Walking in the Will of God (Part 1) | Andy Elmes | 16th April 2023

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Today Pastor Andy begins a new series called The Will of God. This follows on from the series on Pathways. If we are to walk on the pathways of God then we need to be walking in accordance to the will of God. But the reality is we need to know what the will of God is, in order to do this. The Lord ’s Prayer (Matthew 6:10) speaks of “thy will be done”, so it is key we understand His will for us in our lives.

Ps Andy examines the Revealed will of God in the scriptures, where God has made His will known for us on many occasions. Referencing Romans 12:1-2, Andy explains how our lives are His property, our lives are no longer our own as we were bought at a price. Andy goes on to describe the Prescriptive will of God (e.g. Matthew 19:19, Honour your Father and Mother), and then the Prohibitive will of God (e.g. Exodus 20:7, you shall not take the name of the Lord in vain). Later in the series, Ps Andy will speak about the Permissive and Perfect will of God.

Andy then speaks of other scriptures where the Revealed will of God is clear to us all, in order to live a ‘set apart’ life. His message also deals with the will of God as explained in detail by Jesus teachings and His actions. Worthy of mention was the story of the man with leprosy in Matthew 8. Here we clearly see how God’s will though Jesus is not just for salvation but also for healing as well. It is God’s will that we all shall not perish, hence why we all need to meet with friends and family and explain the gospel message.