Your Plans: God's Plans - Timothy Keller [Sermon]
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- Tim Keller sermons via Gospel in Life: The only way to understand God's plans for us is to see Christ truly and trust him fully. Gods plans for us are not abandoned to fate; our choices matter, and once we have committed entirely to His will, we can receive his guidance humbly and boldly.
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This sermon was preached by Rev. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 12, 2004.
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Precious Abba, I humbly come before Your throne as a sinner claiming Jesus as my Redeemer. I thank You for the study of Your will in my life. Please lead me, guide me and reprove me for Your kingdom. I choose to mirror Your will and the life of Jesus. May I daily give You all my praise honor and glory for thine is the kingdom.
Listening to his message for the first time because i learnt hes gone home to be with the Lord. Rest in peace Tim. Thank you for all you did for the Kingdom. Say hello to Papa.
❤ I’ve struggled on this issue of “I just want God to tell me what to do!” for most of my long adult life. This sermon is mind-blowing, freeing, comforting, and potentially life-changing. Praise to our loving God. And I will look forward to thanking Pastor Keller in Heaven.
This sermon is full of wisdom. It’s also full of comfort for someone currently in a storm. Praise God.
This sermon changed my entire life. I’m forever grateful to you sir, Rev. Keller.
Wonderful explanation. Thank-you, Dr. Keller, through you, the Lord Jesus, answer my question.
I listen dozens of times.
Mine too
Likewise.
I want to give everything but I don’t trust myself to stay focused each day. Old patterns of sin are tough to break. And truthfully I’m such an impulsive mess. I guess my goal should be to slowly shift from my distrust in myself to my trust in God. Through meditation of the scriptures, in prayer. And according to this message from Tim, to do so whether or not guidance is gained.
You’re on the RIGHT path! Don’t give up. Wherever you are on your journey, GRACE has been allotted specifically for your situation. Take heart my brother! ❤️
I must have listened to this teaching dozens of times over the years - It's been incredibly helpful
Likewise Joe.
No doubt this is a download and replay - often - thank you loving Heavenly Father that at last I have this insight - after so so long - at last I am ready to listen
I guess Im randomly asking but does anyone know a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I was dumb forgot my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me.
@@RichardYu1983I hear an angel. Who lies to me 71 percent of the time. Im a songwriter who began because of the gospel on the radio. You Are More by TAN. She had me comment to you. What's up dude? Im on Facebook so heck lets talk!.
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Listened first in 2017,listening now in 2022,God be praised,my plans are not His plans.
Tim Keller's sermons are incredible, you can hear them over and over again and not get tired of it.
Miss tim keller voice and new messages....wisdom personified
In real life you never learn that you are a sinner by being told. That's wisdom.
Legit.
Tim keller
Exactly!
This is the wisest, kindest, most thoughtful sermon on the God's guidance I have ever heard. And in 40 years I have heard a few too many. It has helped me immensely. Praise my kind and loving heavenly Father!
+TheBandersnoot I'm with you brother, and I've been going for 41 years. What a blessing this has been to me, each of the 3 times I've listened to it.
Yesss exactlyyy... where have i been this 42 years!!!
Well said.
I agree!
This teaching keeps getting new life as I continue to experience the truth of God’s Word.
I have been asking God for healing for almost a year now. I have been feeling like he has been withholding it from me. But what you said really hit me:
"At some point, your child is going to look at you and when you withhold something from him or her... when you don't let your child have something that they really want. And when they look at you and they say: "You don't love me." And when that happens... just try not to blow up. You want to say, "How dare you... you have NO IDEA what I have done for you... you have NO IDEA the SACRIFICE, you have NO IDEA of the things i have withheld from myself to raise you... and IF YOU KNEW all that I had done for you, you would NEVER question my motive from withholding that from you. IF YOU KNEW ALL THAT I HAD SACRIFICED FOR YOU, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT I HAVE A LOVING PURPOSE FROM WITHHOLDING THAT FROM YOU."
l:+Nathalie Lim god bless you!he loves you so much:))when you look back some days later,you will be glad and pleased to see how the great picture is:D pray for u Natalie!!
Fairfanx, if you can't say nothing nice, don't say nothing at all! Xxx
Nathalie Lim you r not alone n He is with u.
see Christian healing ministries in Florida. Francis & Judith Mc Nutt. after 22 years , a sports injury ---HEALED with them.
