Sermon: God’s Good Plan for You / by Pastor Tim Block

March 30, 2025

Scripture: John 17

God’s good plan is for you to be saved, sanctified, and sent out.

CHARACTER & CONSISTENCY of the person praying determines the value of the prayer.

Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.

John 17 gives us a glimpse into what Jesus is praying for right now…

• His heart for you.
• What He wants to see take place in your life
• How He wants the best for you

BIG IDEA: God’s good plan is for you to be saved, sanctified, and sent out.

Saved (v. 3)

READ John 17:3 – “know you” – personal relationship

– “whom You have sent” — Jesus was sent from heaven to us – because we couldn’t get to Him on our own.

John 17:8 – “they believed that You sent me”

READ Romans 10:9-10 – That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Sanctified (v. 17)

That our relationship with God would continually deepen, changing us from the inside out

READ John 17:17

Sanctify = to set apart for a purpose

• Newer Christians –
  • Be patient with yourself
  • Be consistent and faithful
• Older Christians –
  • stay humble and keep growing
  • be patient with others

Sent Out (v. 18)

A sense of purpose and mission

READ John 17:8

James 4:17 — Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

If God is calling you, follow Him, even if it doesn’t fully make sense.

If God commands you, OBEY, even if it’s not comfortable, or popular.

Take risks for the glory of God.

If God has a good plan for you, and Jesus’ prayer for you reveals what that plan looks like in your life