God’s Plan
August 28, 2016 Tom Boeck, Assistant Pastor
Today’s text: Hebrews 11:8-13 (NIV)
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later
receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he
did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home
in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he
lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him
of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city
with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith
Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was
barren--was enabled to become a father because he considered
him faithful who had made the promise. 12 And so from this one
man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous
as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the sea-
shore. 13 All these people were still living by faith when they
died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw
them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted
that they were aliens and strangers on earth.
The Upper Story from week 1 was about God’s creation of the
world in ________, which was damaged by mankind’s
wrongdoing, or what we all refer to as sin, which God used to
introduce His great salvation ________ of a coming messiah who
would save them from their sins.
The Lower Story, of week 1 was how God the heavens and the earth and everything else, along with Adam and Eve.
But then Adam and Eve ate the fruit that they weren’t supposed to
and introduced ________ and ________ into the world.
Your story, is how the message of ________ the upper and the
lower story came together to help you see God’s ________ in
your life.
Look up: The Story, page 13. (If you do not have your book with
you, read Genesis 12:2-3.)
The Upper Story this week is that God ________ a man through
whom He would cause His plan of ________ to be manifested.
The Lower Story is how God took and
through those many years of travel and patience to the point
where they finally had the child of God’s ________.
How can I know what God’s plan for me is?
What is My Story in God’s Plan?
Here are three things that we can do to better understand God’s plan
for our lives:
1. Read God’s word, daily
2. Pray for God’s guidance, daily
Seek godly counsel from Christian brothers and sisters
Look up: The Story, page 15 or read Genesis 15:1
Hebrews 11:13 (NIV) “All these people were still living by faith when
they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw
them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that
they were aliens and strangers on earth.”