I understand and have had similar concerns. And I have been with friends of mine who prayed for healing and never healed..they became anxious because they were told I'd they were right with God they would be healed and when it did not happen they were sorrowful because they feared they were separated from God. But remember Paul asked for healing and it did not come but his faith increased. My friend who was not healed...her gentle faithful nature and love healed others including me, healed our spirits.
I needed to be reminded of this as the storms in my life rage on and on. Thank you Rev Timothy Keller.✝️💞
@@zegemarvis7872 sivu
"Never, never, never thing that God is not working" Wise words! We live in the current of the love of God, even when we cannot understand what is happening . Thanks for this excellent message!
I thank God for Tim Keller’s life ❤
Thank you for sharing this wonderful as well as insightful sermon on this crucial subject!
God bless you.
Always come back to this sermon. Hope to have it soak more deeply each time.
Right now, in the crazy year of 2020, this is a HUGE comfort...strengthening... to our souls. Re-listen. Pay attention. Get strong in Jesus Christ.
Move out.
Xxx
You will be missed Ptr. Tim Keller
This pastor stirs my affections for Jesus and especially the treasure that is the Word of God
Scripture Proverbs 11:3; 12:5,15; 15:22; 16:1-4,9,25,33; 21:5; 27:1
Thank you very much for listing the Scriptures.
Thank you . Was searching for the verses
God bless you!
Im trusting HIM with all my heart.His will is more than i could ever imagine
I feel like I lack wisdom. I try to make biblically moral decisions and live right, but I feel like I'm never getting anywhere. Sometimes feels like I'm going backwards in life.
I feel same way
Same. It’s tough to be consistent. But I’ve started realizing that where we struggle to be consistent we must at least be persistent. If I fall once, I will get back up again. To try again.
Definitely! You have to hear them over and over again to get all the godly wisdom out of them! I will never stop listening to his Freedom of Self Forgetfulness. And I'm going to start right now reading Proverbs (which I have been reading everyday for the past 3 months) like it's "hard candy"
My pastor shared this with me, and I am so grateful. Praise God for the guidance He gives…I am right in it. Thank you Jesus🙏🏾🙏🏾 God bless you, Rev Keller
God's peace is not peaceful
God's path is not what we wished for
And yet God always knows better
And yet God is more just than what any man could be
Jesus went to the cross not because it was the easy way out but because it was the hardest way out
Nothing will make sense and yet if the HOLY SPIRIT abides in you joy will always fill every part of your soul and every step you make will honour God.
The dark pits of life and the storms of life and the crosses we have to bear are all fruitful because we trusted in God.
Tim Keller's sermon is so deep in understanding of God's wisdom
Can I just say that this is the most powerful, amazing, sermon !
I thank God for you Tim Keller.
What a gift you have of teaching Gods word !!
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you,l saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them, in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (Gods grace MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION.) Somewhere in Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on (+2348160028358) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you.
The best teaching I've listened to on guidance. Thank you Tim and the whole team.
Thanks.
Learned a lot here. Thank you! Will be savoring the hard candy for the rest of the day!
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you,l saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them, in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (Gods grace MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION.) Somewhere in Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on (+2348160028358) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you.
'God doesn't so much answer your prayers for guidance but rather to be a person who gets guided. ' - quote from the sermon. Was blessed by this message. Right along I was expecting God to give the Urim-Thummim type of guidance in the Old testament.
I’m soooo blessed by this sermon!❤️🙌🏻
PTL, this is what I needed to hear. A word for the season. Praise the Lord, He knows.
Thank you dr Timothy. It was a mountain top experience where I spend the whole day in conversation with Father whilst meditating on scripture and listening to your sermon.To understand that I have to make decisions according to His will.To commit and trust Jesus to guide me through the Holy Spirit.Your brother in Christ.
What a powerful message! amazing... there is a spiritual battle going on Christians and it’s real. Stay prayed up. In our Lord and King Christ Jesus
Thank u.......right time.....right place
God I trust you!Give me or withheld from me whatever you choose.🙏
Way to be young lady
Thank you 🙏
This guys teaching is sooo practical!
better than too theatrical.
Very thankful to the Lord Jesus for giving me this understanding. Thankful for you who labor in the word to sow the seed into our lives here in Atlanta.
I love his sermons, most of them give me the chance to say, "Of course ..., and don't call me Shirley".
So so so good.
