7/23 Life Group

​The Goodness of Jesus
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Come you weary heart now to Jesus
Come you anxious soul now and see
There is perfect love and comfort in your tears
Rest here in His wondrous peace
 
O the goodness, the goodness of Jesus
Satisfied, He is all that I need
May it be, come what may, that I rest all my days
In the goodness of Jesus
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Come find what this world cannot offer
Come and find your joy here complete
Taste the living water, never thirst again
Rest here in His wondrous peace
 
Come and find your hope now in Jesus
He is all He said He would be
Grace is overflowing from the Saviour's heart
Rest here in His wondrous peace

​*7/23/2023* COLLEGE/pre-COLLEGE Life Group guide

 
Westminster Catechism Question #12:
What are the decrees of God?
 
*Answer:
God’s decrees are the wise, free, and holy decisions from the purposes of his will.1 By them, from all eternity and for his own glory, he has unchangeably foreordained everything that happens in time,2 and particularly those things that involve angels and human beings. 
 

1) Purpose of His will

a.     even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love (EPHESIANS 1:4)
b.     In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will. (EPHESIANS 1:11)
c.     Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! (ROMANS 11:33)
d.     What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” (ROMANS 9:14-15)
e.     So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. (ROMANS 9:18)

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2) Everything that happens in His time

a.     for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. (ACTS 4:27-28)
b.     What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory— (ROMANS 9:22-23)
c.     The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. (PSALM 33:11)
 
 
 
Spend a moment with the holy Spirit. Pray for one another.
 
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18)
 
…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7)