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Reading: Acts 16:6-10 \\ /When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas./
Acts 16:7-8 (NIV)
!! I. Serve where God Blesses
A.
Go where you Can
1.
We don’t find any regret or remorse when they couldn’t preach in some places.
a.
They just seemed to accept as a matter of fact that these doors were closed
b.
No guilt either!
(They had just had a division over Mark.)
2.
The apostles simply did what they could
a.
They simply preached where God allowed them to be.
b.
Without trying to bash down the doors that they understood God closed.
3.
God doesn’t call us to everything, but He does call us to something.
a.
This is the great lesson of adulthood: we are limited.
b.
It’s not our job to save the world; someone Else has that job
c.
Let’s faithfully do what God asks of us.
B.
Be Attentive to God’s leading
1.
How did they (do we) know God’s leading?
a.
Was it through a special prophecy?
b.
Was it other visions?
c.
Was it simply the circumstances (v.[[7|Bible:Acts 16:7]])?
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They payed attention to it.
a.
Whatever happened they attributed this direction to God.
b.
They looked for his leading and saw it.
3.
Do we pay attention?
a.
Are we looking for God’s leading?
b.
Don’t we often just put our heads down and charge?
;-)
C.
Know when God says No
1.
He doesn’t always say yes to ministry opportunities.
(!)
a.
This is astonishing, sometimes.
b.
If only God knew what we knew!
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He says “no” here without explanation.
a.
He doesn’t justify Himself.
b.
He doesn’t have to.
3.
The apostles didn’t argue with Him about it
a.
“Hey, God, what about all those people right here?
Why go elsewhere?”
b.
They simply saw “No” as “No.”
!! II.
Allow our plans to Fail
A.
Don’t go where God Prevents
1.
They wanted to enter Asia and Bythynia
a.
It looks like they tried to go in there.
b.
They had ministry plans for Bithynia.
2.
God didn’t allow them to do that
a.
He stopped them in their tracks.
b.
It wasn’t Satan, or their inadequacy.
c.
God said “Not there.
Not now.”
3.
Their plan had to fail, so God’s plan could continue.
a.
God had another plan for them.
b.
They let their plan for Bithynia die.
c.
They let God change their plan
B.
Be Flexible about ministry plans
1.
Do we perseverate?
a.
Do we get stuck doing something.
b.
Do we get stuck doing it a certain way?
2.
Be flexible about what we do.
a.
When the horse is dead dismount!
b.
Go where God is blessing
c.
Don’t Go where God says no.
3.
Be flexible about how it gets done.
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