1. O UR F ATHER ’ S W ILL Theme: Our Father

2. I NTRODUCTION Last Week Hallowed be your name (1 st Petition concerns the Person of OUR FATHER) Your kingdom come (2 nd Petition concerns Program of OUR FATHER) Your will be done (3 rd Petition concerns the Purposes of OUR FATHER)

3. I.O UR F ATHER, … YOUR WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN My Discovery of an old truth Apostles Creed: “I believe in the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.”

4. Rev 21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. … 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

5. Rev 21 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

6. Rev 21. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

7. Rev 21 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

8. Rev 21 Then I saw “ a new heaven and a new earth, ” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

9. Isa 65 17 “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.

10. Our Father’s redemptive plan Total redemption of the person Total redemption of earth

11. II. O UR F ATHER, … YOUR WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN What are the decrees of God? The decrees of God are his eternal plan, based on the purpose of His will, by which, for His own glory, He has foreordained everything that happens.

12. Ephesians 1 11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. 12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.

13. Romans 8 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

14. Beware of our zeitgeist

15. S OVEREIGNTY & HUMAN RESPONSIBLITY Proverbs 16:3 “Commit your actions to the L ORD, and your plans will succeed.” (Prov 16:3). Proverbs 16:9 We can make our plans, but the L ORD determines our steps. Provers 16:4 “The L ORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.”

16. III.O UR F ATHER, … YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

17. The parallel track – complete free choice with consequences – complete control under God

18. Romans 8 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

19. Romans 8 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

20. C ONCLUSION Video clip: Rejoice in the Lord