SF336 - HOW TO KNOW WHEN GOD IS AT WORK (Acts 16 6-10)
@PAGE NUMBER = SF336
@TITLE = HOW TO KNOW WHEN GOD IS AT WORK
@LEVEL ONE = Acts 16:6‑10
@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION
@LEVEL TWO = Would you like to know beyond a shadow of a doubt when God is at work?
@LEVEL TWO = Wouldn't it be nice to have assurance that what you are doing in what God has purposed.
@LEVEL TWO = We can.
@LEVEL TWO = As much as we want to know what God is doing, God wants us to know it even more.
@LEVEL TWO = He has made every possible effort to help us to know when and where He is at work.
@LEVEL TWO = Paul's experiece with the Macedonian call sets forth for us some excellent principles on How we can know when and where God is at work.
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@LEVEL ONE = 1A. WE MUST BE SENSITIVE TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (v.6,7)
@SCRIPTURE = 'kept' = forbid, prevent
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. We Must Have A Tender Heart
@LEVEL THREE = Life that is yeilded to Christ
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. We Must Have Our Spiritual Eyes Open
@LEVEL THREE = Mind that is focused on God
@SCRIPTURE = Rom 12:2 (NIV)<R>Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is‑‑his good, pleasing and perfect will.
@LEVEL ONE = 2A. WE MUST PRAY AND WATCH FOR GOD TO WORK (v.9)
@LEVEL TWO = We Need To Watch For Things Only God Can Do
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Only God Can Draw People To Himself
@SCRIPTURE = John 6:44 (NIV)<R>"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Only God Can Cause People To Seek Him
@SCRIPTURE = Rom 3:11 (NIV)<R>there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Only God Can Reveal Spiritual Truth
@SCRIPTURE = John 14:26 (NIV)<R>But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
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@LEVEL TWO = 4B. Only God Will Convict Men
@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Of their guilt of sin
@SCRIPTURE = John 16:8 (NIV)<R>When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Of righteousness
@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Of judgement
@LEVEL ONE = 3A. WE MUST MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WHAT WE SENSE GOD IS DOING AND WHAT HE DOES (v.10)
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Ask The Right Questions
@LEVEL THREE = Do you want to talk?
@LEVEL THREE = What do sense God is doing in your life?
@LEVEL THREE = How can I pray?
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Listen
@LEVEL THREE = Remember...
@LEVEL FOUR = Do not look for how God is going to bless you.
@LEVEL FOUR = Look for how God is going to work through you.
@LEVEL FOUR = That is the source of the blessing.
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@LEVEL ONE = 4A. WHEN GOD SPEAKS HE IS READY TO WORK (vv. 11‑15)
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Follow God's Lead Then!
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Be Willing To Make Whatever Adjustments That Are Necessary
@LEVEL ONE = 5A. WHAT GOD STARTS, HE FINISHES
@LEVEL TWO = Phil 1:1‑6
@SCRIPTURE = Isa 46:11 (NIV)<R>From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far‑off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that will I bring about; what I have planned, that will I do.
@SCRIPTURE = Isa 14:24 (NIV)<R>The LORD Almighty has sworn, "Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand.
@SCRIPTURE = Isa 14:27 (NIV)<R>For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
@LEVEL ONE = APPLICATION
@LEVEL THREE = God wants to involve you in His work
@LEVEL THREE = He has done everything possible to reveal Himself and His purposes to you.
@LEVEL THREE = Are you listening?
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 28:9 (NIV)<R>If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable.
@LEVEL THREE = Does God have your ear?
@SCRIPTURE = Jer 5:21 (NIV)<R>Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear:
@LEVEL THREE = God Is A Work In Your World.<R>Will You Join Him?