{"id":14110,"date":"2025-08-04T09:49:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14110"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:49:44","slug":"what-does-god-want-from-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/08\/what-does-god-want-from-me\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does God Want from Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Title: What Does God Want from Me?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Scripture: Isaiah 54-Jeremiah 13<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">The question is not (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>if<\/strong><\/span>) but (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>when<\/strong><\/span>) you face a challenging situation.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I. HE WANTS ME TO PURSUE HIM<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">How do I pursue God?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>With (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>all I have<\/strong><\/span>) for (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>all He has<\/strong><\/span>) to offer. (54-66)<\/li>\n<li>In (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>true worship<\/strong><\/span>). (57:3-13; 58)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Micah 6:8-\u201cThe Lord has told you what is good, and this is what He requires of you: to do what is<br \/>\nright, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>II. HE WANTS ME TO RELY ON HIM (Jer. 1-13)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Before Jeremiah knew God, God knew Jeremiah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">How does God want me to rely on Him?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">1. To accept (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>His call on my life<\/strong><\/span>). (Jer. 1)<br \/>\n2. To live a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>genuine life<\/strong><\/span>). (Jer. 4-9)<br \/>\n3. To know (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Whom to serve<\/strong><\/span>). (10-13)<\/p>\n<p>Next week: week: God&#8217;s Plans for Us<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Jeremiah 14-37<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: What Does God Want from Me? Scripture: Isaiah 54-Jeremiah 13 The question is not (if) but (when) you face a challenging situation. I. HE WANTS ME TO PURSUE HIM How do I pursue God? With (all I have) for (all He has) to offer. (54-66) In (true worship). 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