DETERMINING GOD’S WILL IN REAL TIME (4 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Acts 1:12-26
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Determining God’s Will in Real Time (4 of 4)
Series: The Study of the Book of Acts
Scott Maze
Acts 1:12-26
Matt is a surveyor for a land development firm. He has designs on going back to college. He started his family when he was young and didn't have time to take but a couple of courses at night. Yet, the kids are moving on with their lives and he's been wondering what God wants him to do with the second half of his life. Matt has been attending a small church of about 120 people or so, when the church's pastor, announces they need a new missionary. The pastor tells the few people present to pick a number and write it down, because he's going to roll the dice on the table up front. Sure enough, the dice point to Matt. He's the church's newest missionary! This story is ''mostly'' true story. Instead of Matt, the young man's name is Matthias and you can read it in Acts 1.
Just weeks away from the resurrection and literally hours from Jesus' ascension to heaven... Judas had deserted the Twelve weeks before, and they only now set about to identify his replacement. So the larger group of disciples had gathered together and they put forward two from the approximately 120: Joseph called Barsabbas (not Barabbas who Pilate released in Jesus' place) and Matthias.
Today, I want to focus your next few moments at the intersection of God's Will and God's mission. ... at the intersection of God's Will and God's mission. What is God's will for my life? God has a will and a purpose for your life.
Today Scripture
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary ...
Series: The Study of the Book of Acts
Scott Maze
Acts 1:12-26
Matt is a surveyor for a land development firm. He has designs on going back to college. He started his family when he was young and didn't have time to take but a couple of courses at night. Yet, the kids are moving on with their lives and he's been wondering what God wants him to do with the second half of his life. Matt has been attending a small church of about 120 people or so, when the church's pastor, announces they need a new missionary. The pastor tells the few people present to pick a number and write it down, because he's going to roll the dice on the table up front. Sure enough, the dice point to Matt. He's the church's newest missionary! This story is ''mostly'' true story. Instead of Matt, the young man's name is Matthias and you can read it in Acts 1.
Just weeks away from the resurrection and literally hours from Jesus' ascension to heaven... Judas had deserted the Twelve weeks before, and they only now set about to identify his replacement. So the larger group of disciples had gathered together and they put forward two from the approximately 120: Joseph called Barsabbas (not Barabbas who Pilate released in Jesus' place) and Matthias.
Today, I want to focus your next few moments at the intersection of God's Will and God's mission. ... at the intersection of God's Will and God's mission. What is God's will for my life? God has a will and a purpose for your life.
Today Scripture
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary ...
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