Will You Be Guided By God's Word?

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Jeremy Norton

Mountainview Church Whitehorse

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Lonely Planet has become the leader in travel guides, with 40 years experience, 500 titles, and 120 million books in print; not counting their digital platform. Lonely Planet guides are known to improve the destination-experience. The Bible can be considered the guidebook for life's journey. It holds the knowledge and the map to keep us on the right path, and it will certainly improve the experience of our journey.

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﻿                          Whitehorse Baptist Church 
                           "#THEGREATESTBOOK" 

              "WILL YOU BE GUIDED BY GOD'S WORD?" 
                           (PSALM 119:97-104) 
                      OUTLINE STYLE: DEDUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT 

INTRODUCTION: 

1. PRE-MESSAGE PRAYER (Facilitated by Worship Team) 
2. (VIDEO) "I BELIEVE IN SCRIPTURE" BY DAVID BOWDEN 
3. (SLIDE 1) LONELY PLANET GUIDEBOOKS 
  a) LifeHacker.com 
     i) "In just over 40 years, Lonely Planet has printed over 120 million books and 
       become the world’s most successful travel publisher. They’ve published 
       around 500 titles that cover 195 countries, and they hire a combination of 
       travel writers and local writers when creating or updating each one. Lonely 
       Planet travel guides cost around $22 for city/small area guides, and $25 to 
       $30 for country guides. 
     ii) Lonely Planet guides are updated with new editions every two years or 
       so...Generally, the more popular the location, the more often the guide will be 
       updated. 
     iii) If you don’t want to travel with a physical book, Lonely Planet guides come in 
       EPUB, MOBI, and PDF formats for your favorite ebook readers and tablets. All 
       of their guides are available on Nook, Amazon Kindle, and most of them are 
       free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers." 
  b) (SLIDE 2) Personal Experience 
       Ø The journey is not as good without it! 
4. (SLIDE 3) SERIES RECAP & MESSAGE INTRO 
  a) #TheGreatestBOOK 
  b) (SLIDE 4) "Will You Be Guided By God's Word?" 
     i) I'm convinced through Biblical evidence, historic record and 
       personal experience that the Bible is a guidebook. For every day of 
       our lives, no matter the destination, our journey needs a guidebook 
       and God has provided it. 
     ii) Sermon aids by Dr. Rick Reed, President of Heritage College and 
       Seminary 
TEACHING: 

5. (SLIDE 5) PSALM 119:97-104 
  a) "97 Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day." 
    i) As we walk through the twists and turns of life's journey, 
      concentrating on and following this Book will guide us. (Unpack how!) 
6. THIS GUIDEBOOK... 
  a) (SLIDE 6) ...PROVIDES THE KNOWLEDGE (Vs. 119:98-100) 
    i) Enemies 
    ii) (SLIDE 7) Teachers 
    iii) (SLIDE 8) The Aged (Elderly) 
  b) (SLIDE 9) ...PROVIDES THE MAP (Vs. 119:101-102) 
    i) Path Metaphor (Summed up in Verse 105.) 
      Ø (SLIDE 10) Helps Us Avoid Danger 
      Ø (SLIDE 11) Helps Us Focus On the Destination 
  c) (SLIDE 12) ...IMPROVES THE EXPERIENCE (Vs. 119:103-104) 
    i) Righteous living gets sweeter through deeper understanding. 
    ii) (SLIDE 13) Sinful living becomes bitter and less appealing. 

APPLICATION: 

7. (SLIDE 14) OUR GUIDEBOOK (Psalm 119:105) 
  a) "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." 
  b) (SLIDE 15) If we believe that, act on it. (Use the Guidebook!) 
    i) Leave Bibles everywhere. (Reference Guide & Commentaries.) 
    ii) Download an app. (YouVersion, Bible Study, Daily Bible, etc.) 
      Ø When we're lost (struggling, in pain, experience a trial, etc.), 
        reach for the guidebook to get back on the right path. 

CONCLUSION: 

8. (SLIDE 16) INVITATION (Worship In Response) 
      Ø POST-MESSAGE PRAYER (Pray for OFFERING & Close Message) 

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