
Jun 9, 2024 • 44:07
Jesus taught that the difference between who will enter the Kingdom of Heaven and who will not boils down to who does his Father’s will. At the center of the Father’s will is to rightly acknowledge and honor Christ as Lord, but it has to be more than mere lip…
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Trusting Obedience
Jun 16, 2024 • 46:27
While the will of God before all else is for us to receive the fullness of Christ through repentance and faith, God’s interest and purpose for our lives does not stop there. The Scriptures affirm that he has plans for us and promises to guide us in the paths we…
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God's Will for Us to be Holy
Jun 23, 2024 • 28:40
Speaker: Karl Bowden Series: God’s Will
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Secret Place in God
Jun 30, 2024 • 44:49
Speaker: Karl Bowden Series: God’s Will
“He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.” – John 14:17, NLT
“Upside Down Kingdom” is a Lenten sermon series that focuses on the key events of Passion Week from the perspective of the Gospel of Matthew. Together we will unpack the significance of these events in light of Matthew’s emphasis on the Kingdom of God’s arrival in Christ. It is a kingdom unlike anything in this world, in both its character and in its establishment, and at its center is Israel’s rejected Messiah to whom has been granted “all authority in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18).
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” (Matthew 2:2, NLT)
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