Oakwood Community Church
The Will of the Lord Be Done
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Paul's Third Journey
Acts 21:4
“Through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.”
“Through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.”
Acts 21:11
“Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles,”
“Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles,”
Acts 21:14
“Let the will of the Lord be done.”
“Let the will of the Lord be done.”
Proverbs 14:12
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.”
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.”
All Christians are called to do God’s will.
What is God’s Will?
1. God’s sovereign will.
1. God’s sovereign will.
Acts 4:27-28
“Truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.”
“Truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.”
Acts 21:14
“Let the will of the Lord be done.”
“Let the will of the Lord be done.”
What is God’s Will?
2. God’s revealed will commanded in Scripture.
2. God’s revealed will commanded in Scripture.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
“This is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.”
“This is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
1 John 2:17
“And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”
“And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”
What is God’s Will?
3. God’s discerned will applied from Scripture.
3. God’s discerned will applied from Scripture.
Deuteronomy 29:29
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever.”
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever.”
Romans 12:2
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
How do we do God’s Will?
James 4:17
“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”
James 4:17
“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”
How do we do God’s Will?
1. We must do God’s will quickly.
1. We must do God’s will quickly.
Psalm 119:32
“I will quickly obey your commandments.”
Psalm 119:60
“I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.”
“I will quickly obey your commandments.”
Psalm 119:60
“I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.”
How do we do God’s Will?
2. We must do God’s will entirely.
2. We must do God’s will entirely.
Jeremiah 2:13
“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the foundation of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.”
“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the foundation of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.”
1 John 5:3
“Jesus’ commands are not burdensome.”
“Jesus’ commands are not burdensome.”
How do we do God’s Will?
3. We must do God’s will joyfully.
3. We must do God’s will joyfully.
Acts 21:13
“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
I Thessalonians 5:16
“Rejoice always.”
Psalm 119:14
“In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.”
“Rejoice always.”
Psalm 119:14
“In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.”
What if we fail God’s will?
Luke 9:51
“Jesus set His face toward Jerusalem”
“Jesus set His face toward Jerusalem”
If you fail God’s will, you can know that Jesus has already fulfilled God’s will for you.