Bible and Theology on God's Guidance

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God's Will Through Circumstance: He Opens and Closes Doors

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Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 30:21, Genesis 24:27, Isaiah 48:17

Not long ago, I had a young couple come to me and say, “Pastor, we’re looking at buying a house. We’ve looked at this one house, and we really like it, but we want to make sure it’s God’s will. Would ...

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Preach or Pray: St. Francis Seeks Guidance from Holy Friends

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Early in his career, St. Francis of Assisi was in great agony of doubt about how to proceed. Should he devote himself to prayer and meditation alone or to preach? A humble man, he sought out the wisdo...

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James I. Packer

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Guidance, like all God's acts of blessing under the covenant of grace, is a sovereign act. Not merely does God will to guide us in the sense of showing us his way, that we may tread it; he wills a...

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Give our Lord the benefit of believing that His hand is leading you, and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete.

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The counsel of the Lord stands forever

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Psalm 33:11, 21-22

Pastor: The counsel of the Lord stands forever, People: the plans of his heart to all generations. Pastor: In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. People: Ma...

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Ratatouille and Surrendering to God

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Casey Clark

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Romans 8:6-11, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:3, Philippians 2:5

When we watch cartoons, it is fun to see the way we can so easily allow some of the craziest stuff to just be taken at face value. Movements that don’t follow the laws of physics? Sure. Talking animal...

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Can you Grasp the Word of God?

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Jeremiah 20:9 , Deuteronomy 6:4–9, Isaiah 55:10–11, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Timothy 3:16–17, Psalm 119:105

There’s a story that used to make the rounds about the German theologian Paul Tillich. Tillich’s theology was considered dangerous by many Christians in the U.S. Supposedly one time after delivering a...

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Water and Spirit, an opening prayer inspired by John 3:5-6

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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

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John 3:1-17

Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.” – Jo...

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Keeping Time with the Spirit

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James K. A. Smith

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Galatians 5:25, Romans 8:14, Isaiah 30:21

Keeping time with the Spirit is less a regimental march—left, right, left, right! ad infinitum—and more like a subtle dance, a responsive feel for what comes next. Lionel Salter offers a parallel in h...

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Mountains: 1, 1 Kings 18:22-39

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Allen Thompson

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1 Kings 18:22-39, Psalm 121:1-2, Genesis 12:8, Psalm 42:null, Psalm 121:null

Why Start with Mountains? When we join the story, Elijah has been in conflict with King Ahab and Queen Jezebel over the turning of the nation and the people toward Baal. Meanwhile, a drought has s...

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Hearing the Voice of God in Jesus

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Mark D. Roberts

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God's Voice

If we want to hear the voice of God, we should pay attention to Jesus. We hear God’s voice in the teachings of Jesus as they are portrayed in the biblical gospels. We hear God’s voice through the acti...

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Prayer for Guidance

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O God, who guides the decisions of the meek, and whose light shines in darkness for the godly: Give us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit...

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Almighty, gracious God, we confess to

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Austin D. Hill

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Almighty, gracious God, we confess to you that we do not see what you see. You are ever-present, speaking, coaxing, prodding, leading, guiding, and motivating. Yet that is not enough. Like the stubbor...

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Deepening Our Attention

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Kent Annan

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Colossians 4:2, Amos 5:24, James 1:5, Philippians 4:6-7, Micah 6:8, Matthew 6:10

Simone Weil, a French philosopher, theologian and activist around the time of World War II, wrote a remarkable essay in which she connects the discipline of schoolwork with that of prayer. She argues ...

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Disregarding God’s Prohibitions

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Mark D. Roberts

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Romans 6:1-2, 1 John 1:9, 1 Corinthians 6:18, James 1:14-15, Matthew 5:27-28, Hebrews 13:4, Proverbs 6:32

Some years ago I had a pastoral relationship with a couple of people who were deeply in love with each other. They believed that God wanted them to get married so they could consummate their love. The...

