Sunday's Message, April 10, 2021 - It's Time to Enter Into the Plan of God
Greetings Believers,
Today's message is an urgent call to enter into God's plan. Let our prayer be "God grant us the grace to open the door to your knocking on our heart and allow You to enter so that we may enter in."
God Bless!
Scripture References & Highlights
Prayer for 2021: This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it.
In Jesus' Name
Message Scriptures
- Background Scriptures
- Matthew 26:31-34
- Acts 22:12-16
- destined to enter/know God's plan
- the plan is already written, we just need to enter into it or surrender to it
- vs. 17
- the connection of prayer to entering in
- vs. 3
- Paul is telling the people how familiar he is with Jerusalem because he grew up there, was trained there
- vs. 18
- the Lord is telling Paul, in a vision, to leave Jerusalem or what's familiar because they will not receive the truth
- vs. 21-22
- leave the familiar quickly; there is a plan for you to complete or enter into
- some Jews were not open to God's plan of including both Jews and Gentiles
- 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
- many members one Spirit
- Acts 26:15-18
- Paul recounts his entrance into God's plan
- be a witness to what is revealed to him by the Spirit
- promise to be rescued from the persecution and hostility of other nations that he was sent
- open the eyes to their true condition so that they may turn from darkness to the Light and the power of Satan to the power of God
- reveal that by placing their faith in Jesus total forgiveness of sins is theirs with the promise of being made holy
- there is an inheritance given by being children of God
- vs. 29
- our prayer should be after we have shared what the Holy Spirit has revealed
- Matthew 11:12
- the Kingdom of God is advancing; we have to lay hold of it with force
- Song of Solomon 5:1-2
- the plan of God laid out for the Shulamite
- Revelation 3;20
- Jesus is knocking at the door of our hearts to enter in
- sometimes we can make entering into God's plan mysterious and complicated when it's not. It's about knowing Jesus intimately and provoking others to know Him too.
- maybe it's time to get up and do something different - leave the familiar
- we are many children and one Father, not many families and one Father
Reflections
- How many times are we frustrated because we are ministering to the same people with no results or looking at the same familiar situation with little to no hope?
Key Takeaway for the Body
- not entering into God's plan is dangerous - thinking exclusive instead of inclusive (different denominations other than yours)
- time to enter into God's plan for our lives
- our lives are to be poured out to nations just as Jesus' life was poured out for us
Scene at 1:13:34 to the end, Jesus explains to James and John "The Plan"
Words of Encouragement
Prayer Time
In your times of prayer this week (9am,12noon, and 6pm) we encourage you to include the following scriptures located below and in the article 7 Verses and 7 Prayers for your Pastor/
Ephesians 1:17-19, 3:16-17
Philippians 1:9-11
Colossians 1:10-12
Worship Highlight
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