You Don't Have to ask if its God's Will
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Living and Praying with Impact
Living and Praying with Impact
7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
IMPACT—Means Change
Direction of Life
Direction of Life
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of HIS will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
Walking in a manner to please the Lord
Walking in a manner to please the Lord
10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
2. Walk worthy of the Lord fully pleasing HIM.
Our lives should be consistence with that of Christ Jesus.
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
12 that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
3. Being Fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
What way are you adding value to people?
Thinking about other more than myself.
Invested and not taking all the time.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Desire of Knowledge of the Word of God and talking about the Lord and Word of God.
They hear the truth and you bend their hearts and life to Christ!
Increasing In Knowledge:
Read the Word of God
Apply it to your Life
Observe the results of Obedience
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
Strengthened with all might, according to HIS glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
Giving THANKS to the Father who has qualified us.
20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,