“God’s Will Be Done”

James 4:13-17

Pastor Jay Haywood

November 23, 2025

Sermon Idea:  Christians must humbly submit their plans to God’s will and live boldly in light of his providence.

We Must Not Boast About Tomorrow

• James 4:13-14

• Proverbs 10:19
• Matthew 6:34
• Ecclesiastes 9:12
• Ecclesiastes 1:4a
• James 1:11
• Psalm 90:4, 12
• Luke 12:16-21

We Must Submit Our Plans to God’s Will

• James 4:15-17

• Romans 8:28
• Ephesians 1:11
• Matthew 10:29-31
• Isaiah 46:9b-10
• Daniel 4:30, 34-35
• James 1:22-25

So What?

• We must refrain from a prideful mindset and from overappreciating our ability to control the future, and submit all our plans to the Lord, seeking not our will but His glory.

• Acts 4:27-28
• 1 Peter 3:17
• Matthew 10:28-29
• Romans 12:1
• Proverbs 16:9
• Proverbs 19:21