SNS 117: The Directions Needed for Hearing God say, "Well Done!"

As with any journey, if we have any hope of reaching our destination and hearing, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant!” as we stand before the Lord. Not only must we be on the right path. But we also must follow the right directions. What these directions are is the topic of this episode. Join Gerald Yerkes as he discusses this foundation for a successful journey toward hearing God say to you, “Well done!”  

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Scriptures referenced:

 2 Timothy 2:15 - Work hard to be able to present yourself to God unashamedly.

Romans 1:16 - Paul is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is the power of God as work. 

Proverbs 30:5, 6 - Every word of God proves true…. Don’t add to his words, lest… you be exposed as a liar.

2 Peter 1: 20, 21 - Scripture is the result of God, the Holy Spirit moving in men, not from the men themselves.

2 Timothy 3:16, 17 – All Scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching what is true and making us realize what is wrong in us…. So we may be equipped for every good work.

Isaiah 8:20 – Look to God’s instructions and teachings. People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. 

Isaiah 28:16, 17 – God laying down a costly cornerstone for the foundation. With Justice as the measuring line and righteousness as the level. Hail will knock down your refuge of lies, and flood waters will sweep it away.

Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10, 11; Luke 20:17 – Jesus applies Isaiah’s prophecy to himself.

Acts 4:11, 12 – Peter tells Israel’s leaders that though they had rejected him, Jesus had become the very cornerstone in the building of a relationship with God. There is salvation in no one else; there is no other name under heaven that has been given by which we must be saved.

1 Peter 2: 6-8 – Peter shares Scripture talking about God placing Jesus, the precious cornerstone, who has great honor, in Jerusalem. And those who trust him will never be disgraced.

Ephesians 2:19-22 – Paul calls all Christians the house of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, and the cornerstone is Jesus Christ himself.