Wenhai Pan - God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life

Wenhai PanMarch 4, 202523mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Wenhai Pan Title: God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life Date: 03/02/2025 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

God has a wonderful plan for each Christian's life, prepared beforehand for us to walk in. Speaker Wenhai Pan encourages believers—especially youth—to recognize themselves as God's masterpiece and to cooperate with His prepared works through gratitude, faith, and obedience, rather than resisting His will like Jonah did. The Christian life involves first reaching the starting line through repentance and faith, then running the race of good works that God has ordained for us.

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God has a wonderful plan for your lifeThe speaker shares an encouragement he received years ago that God has a wonderful plan and good works for every person's life.

Understanding Ephesians chapter 2 verses 8 through 10Good works do not save us, but they are the race God has prepared for us to walk in after we are saved.

You are God's workmanship created for good worksBelievers are God's masterpiece, created with care and love to walk in the specific good works He has prepared beforehand.

The danger of saying no to God's will like JonahJust as Jonah went the opposite way of God's will, believers must avoid saying no to God, which brings sadness to the Father's heart.

First: Maintain a thankful heartKeeping a thankful heart, especially for the church environment and those who serve tirelessly, helps us stay in God's will.1 Thessalonians 5:18

Second: Seek true humility of the heartBelievers must seek genuine humility from the heart and avoid spiritual pride when interacting with people outside of their church background.

Third: Study the word of God seriously in your youthYoung people are encouraged to seriously study the Bible in their youth before getting married so they can be useful to God.

Fourth: Learn joyful submission to authorityLearning to submit to leadership within the church's sphere of influence brings protection, joy, and blessings from God in small things.

Fifth: Seek the counsel of others before making big decisionsYoung people should seek advice from parents and respected leaders to avoid severe mistakes and painful consequences.

Serving the purpose of God in your generationThe speaker concludes by asking what verse summarizes a life, desiring to be like David who served God's purpose in his own generation.Acts 13:36

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