Woww... one amazing powerful sermon that giving me knowesge how should I live my life !!!
may God bless your service, Mr. Keller and team.
And may God bless us all His children!!
Haleluya
Amen
Absolutely beautiful and trustworthy! ❤
Wow I am fully happy brother . Lord you control everything love you lord.
This one of them ones right here !
Thank you so much for the great sermon!
So much wisdom here
Your plans are yours but nothing happens outside of God’s plan. It’s like the duality of light being a partial and a wave. God is a partial and a wave as well. He was man-matter. He is energy-Spirit. We just weren’t granted brains to grasp dualism let alone Trinity. Yet God reins in our lives if we let him. If we obey his leading. The Lord works out everything. I suffered a loss that came out of nowhere. I knew God was in control. I thought God was displeased with me. I thought I had disappointed him, so He took away something I loved. I loved it with my pride. I felt good about myself. Commit your deeds to the Lord and you will make good plans. What you will, how you will, when you will is easy with the heart. It was easy before my loss. It’s harder now. Commit my life to him. I thought I had and yet now it seems really hard. Not complex but difficult. That means gabbing my Bible and opening it regularly. I just can’t seem to since my loss. My reading before feels shallow. I want depth but I don’t know what is stopping me. I am trying to find a new job now. I need God’s guidance in this decision. Yet I run from spending time with him. I know it’s hard for everyone. Things like listening to sermons, Bible on tape, audio Bible, Bible app, are are not the same. They make it easier. I don’t feel God speaking to me that way. I guess I’m mad at him for my loss. I’ve worn the same clothes since Wednesday. I had to change on Wednesday. A kid says you don’t love me if you keep some pleasantness from me. God says you don’t know how I am providing for you. God is providing for me. If you read this pray for me.
Beloved, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you,l saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them, in prayers, i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford and give to these motherless foundation (Gods grace MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION.) Somewhere in Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp or call them now on (+2348160028358) tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you.
I've been in Your shoes. I wish I could share with u on how God led me. Talk to God ALL day, silently. He knows our thoughts. Ask Him to heal ur concentration. Ask Him to replace weakness (name them or list them) with His Spirit. Jesus said He will send the Spirit when we ask (not in pentecostal tongues) God bless ur journey I will put ur name on my prayer list.
Excellent Teaching 📖
It's astounding that a video can have close to 3/4 of a million views and only 153 comments. I'm tempted to be cynical and say it must have been destined to be that way, yet otoh, humans have the choice to comment so what's the deal? I misspelled "deal" and auto-check fixed it. I'm obviously confused. I will re-listen to this sermon and edit this comment accordingly.
Thanks
One of my favorites!
That was so touching, thank you
Great sermon specially the part about our flaws 24-30
This is so good.
Listen for the whisper - wait for the brick.
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Jesus is asleep and we are in the middle of the storm if his disciples had not awakened him what would have happened? The storm would probably have continued but we would have navigated our way out .
God is always the way out but we sometimes life's burdens are too large and we need to rest in the Lord.
If God is with us who can be against us
Mark 4:35... Remember that Jesus, whose word is so solid that you can walk on it (as Peter proved), had said "let's cross to the other side", thus guaranteeing success that the disciples should have 100% expected.
Amazing
Wonderful
This has changed my life wow, this was amazing!!
Thank u for a great thoughtful sermon
In a nutshell: God helps those that help themselves.That popular aphorism is not a scripture, but is a distillation of this helpful sermon. You have to make the best choices possible in your limited wisdom, and trust God to work it out according to His plan.
DIVIN3TRUTH!
Is there a transcript of this message I can download ? I would love to have it to read over. . This sermon spoke so much to me as my husband and I plan a big move to another part of Australia!Thanks so much for sharing your gift with the world Tim.
There’s now a transcript in the description box. It doesn’t look downloadable though.
Are you listening Jamie?
I don't know if I have understood what he is trying to say,but I felt discouraged and scared,even disappointed because now I have to do the toughest thing,to make a decision..I've been struggling to make one since a few years and I just don't see a way out..can I expect God to help me make this decision..to give me some guidance? Can I expect that from God?
What is the decision?