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From Day to Day From the dawning of the

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Jenny Child

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Psalm 5:3, Mark 1:35, Exodus 13:21-22, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 121:6, Daniel 6:, Psalm 4:8, Mark 4:35-41

From Day to Day From the dawning of the day through the morning, guide us, From the noontide to the setting of the sun, lead us, from the evening till we sleep, keep us, through the night till...

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The Gift of Scripture

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Alan Fadling

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"Rub Some Bible" on It? My wife Gem and I were discussing a podcast she’d heard in which the host talked about quoting the Bible “for those who feel the need for that sort of authority.” ...

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Prayer For God’s Help

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Augustine of Hippo

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O God, from whom to be turned is to fall, to whom to be turned is to rise, and with whom to stand is to abide for ever; grant us in all our duties your help, in all our perplexities your guidance,...

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We praise You, Heavenly Father for sending

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Austin D. Hill

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Isaiah 55:10-11, Acts 1:8, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Matthew 4:1-11, Acts 8:26-40, Isaiah 55:10-11, Romans 10:17

We praise You, Heavenly Father for sending us Your Word to instruct and convict us. You also sent Your Holy Spirit to guide and encourage us as we learn more about Your Word. Help us today to gain new...

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Book Review: Spiritual Practices in Community

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Kayla Zowada

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Many of us have been involved in small group ministry, and if we are honest with ourselves, there are seasons when the groups can lack the dynamism of a fully-flourishing Christian ministry. This is w...

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O Lord, You have promised to send Your

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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

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O Lord, You have promised to send Your Holy Spirit to be with us, and to guide us. Yet we confess the many times that our eyes can't see You, that our hearts can't fathom Your work in our pain...

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Lord, though you should guide us, we

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Source Unknown

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Lord, though you should guide us, we inform ourselves; though you should rule us, we control ourselves; though you should fulfill us, we console ourselves. We think your truth too high, your will too ...

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Augustine of Hippo

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Psalm 30:null

Do you hesitate, man, to go this way, when this is the way that God came to you?

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Inspired by Psalm 31

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Kimberly Bracken Long

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Psalm 31:20-2131, Psalm 31:3

Friends in Christ, let us gather in the shelter of God’s presence. Let us bless the Lord, for God has wondrously shown us steadfast love. God is indeed our rock and our refuge. God guides us and...

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Prepare my heart Lord as I come before

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Prepare my heart Lord as I come before You today and I pray that You would give me a spirit of wisdom and understanding. Lord I pray for illumination of Your Word and that You would open my eyes to th...

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Almighty God, send your Holy Spirit

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John 11:25-26, 1 John 5:11, Acts 6:8-15, 2 Thessalonians 3:5, John 14:26

Almighty God, send your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that he may govern and guide us according to your will, comfort us in all our temptations and afflictions, defend us from all error, and lead us in...

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Wilderness Prayer, Inspired by Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16

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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

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Deuteronomy 8:2-3, Deuteronomy 8:14-16

God of the Ages Our Deliverer and Provider We bow in humility before your grace You feed us with the divine Your word Your body You quench our thirst with living water A stream in the desert You gu...

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O God, we thank you that you have not

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William Barclay

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Micah 6:8, Colossians 3:23-24, Psalm 119:105, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Lamentations 3:22-23, 1 Samuel 1:24-28, Acts 2:42-47

O God, we thank you that you have not treated us as we deserve. We thank you that, though you are Creator, Judge and King, you are also Father, so that, though we are wandering children, there is alw...

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O God, this day we thank you for your

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William Barclay

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O God, this day we thank you for your Book. For those who wrote it, for those who lived close to you, so that you could speak to them and so give them a message for their day and for ours; We thank ...

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Inspired by Psalm 23 (1)

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Paul Engle

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Psalm 23:null

Father, we come to express our appreciation for you as our great Shepherd. We are your sheep whom you know by name. Accept now the praise we as your flock offer in your presence. We thank you sincere...

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