Rev. Bruce A. Shields DD
House of Faith Ministries
www.PS127.org
Man’s Plans vs. God’s Purpose 12-28-2003
Proverbs 19:21 – “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Who are we? How does God see us?
• As a Family;
Luke 8:19-21
• As Brothers and Sisters;
I Timothy 5:1-3
• As Part of God’s Family;
Ephesians 2:19-22
• As Children of God;
I John 3:1
• Loving One Another;
I John 4:7-12
Who does God want us to be?
Remember;
Proverbs 19:21
How do we know what to do, or how to do it?
• Jeremiah’s Prayer
Jeremiah 10:23
• Who builds us?
Psalm 127:1, 2
• We must trust in the Lord!
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Salvation is FREE,
To follow Christ costs little,
To SERVE Christ costs everything!
• The tiny seed becomes the great tree!
Matthew 13:31, 32
• This congregation is the seed!
Mark 4:26-28
• Our growth is sometimes through suffering
Romans 5:1-5
• God grows us spiritually
Philippians 1:6
• Moving forward as a church
Philippians 3:12-16
Things to Remember!
• We are Ambassadors of Christ!
• We should continue to show Christ to others.
• Submit ourselves to God’s will so that He may build us and this seed may become a great tree among this community!
Salvation is FREE,
To follow Christ costs little,
To SERVE Christ costs EVERYTHING!