@@jejuislandtrekker8113 to be a modern medicine doctor as opposed to exploring something more.Thanks though :) I'm giving my exams for the former
It's not really you deciding, even though it seems that way. God is the one using you and your imagined "free will." So whatever you do, is actually God's will. You cannot do the "wrong thing." People who say we have free will are deluded. So you can be happy & confident that God is in control of your will. Any anxiety/confusion you might have is the result of that imagined "free will" b.s. lol
@@rv9363Bravo, go for it!
I love how he kind of sounds like Jeff Goldblum.
He does
Mr Timo ha! I think so too
Omg I’ve been listening to Tim for 10 years and never realized this, but you’re totally right!! 😂
23:48-24:35; (25:44-27:37!)
God's souverignity and man's free will are compatible under molinism.
If his plan isn't what you wanted is it bad to be sad still😔?
Grieve as you need to, but grieve in God’s presence. Come to Him with the pain. Tim Keller’s series on Jonah speaks a bit about how to do this (e.g. Love Beneath the Waves).
Additionally, the Book of Common prayer is something Tim Keller uses to pray the entire Psalms every month. His sermons on prayer are helpful too.
I’ve also found the Centering Prayer method by Thomas Merton extremely helpful for changing my prayer life. There’s a nice free app called Centering Prayer that guides you through how to do it. I hope you find what you need ❤
Please record all the Proverbs and put it on mp3, I’d much rather hear it in this ladies voice.
Amen.
32:02 I was disappointed that Tim regards "this peace thing" as mere emotion. It's a thing of the spirit, not the soul, I'm sure. Deception is very possible, but I still believe in the arbiter (literal translation) of Colossians 3:15.
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His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev’ry hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flow'r.
Ye fearful saints fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
With blessings on your head.
- William Cowper
William Cowper tried to commit suicide many times, but was never successful.
He suffered severe mental illnesses episodes over his life.
His biography is very insteresting.
Some of his sermons are inspiring..but some tend to be overly intellectual. I prefer messages that are simple and to the point.
I was strategic and thoughtful and planned....still failed....so mad at God
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28.
God's will be done, not mine..breathe, just breathe, it will come in time.
Is it "all" on God's plan?
I don't understand what he's saying at around 14:15(the context is Paul on a ship met with a storm, God told Paul no one on the ship would die), can please someone explain it to me? Thank you
Paul was on a journey and God told him no one would die but when they ship men decided to go another route he had to warn them because if they did , they would die
Why does Tim say that Jesus was without guidance
in which part is it?
I like the your teaching on making your own plans and then committing your ways to the Lord. By God's grace I can put this into practice. Sorry, Cowper did eventually committ suicide. Any thoughts on this pls?
Suïcide attempts, but recovered. He was seized with dropsy in the spring of 1800 and died.
So u will always think ur free. But what u think is already determined.
39:36
Did God plan all the wrong choices that I made and also my losses? Not sure His involvement, but I lost all my investments and my plans for a greater life free from 9-5 rat race. I failed and now I am depressed. Did God plan/ordain everything? Good n bad?
No, he did not. What Tim Keller is saying, is "in the end" God weaves all your poor/bad decisions into His perfect plan. He takes what we stuff up in our disobedience or ignorance and He still manages to make it all work for the good of those who love Him, and to establish His Kingdom. We are still responsible for our own decisions, thoughts and actions but He, being the Creator of the entire universe, has the power and the ability, and being unhindered by linear timelines, to still establish His perfect will despite our best/worst efforts. It's quite mind blowing.
If you lost everything due to decisions you made, then maybe go back to a place where you involve God in all your decisions. He knows exactly what will bring you the most peace, the most happiness in life. And it certainly isn't to not work and vacation permanently - even when He created the earth perfectly and Adam in it, in His perfect plan Adam was a gardener, working and taking care of everything, not idling away the time vacationing. God's perfect plan involves us working. But anyway, "losing everything" might have been God's way of saving you. Chat to Him about it.
Micah Thanks. I still do not know. This is this man's opinion. Some scriptures seem to teach that everything we do was ordained by God. I was not going to vacation all day, lol. Just escape the 9-5. Still do photography and also be a landlord. That's still work. I just hate dragging to a job i hate. My life is bad now. I didn't realize how reliant i was on money. Depression sucks. I have no motivation anymore. I failed by trusting the wrong people. I should've invested elsewhere. Bad choice.
Mr. C, may be you could and try see it this way. The larger scheme of things, where God ties in all our decisions; good, bad and the indecisions in response to our circumstances - to mold us.
