Pastor notes
Theme: Understanding The Dynamics ( Workings ) of God's Purpose.
Texts: Psalm 19 : 21/ Isaiah 14:27/Isaiah 46 : 10/ Romans 8: 28.
[ ] God's Purpose begins right at your conception in the womb / Jeremiah 1: 4- 5
[ ] The very moment you truly surrender your life to Christ, you become God's agenda ie the discussion of God
• What is God discussing about you ? His Purpose for your life.
[ ] Review = Definition of Purpose:
• The reason why something was created or exists
• What something is intended to achieve
• Intention
• Motive
• Plan for the thing.
A. Facts About God's Purpose
1. It is hidden from the devil and every human being = 2 Corinthians 2 : 9
2. It is only revealed bit by bit according to your
[ ] Maturity in the things of God = Ephesians 4: 11 - 14/ James 1: 4
[ ] Submission to God / James 4 : 7
[ ] Obedience to the Holy Spirit / John 14 : 15
[ ] Intimacy with God/ Psalm 145 : 18/ James 4:8
[ ] Your sensitive to the Holy Spirit / Galatians 5 : 16
[ ] Your Devotion to the word/ Joshua 1: 8
3. It Attracts Attacks from the devil
4. It Attracts Hatred and Persecution
5. The cause of all the happenings in your life
6. God's Purpose is unpleasant
7. The process of being prepared for God's Purpose is unpleasant
8. The process of being made for God's Purpose can be very Painful
9. It Produces Cycles and Patterns = not all cycles and patterns are evil and generational
10. It is accompanied Processes and Responsibility
12 . It comes to fullness in God's time / Ecclesiastes 3: 11
B. Romans 8 : 28/ Tools That Work God's Purpose = Everything works his Purpose
[ ] Satanic Attacks
[ ] Human Error
[ ] All the mistakes you made
[ ] All the challenges you face
[ ] All the delays
[ ] All the discouragement
[ ] All the disgrace
[ ] All the disappointments
[ ] All the failures
[ ] All the hardships
[ ] All the humiliations
[ ] All the rejections
[ ] All your bad decisions and Choices
[ ] All the persecutions you suffer
[ ] All the painful experiences
[ ] All the temptations etc.
C. There are General Purpose and Specific/ unique Purpose
• Hence no need for comparison and competition
D. What is God's grand Purpose for Every Child of God
1. To become a witness for Christ = to announce Christ to the world
[ ] By the way he has made you/ delivered you / how your life was formally
2. To become a Testimony to the world = John 9: 25
[ ] What you were before & what you are now
[ ] What couldn't work before
3. To become a sign and a wonder = Isaiah 8 : 18
4. To become a Reference Point = Isaiah 51 : 1 - 2/ Hebrews 6: 12
D. Discovery God's Purpose and fully submitting to it great frustrates the devil
[ ] Discovery and submitting to God's Purpose brings inner peace and fulfilment
[ ] Discovery and submitting to God's Purpose kills anxiety
[ ] It saves you time and energy
[ ] Brings inner settlement
[ ] CONCLUSION/ Haggai 2: 23/ Isaiah 49: 16/ Acts 13 : 36
• You are God's agenda
• You are God's signature
• You will serve God's Purpose before you enter the grave
Communion:
[ ] Eat to Discover God's Purpose
[ ] Eat to Understand God's Purpose
[ ] Eat to align with God's Purpose
[ ] Eat to end the year on God's Purpose