Sermon Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of understanding and fulfilling God's specific purpose for each believer's life. Drawing from Acts 19:20 and Psalm 37, Pastor Joe teaches that God's Word is living and powerful, capable of transforming lives and providing direction. The message highlights how Paul the Apostle knew God's purpose for his life and fulfilled it through staying connected to Scripture and being sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading. The sermon stresses that believers should purpose in their hearts to follow God's will before temptation comes, delight themselves in the Lord to receive His desires, and serve others as faithful servants. With urgency regarding current world events (particularly in Iran) and the imminent return of Christ, the message calls believers to walk in God's ways, be transformed by His Word, and make their lives count for eternity.

Description:

May We Be Led by Holy Spirit to Fulfill God's Purpose | Paul the Apostle Knew God's Plan for Himself & Fulfilled It | Paul on His 3rd Missionary Journey in Ephesus Teaching the Word of God | Gospel Spreading Throughout the Region | Many Burned Their Witchcraft Books of Great Value | Word of God Prevailed & Brought Revival | Lives Were Transformed | May God's Word Increase in Our Lives This Year | Rapture of the Church Can Happen Any Time | Are You Going to Be Left Behind | All Hell Will Break Loose on Earth | Evidence of Holy Spirit in Your Life is Being Changed from Glory to Glory | Bible Sales Are Surging in UK 134% | Also in USA 41.6% & Almost 80% Bible Apps Downloads | Gen Z is Driving the Increase | This Dying World Needs to Know the Truth | Thy Word is a Lamp to My Feet & Light to My Path | It Shows Us Which Way to Go & Navigate Life | The Word of God is Alive & Powerful | Sharper Than any Two-edged Sword | Help in Spiritual Battles | Don't Be Moved by Feelings | The Word Discerns Division Between Soul & Spirit | Tells Us What's Right & Wrong | Paul Goes from Ephesus Through Macedonia & Achaia to Jerusalem | Following God's Direction to Accomplish His Will | Paul Takes Gifts from Other Churches for Struggling Church of Jerusalem | Decide What You Will Do When Temptation Comes | Than You'll Stand Your Ground | Daniel Rejected Delicacies of the King of Babylon not to Defile Themselves | God Blessed Daniel & His Friends & Made Them Stronger & Healthier Than the Others Who Ate at King's Table | Purpose in Your Heart Not to Give in to Temptation | Do It God's Way | Paul Knew He Must Go to Rome | God Gave Him Strong Desire to See the Believers in Rome | God Will Give You Desires of Your Heart for His Will to Be Accomplished | God Had a Ministry for Kathleen in California & Changed her Heart Even when Previously She had No Interest to Leave Scotland | Pastor Joe as a New Believer Had a Strong Desire to Visit Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa | All Other Plans Shut Down | He Thought it Selfish to Go to California | He Called CCCM & Kathleen who He Didn't Know Encouraged Him to Come Out | Only Later He Found Out He Will Marry Her | Through Reading God's Word God Will Put His Desires in Our Hearts | Many Iranians Are Coming to Faith in Christ & Want to Be Set Free from the Oppressive Islamic Regime | Many - Thousands Are Killed in Protests | Internet was Shut Off so No One Can See the Atrocities | Pray for Iranians in the Streets | Tense Situation as Iran Has Military Pact with Russia | If USA Attacks War is Looming | Timothy & Erastus Minister to Paul - Servants of the Lord | God's Will for Us is to Serve Him | Greatest Among You Shall Be Servants | The First Shall Be Slave of All | Jesus Served & Gave His Life for Many | Walk in God's Plan & Purpose Not to Be Miserable | Steps of Good Man Are Ordered by the LORD | Then He Delights in Our Way | Our Time Here is a Vapor |

Key Points:

- The Word of God is living, powerful, and transformative—it grew mightily and prevailed in Ephesus, and Bible sales are surging today (134% in UK, 41.6% in US)
- God reveals His will by placing strong desires in our hearts when we delight ourselves in Him (Psalm 37:4)
- Every believer is called to be a servant—this is God's will for all Christians
- The steps of a good person are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in our obedience
- There is urgency to fulfill God's purpose because life is short (a vapor) but has eternal consequences

Scripture Reference:

- Psalm 37:4 - "Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart"
- Psalm 37:23 - "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord"
- Psalm 119:105 - "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path"
- Hebrews 4:12 - "The word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword"
- Mark 10:43-45 - Jesus came not to be served but to serve

Acts 19:20-22 | Psalm 37:1-24 | Psalm 119:105 | Hebrews 4:12 | Romans 15 | 2 Corinthians 16 | Daniel 1:8 | Romans 1:9-10 | Psalm 37:4 | Matthew 23:11 | Mark 10:43-45 | Psalm 37:23