{"id":14122,"date":"2025-08-13T20:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14122"},"modified":"2025-08-13T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:10:49","slug":"gods-plans-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/08\/gods-plans-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Plans for Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Title: God\u2019s Plans for Us<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Scripture: Jeremiah 14-37<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I. GOD HAS PLANS TO RENEW US<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">God sometimes works in our (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>slow or Sabbath times<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">God sometimes works (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>directly on us<\/strong><\/span>)- Jeremiah 18<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>II. GOD HAS PLANS TO BLESS US (23:1-34:22)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">What do I mean by saying He will bless us?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">1. We cannot brag about (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>our righteousness<\/strong><\/span>); it is best to brag (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>in Christ alone<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n2. God\u2019s plans for His children are (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>never evil<\/strong><\/span>). (29:10-14)<br \/>\n3. Our hope in this life is not based on (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>what this earth offers<\/strong><\/span>), but (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>what is coming<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n4. Every hard thing that God brings upon us is designed to bring about a more (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>powerful<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>conclusion<\/strong><\/span>). God never intended to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>leave us as we are<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u201cHardship, in the hands of the Lord, is a tool of His grace. He doesn\u2019t lead His children through<br \/>\ndifficulty just because He has the power to do so. His intentions are gracious; he desires that we<br \/>\nturn to Him and find forgiveness in Him.\u201d (PDT- August 16th )<\/p>\n<p>Next week: week: Profound Truths to Live By-<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Jeremiah 38-Lamentations 5<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: God\u2019s Plans for Us Scripture: Jeremiah 14-37 I. GOD HAS PLANS TO RENEW US God sometimes works in our (slow or Sabbath times) God sometimes works (directly on us)- Jeremiah 18 II. 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