Apr. 23, 2023

Pleasing God Through Faith

How do you plan your life in uncertain times? The Bible says that planning is a wise thing to do.

-Be humble, don’t be boastful

-Be flexible

Who do you really want to be?

What do you want to do with your life?

What kind of contribution are you going to make to get to your goal?

Principles of Giving Praise to God:

1-Praise God Even When You Don't Feel Like It

2-The Principle of Faith

-Goal Setting Is A Spiritual Responsibility. God has a plan and purpose for you!

Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead! Satan doesn’t want us to do this. Satan wants us to suffer.

-Goals Are Statements Of Faith

A. We set our goals too low.

B. We try to accomplish them too quickly.

C. Dream Big, Dream Heaven Dreams

3-Goals Focus My Energy

The secret of effectiveness is focus!

The church needs to stay focused! People should be taking care of other people.

Don’t let circumstances control you!

4-Goals Keep Me Going

They give me persistence and keep me motivated.

A Goal keeps you from being discouraged.

5-Goals Build My Character!

I will never intend to be what God intends for me to be without intention!

6-Good Godly Goals Will Be Rewarded

Carefully choose your goals.

What’s the most important personal goal that you would like to accomplish in the next 100 days with God’s help?

What’s the most important ministry goal that you would like to accomplish in the next 100 days with God’s help?

What kind of goal will God bless?

-Will this goal honor God and bring glory to Him?

-Is this goal motivated by love?

-Will this goal require depending on God?

3 Resources You Can Use:

-I will need God’s spirit to empower me!

-I’m going to need God’s word to guide me!

-I will need God’s people to support me!

Scripture References:

James 4:15

Hebrews 11:6

Philippians 3:12-15*

Ephesians 3:20

Matthew 9:29

1 Corinthians 6:20, 9:25-26, 14:1, 16:14

Job 6:11

Romans 14:23

Zachariah 4:6

Joshua 1:8

Ecclesiastes 4:12