Biblical Decision-Making

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines on Discerning
• Gods Will Wisdom in Lifes Decisions

Buck Anderson Pastor, Leadership
Development Grace Bible Church
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Biblical Decision-Making

• The Usual Questions

• Choice of college?
• Choice of church?
• Job?
• Where to live?
• Dating/Marriage?
• Kids?

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Biblical Decision-Making

• The Usual Suspects

• Pray about it
• Pro-Con List
• Seek Gods perfect will
• Sense His leading
• Open closed doors
• Nike approach just do it

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Prerequisites
• The Principles

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Prerequisites
• Establish the life-long goal to serve the Lord in
  a way/place that makes the greatest impact for
  the Kingdom.
• Seek first His Kingdom His righteousness
  (Matthew 633)
• This is your Calling.

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Now the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron,
saying, "The sons of Israel shall camp, each by
his own standard, with the banners of their
fathers' households they shall camp around the
tent of meeting

• Numbers 21-2

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Let your heart therefore be wholly
devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His
statutes and to keep His commandments, as at
this day.1 Kings 861
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We are not primarily called
to do something or go somewhere
we
are called to Someone.Os GuinnessThe Call
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The intentional arrangement of ones life around
the Person and Word of God is the essence of the
Christian life.
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The goal of my life is to know God better than I
know anything else so that I can delight
in Him more than anything else.
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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• Calling is the same for everyone.
• Establish the life-long goal to serve the Lord in
  a way/place that makes the greatest impact for
  the Kingdom.
• The way you demonstrate your calling is unique to
  you.
• How am I uniquely wired to demonstrate my
  calling?

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Prerequisites
• Establish the life-long goal to serve the Lord in
  a way/place that makes the greatest impact for
  the Kingdom.
• Consistently seek the Lord through Bible study,
  contemplation, prayer, discipleship,
  insight/counsel of others, (i.e., mind your
  spiritual Ps Qs).

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Prerequisites
• The Principles
• Key Filter decisions top to down

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

The Principles
The Prerequisites
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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Spiritual gifting
• Personal fit
• Desire
• Opportunity
• Goal alignment of these 4 areas

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Spiritual gifting
• Does your spiritual gifting align with the
  scenario you are considering?
• 1 Cor 12-14 Rom 12 Eph 4 1 Pet 4
• Spiritual Gift handout

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Spiritual gifting
• Personal fit
• Desire
• Opportunity

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Personal fit
• Does your personality, network, talent,
  experience, and culture, (i.e., fit) align with
  the scenario you are considering? (Acts 1824-28)

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Personal fit
• Does your personality, network, talent,
  experience, and culture, (i.e., fit) align with
  the scenario you are considering?

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Personal Fit

• Personality - can I use my personality
  strategically in this new area?
• Network - can I use my network strategically in
  this area?
• Talent - can I use my talents abilities
  strategically in this new area?
• Experience/Culture - will I blend in with the
  people in this new area?

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Spiritual gifting
• Personal fit
• Desire
• Opportunity

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Desire
• Do you desire to actualize the scenario you are
  considering?
• Delight thyself in the Lord and He will give you
  the desires of your heart (Psalm 374)

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Spiritual gifting
• Personal fit
• Desire
• Opportunity

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Opportunity
• Have you been given the opportunity to actualize
  the scenario you are considering?

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Opportunity

• If viewed within the context of these guidelines
  and the filter imagery, the opportunity to
  actualize something that aligns with your
  spiritual gifting, personal fit, and deep
  desires can bring a wonderful sense of confidence
  in regards to your decision.

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• The Principles
• Spiritual gifting
• Personal fit
• Desire
• Opportunity

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• In those areas specifically addressed by the
  Bible, the revealed commands principles of God
  (His moral will the Bible) are to be obeyed.

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

In those areas where the Bible gives no command
or principle (non-moral decisions), the believer
is free and responsible to choose his/her own
course of action.
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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

• In non-moral decisions, the objective of the
  Christian is to make wise decisions he/she
  believes to be the most strategic and impactful
  for the Kingdom of God.

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Biblical Decision-Making

• Guidelines

In all decisions, the believer should humbly
submit, in advance, to the outworking of Gods
sovereign will as it touches each decision.
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Resources
Spiritual Gift Profile http//www.buildingchurc
h.net/g2s-i.htm   Interest/Skill Analysis
https//www.profiler.com/cgi-bin/ciss/moreform.pl?
clientncspageintro   Strengths Finder
http//www.strengthsfinder.com/home.aspx   GBC
SHAPE Material (Pat Coyle/Buck Anderson)   DISC
Profile (Buck Anderson Brad Evans)   Charting a
Bold Course (Andrew Seidel)   Courage and Calling
(Gordon Smith)   Listening to God in Times of
Choice (Gordon Smith)   The Call (Os
Guinness)   Leading Lives that Matter (Mark R.
Schwehn and Dorothy C. Bass)   Decision-Making
and the Will of God (Gary Friesen)   Your One
Degree (Dave Jewett www.youronedegree.com)   Eve
ry Good Endeavor (Timothy Keller)  
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1 Kings 861Let your heart therefore be wholly
devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His
statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this
day.