1. “Decision Making and the Will of God”

2. Introduction
Lining Up Channel Buoys

3. Introduction
Lining Up Channel Buoys

4. Responsive Reading LEADER: Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
ALL: …do not depend on your own understanding.

5. LEADER: Seek His will in all you do,
ALL: …and He will show you which path to take.
LEADER: Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
ALL: Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.

6. LEADER: Plans go wrong for lack of advice;
ALL: …in a multitude of advisers there is safety.

7. LEADER: Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked…
ALL: But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night.

8. ALL: …do it all for the glory of God.
LEADER: They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season.
ALL: Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
LEADER: So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
ALL: …do it all for the glory of God.

9. Discerning the Will of God
Start with PRAYER (Joshua 9:9-16)
Fatal Error – They Did Not INQUIRE of the LORD

10. Discerning the Will of God
Start with PRAYER
Review God’s Principles

11. Discerning the Will of God
Start with PRAYER
Review God’s Principles
Godly Counsel

12. Discerning the Will of God
Start with PRAYER
Review God’s Principles
Godly Counsel
Sound Mind Evaluation

13. Discerning the Will of God
Start with PRAYER
Review God’s Principles
Godly Counsel
Sound Mind Evaluation
Weigh Circumstances

14. God’s Principles to Consider
Does it BUILD up?

15. God’s Principles to Consider
Does it BUILD up?
Can it become ADDICTIVE?

16. God’s Principles to Consider
Does it BUILD up?
Can it become ADDICTIVE?
Does it HONOR God and bring GLORY to Him?

17. God’s Principles to Consider
Does it BUILD up?
Can it become ADDICTIVE?
Does it HONOR God and bring GLORY to Him?
Does it create a STUMBLING block for the weak?

18. God’s Principles to Consider
Does it create a STUMBLING block for the weak?
Is it LOVING – toward God and others?

19. God’s Principles to Consider
Does it create a STUMBLING block for the weak?
Is it LOVING – toward God and others?
Will it help me to become more Christ-like?

20. God’s Principles to Consider
Is it LOVING – toward God and others?
Will it help me to become more Christ-like?
Will it have a POSITIVE effect on the SPIRITUAL growth of my family?

21. Conclusion
Are we Christians or practical atheists?

22. Conclusion Shouldn’t our lives be intricately connected to GOD’S WILL?
Are we Christians or practical atheists?
Shouldn’t our lives be intricately connected to GOD’S WILL?

23. Conclusion Coming Up Next: Practical Steps in Making Good Decisions
Making Good Decisions Together