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Figuring out God's Will: Episode 2, problematic strategies
Part 2 of our Discerning God’s Will series. This is a complex and important topic that runs through the whole biblical story and impacts all our decisions in life. Jeff and Tyler discuss some of the more problematic approaches people have used the Bible to discern God’s will…
Send in your questions about this, or any topic, to [email protected]
SHOW NOTES:
[00:12] Introduction: There are a lot of ways we try to determine God’s will that are flawed, or at least problematic.
[2:22] God is a merciful Father who might still accept our flawed approach… but there is a wiser way forward!
[5:00] "Bible roulette” approach vs. Psalm 1. Bible meditation not random verse seeking. Discernment begins as a lifestyle.
[8:45] Are we studying the real thing enough that we can identify God’s voice because we know what he sounds like. Like counterfeit experts studying the original rather than studying every possible false thing. (GREAT ANALOGY!)
[11:15] “putting out a fleece” - Gideon in Judges 6. The fleece was not a good way to discern God’s will! it was a profound lack of faith that God still in his mercy allowed.
[20:21] “when God opens a door…” Do we always have to walk through the doors God “opens”? It might be a moment where God is simply saying, “so what do we want to do next?”… Can we make a decision and place ourselves “outside” of God’s will?
2 Corinthians 2:12
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By Jeff Holmes with Tyler Allred
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Part 2 of our Discerning God’s Will series. This is a complex and important topic that runs through the whole biblical story and impacts all our decisions in life. Jeff and Tyler discuss some of the more problematic approaches people have used the Bible to discern God’s will…
Send in your questions about this, or any topic, to [email protected]
SHOW NOTES:
[00:12] Introduction: There are a lot of ways we try to determine God’s will that are flawed, or at least problematic.
[2:22] God is a merciful Father who might still accept our flawed approach… but there is a wiser way forward!
[5:00] "Bible roulette” approach vs. Psalm 1. Bible meditation not random verse seeking. Discernment begins as a lifestyle.
[8:45] Are we studying the real thing enough that we can identify God’s voice because we know what he sounds like. Like counterfeit experts studying the original rather than studying every possible false thing. (GREAT ANALOGY!)
[11:15] “putting out a fleece” - Gideon in Judges 6. The fleece was not a good way to discern God’s will! it was a profound lack of faith that God still in his mercy allowed.
[20:21] “when God opens a door…” Do we always have to walk through the doors God “opens”? It might be a moment where God is simply saying, “so what do we want to do next?”… Can we make a decision and place ourselves “outside” of God’s will?
2 Corinthians 2:12