The Vine Church
Pastor Bill Rice takes us through the life of Peter: how God transformed his worldly plans and way of thinking, and then how Jesus redeemed him after he denied Jesus 3 times.
Isaiah 55:7-8
8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:7-9 NLT
God in every way infinitely transcends man’s thoughts and acts
God surpass man's understanding
He has plans for accomplishing his purposes which are different from ours
The thoughts of men are finite and limited, the Lord’s are Limitless and boundless
Men's thoughts have a beginning, but the Lord's have no beginning and no End
Luke 5:4-11 NLT
John 14:1 NLT
John 18:10-11 NLT
Matthew 16:16-17 NLT
John 21:3-19 NLT
Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT
Matthew 16:21-23 NLT
TRUST GOD AND HIS PLAN
We should form our plans with submission to the higher purposes of God
We should surrender ourselves to Him when he chooses to change our plans, and to take away our comforts and our control.
Don’t let Guilt and shame and failure overtake you. It is not God’s plan.
Forgive yourself.
Be Flexible.
John 13:36-38 NLT