Principle #1 – God is always at work around you.
Message Title: Jesus is Your Way
Message Truth: As you follow God one day at a time, He will keep you in the center of His will.
Message Text: Genesis 12:1-9, Matthew 6:33
“If you ask the wrong question, you get the wrong answer.”
Not: What is God will for my life?
Ask: What is God’s Will?
- Saved – Surrender your life to Jesus and be born again.
- Sanctified– Become more and more like Jesus.
- Serving– Do what God has ordained you to do to advance His Kingdom
4 Categories of God’s Will
- Sovereign (Predetermined) Will – Something man cannot stop. Example, the death and resurrection of Jesus.
- God’s Moral or Desired Will – The Bible, God’s Word, Scriptures (Written Will)
- God’s Circumstantial Will – When we fail to live up to God’s standard, He wants us to know how to respond.
- God’s Immediate Will – This is what God wants us to do in our current situation.
Abraham (Genesis 12:1-9)
1.Abraham had to trust God one day at a time (v.1-3)
Notice in verses 1-3 “I will” Or “you will” If it’s all about you it’s up to you.
2.God did this because it’s about relationship not a formula- the goal is Him not a place. (vv.1-3)
3.Abraham sinned just like us but got the opportunity to get back in the river. (vv.4-6)
4.He traveled in stages to Negev. (vv.7-9)
Genesis 12:9 – At each stage Abraham pitched a tent and built and alter.
- Tent – The tent meant that Abraham did not belong to this world.
- Alter – The alter meant God was Abraham’s source- worship.
