Wonderful Counselor
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Without good counsel, people lose their way
Without good counsel, people lose their way
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
1. BE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH THE COUNSELOR
1. BE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH THE COUNSELOR
16 He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
17 “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband.
18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”
Honesty is one of the highest forms of intimacy
Honesty is one of the highest forms of intimacy
2. LISTEN TO THE COUNSELOR’S VOICE
2. LISTEN TO THE COUNSELOR’S VOICE
7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
The more we listen to God’s voice, the easier it becomes to recognize
The more we listen to God’s voice, the easier it becomes to recognize
3. DO WHAT THE COUNSELOR TELLS YOU TO DO
3. DO WHAT THE COUNSELOR TELLS YOU TO DO
17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Obedience is your responsibility, the outcome is God’s responsibility
Obedience is your responsibility, the outcome is God’s responsibility
Without good counsel, people lose their way
Without good counsel, people lose their way
