{"id":14563,"date":"2023-11-19T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=14563"},"modified":"2023-11-21T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:04:17","slug":"when-the-holy-spirit-throws-you-a-curveball","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/sermons\/when-the-holy-spirit-throws-you-a-curveball\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Holy Spirit Throws You A Curveball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-gdm-google-drive-embedder-viewer\"><iframe width='100%' height='100' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' src='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FvdmejLq9pH7-BIWSeeRZ6iwQ7aTaE1J\/preview?usp=drivesdk' allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>READ<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Acts 16:6-15<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p5\"><b>CONSIDER<\/b><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faithful disciples of Christ always ask God this particular question: \u00a0\u201cHow do I know God\u2019s vision and plans for our lives?\u201d \u00a0I wish I can write a book on the 10 ways to know God\u2019s vision but I cannot because there are no bullet proof ways. There are some things we can do to prepare ourselves listening to God. However, the longer I walk with God, I understand more deeply God is sovereign and His plans are better than mine. \u00a0I just have to keep humble to listen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">When Paul was called by God to be the ambassador of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I am sure he had his strategies and plans in mind. At the beginning of the Book of Acts chapter 16, he was called to Lystra to strengthen churches where he had traumatic experiences before. \u00a0God let him see the results immediately as I believe he overcame the fear and anxiety to go there. I am sure he was very excited at that time and continued the missionary journey afterwards. \u00a0However, Holy Spirit had another plan for him and his team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">This week, I would like you to dive deep on Acts 16 in entirety. \u00a0Imagine yourself as Paul and\u00a0go through the emotional and physical journey in this chapter. Ask yourself this\u00a0question after you read: \u00a0\u201cHow do I know God\u2019s vision and plans for our lives?\u201d<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p5\"><b>PRAY<\/b><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Dear God, give me the humble heart and attentive ears to listen to the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 Take away the noises around me and the plans and ideas inside me.\u00a0 Lift up my eyes to focus on Jesus and His guidance.\u00a0 In the name of my Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p5\"><b>DIVING\u00a0DEEPER<\/b><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">When was the last time you believed you received revelation from God? What happened? How did you verify and process it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is your personal mission in your life?\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know yet, how would you pursue it and how can SCBC help you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Feel free to talk to our pastors, deacons and leaders.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acts 16:6-15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":14511,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[108],"ctc_sermon_series":[541],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[520],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/14563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14563"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/14563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14598,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/14563\/revisions\/14598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=14563"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=14563"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=14563"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=14563"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=14563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}