Maybe if we picture of clay in the hands of the Potter. None on which are easy on the clay/or Joseph the example from the sermon. But then maybe it was essential for a truly gifted/ competent person to be stay humble/willing/wise/decisive/... while shouldering the responsibility of Egypt, while all glory belonging only to God?
Vivek Paul Oriel I just don't know. This self-pity of not succeeding is the worst. In regret, I keep going back to what i SHOULD HAVE done instead- over and over all day...It is torment and misery. So sad.
Mr. C, I am sorry you are feeling like that. The greatest "successes" of this world are failures too, in something or a lot of things. They just do a good job at hiding it or showing that it does not affect them. Try and focus on all the good that you have been blessed with.
Hope you can speak to some mature person face to face, as is said "A problem shared is a problem halved" :)
What was that thing in the old testament that he talked about? The one that would tell the Israelites God's answers ?
Thank you!
Could you help me, please? I'd like to read The Bible in English but I don't know what translation to choose. Is there any chance you know what translation Tim Keller is reading here?
@@Furirosity thank you🙏🏻
This is very Confusing sermon and very dangerous , maybe I don’t get it?!?! I have so much respect for Tim Keller and have listened to his sermon for many years.
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I'm curious, why do you think it is dangerous? I have a ton of respect for Tim Keller as well.
If you hurl an accusation then you have the responsibility to state what makes it dangerous.
"and once we have committed entirely to His will, we can receive his guidance humbly and boldly."
So wait, what about the Lord? Are you not saying that you are saved by grace? You have to make the chice to fallow and obey the commentment, right for the rest of your life?
+Jaime Merino I think that whole grace/obedience conflict is a really tough one to sort out, and I'm certainly working on it myself! Here's how I think it works though...at least from what I understand. So first, I think we are saved by grace, and I don't think the issue of committing to his will (and the difficulties we often face in doing that!) take away from the assured salvation. I also think it's kind of like if someone were guiding you along the path to get to a destination. The person holds your hand and is walking you along the way no matter what. The thing is, I think closing yourself off is sort of like wearing gloves and looking down; you don't really see the whole path and you can't feel the guiding arm, and sometimes it's really easy to trip along the way (you'll be helped up again...). However, if we allow the gloves to come off, and we allow our eyes to look at the person who is guiding us (i.e. Jesus), we can walk the path with more assurance and understanding (boldness), and also be able to appreciate the extent to which we cannot navigate without our Guide (humility).
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At the end of the day you're another day older
And that's all you can say for the life of the poor
It's a struggle, it's a war
And there's nothing that anyone's giving
One more day standing about, what is it for?
One day less to be living.
At the end of the day you're another day colder
And the shirt on your back doesn't keep out the chill
And the righteous hurry past
They don't hear the little ones crying
And the plague is coming on fast, ready to kill
One day nearer to dying!
At the end of the day there's another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that'll break any second
There's a hunger in the land
There's a reckoning still to be reckoned and
There's gonna be hell to pay
At the end of the day!
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Does anyone know if I can get this sermon script?
Page 6 & 7 of this document: www.cru.org/content/dam/cru/communities/inner-city/WorkNet/NotesFor7TimKellerSermons.pdf
Who is the poet quoted at the end?
It´s William Cowper. John Piper did a biographical message about him: www.desiringgod.org/messages/insanity-and-spiritual-songs-in-the-soul-of-a-saint you might be interested in.
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What about predestination to chose badly before the foundation of the world. At that you cant be blamed if it was predestined you will make bad choice amd free will doesn't exi3
why would you not want to get out of bed if you think your future depends on your actions and those made by people around you? if you want to live a full and amazing life, I believe its the opposite...you will never want to sleep because you are trying to build the best life for yourself now and for the future. If this sermon is true...God is truly evil...millions of people living in pain and sickness, millions homeless, millions without food and water. That is Gods plan for them? A lifetime of pain and hardship based mostly on where you were born or who your parents are or arent. Seems like Satan and God are very similar/could be the same
Well, if there is no God and no plan, what does it change fore those millions of people on behalf of whom you are talking? They are still there, facing a lifetime of pain and hardship based mostly on where they were born or who their parents are or aren't. So there they are, sick, in pain, homeless, without food, in slavery, crippled and their lives depend on their actions.. couldn't it be that with this perspective of life without a grander narrative and a hope most of them sooner or later would not want to get out of bed (if they had one)?