{"id":8206,"date":"2017-07-21T01:44:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T22:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=8206"},"modified":"2020-01-04T22:34:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T20:34:55","slug":"does-god-really-have-a-wonderful-plan-for-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/does-god-really-have-a-wonderful-plan-for-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Does God Really Have a Wonderful Plan for Your Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard the phrase, &#8220;God has a wonderful plan for your life!&#8221; used in sharing the gospel? In this episode of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/podcast-2\/\">Now Is the Time<\/a>&#8221; I share with you some of my thoughts about using this phrase when speaking to unbelievers.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the podcast on:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/podcast\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/sukofamily.org\/category\/podcast\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>You can watch my sermon from last Sunday called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/jesus-wants-you-to-be-wealthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">God Wants You to be Wealthy<\/a>&#8221; right here. This is the first in a series of sermons called &#8220;4 Common Gospel Mistakes .&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/jesus-wants-you-to-be-wealthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/does-god-really-have-a-wonderful-plan-for-your-life\/4-commongospelmistakes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes.png\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4 CommonGospelMistakes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes-1024x576.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes.png 1280w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-CommonGospelMistakes-573x322.png 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>In the News<\/h1>\n<p>This week we are traveling to Northern, California. In addition to speaking in two churches we will also be speaking at Forward Bible Camp&#8217;s high school camp. The topic for the week will be &#8220;Missions!&#8221; Please pray for us as we travel and speak.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/about-us\/cover_3d-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1980,1980\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cover_3D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8074 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-735x735.jpg 735w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-430x430.jpg 430w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cover_3D-1.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also working on putting the final touches on my book &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/is-god-calling-me-to-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is God Calling Me to Missions, 10 Questions to Help You Determine Your Calling<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My prayer is that this book would be a catalyst that God would use to lead young people into missions. I also pray that this would help revive a passion for the gospel in the lives of many!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to stay updated about the progress of the book you can sign-up for <a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/is-god-calling-me-to-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special book updates here.<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2F1NIST_S03_E10.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fdoes-god-really-have-a-wonderful-plan-for-your-life%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/1NIST_S03_E10.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=8206-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/1NIST_S03_E10.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"1NIST_S03_E10.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 30:57 &#8212; 28.3MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('8206-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_8206-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_8206-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2F1NIST_S03_E10.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2Fdoes-god-really-have-a-wonderful-plan-for-your-life%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-2&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard the phrase, &#8220;God has a wonderful plan for your life!&#8221; used in sharing the gospel? 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