Serving God’s Purpose In Our Generation - Acts 13:36–37

I.  Serving God’s Purpose  Acts  13:36–37

Pr 19:21  Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand.

    A.  God’s Unchangeable Purpose  Hebrews 6:17–20; Acts 4:27–28

    B.  God’s Planned Inheritance  Ephesians 1:11

    C.  God’s Plan Rejected By Majority  Luke 7:30; Acts 5:38–39; Acts 27:9–12

II.  Fulfilling God’s Purpose  

    A.  God’s Work Fulfilled  Ac 20:27; Acts 14:26

    B.  God’s Person Points to God’s Son  Acts  13:25; Matt 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; John 1:20, 27

III.  Continuing God’s Purpose

    A.  God’s Horizon  Acts 19:21

    B.  God’s Work Elsewhere  Luke 7:1

    C.  God’s Kingdom Is Coming  Luke 23:50–51

Ac 13:36–37 “For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, and was buried among his fathers and underwent decay; but He whom God raised did not undergo decay.”

The noun boulē denotes a plan, purpose, or decision of either humans or God. … When used in reference to humans, it can indicate a plan that may succeed or fail. When used in reference to God, boulē appears in significant theological contexts to speak of God’s unassailable plans, intentions, or purposes. In Luke 7:30 it refers to “the plan of God” that is rejected by the Pharisees. Despite occurring in a gruesome way by crucifixion, Jesus’s death is understood as happening “according to God’s determined plan” (Acts 2:23). David served “God’s purpose in his own generation” (Acts 13:36).

The Baker Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words (pp. 637–638)