Neighborhoods to Nations: God’s Guidance

What do you do when God changes your plans? In Acts 15–16, Paul and his team experience disagreements, closed doors, unexpected changes, and a new direction, but through it all, God is still working.

This sermon explores the providence of God: His active care, control, and guidance over everything He has created. Even when we don’t understand why God says no, we can trust that He is good, wise, and leading us somewhere we cannot yet see.

Following Jesus means holding our rights and our plans with open hands and trusting God with whatever comes next. We may not know where we’re going, but we can know who is leading us.

In this message:

• How to keep pursuing Jesus when plans change
• Why disagreements don’t have to stop God’s mission
• How to surrender our rights for the sake of others
• What to do when God closes a door
• Why a closed door may be God’s redirection
• How to trust God’s providence when we don’t understand it
• Why every Christian is called to join the mission of the gospel

📖 Scripture: Acts 15:36–16:10