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Acts 16:6-15
Big Idea: Rarely does God give you a long term timeline for your life. So instead of asking questions like: “God, what is your plan for my life”, we should be asking questions like: “God, what are you doing around me right now that you want me to take part in?”
3 suggestions to help clarify God’s leading
- Get up and go
- cf. Acts 15:36
- Leave room for God to change your plans
- Yes – Macedonia
- No – Asia
- Bithynia – Not yet, not you
- Plan strategically to fill in the gaps
Spirit of Jesus: cf. Philippians 1:19; Romans 8:9; Galatians 4:6; 1 Peter 1:10-11
Characteristics of Philippi
- Polytheistic community
- Important Roman city in Macedonia
- Wealthy
- Recipients of Paul’s letter, Philippians
- Contributed monetary support to Paul’s ministry