Sept 1 2024
Pastor Leonard Reimer
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)