3. PART 4 My Will or Thy Will? Isaiah 14:12-14 How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High.’

4. PART 4 My Will or Thy Will? John 14:28 “The Father is greater than I.” John 5:30 But I do nothing without consulting the Father. I judge as I am told. And my judgment is absolutely just, because it is according to the will of God who sent me; it is not merely my own.

5. PART 4 My Will or Thy Will? Hebrews 10:7 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me... Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, O God.“ Philippians 2:7 Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form.

6. My Will or Thy Will? 3 PHASES TOWARD THE SURRENDERED LIFE 1. YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT, NOW. Genesis 16:1-2 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her."

7. My Will or Thy Will? 3 PHASES TOWARD THE SURRENDERED LIFE 1. YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT, NOW. Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. Happiness is not the bottom line in our lives, but instead HOLINESS is.

8. My Will or Thy Will? 3 PHASES TOWARD THE SURRENDERED LIFE 1. YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT, NOW. Mark 10:21-22 Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. 2. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, BUT.

9. My Will or Thy Will? 3 PHASES TOWARD THE SURRENDERED LIFE 1. YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT, NOW. Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. 2. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, BUT.

10. My Will or Thy Will? 3 PHASES TOWARD THE SURRENDERED LIFE 1. YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT, NOW. Luke 9:23 Then [Jesus] said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 2. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, BUT. 3. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, PERIOD. deny (Greek arneomai): to disavow, contradict, reject, refuse.

11. My Will or Thy Will? 3 PHASES TOWARD THE SURRENDERED LIFE 1. YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT, NOW. Matthew 26:39 "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." 2. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, BUT. 3. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, PERIOD.

12. My Will or Thy Will? 3 PHASES TOWARD THE SURRENDERED LIFE 1. YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT, NOW. Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 2. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, BUT. 3. YOU WANT WHAT GOD WANTS, PERIOD. delight (Hebrew `anag ): to become soft or pliable, delicate with enjoyment.

13. you get to know the God of the will for your life! SERIES SUMMARY You cannot know the will of God for your life, before…