🔴 Live Online Church Service - Seacoast Church

Main message: God has a sovereign, appointed timing for his purposes; Christians should resist rushing that timing, let identity under God's assignment shape their decisions, and always respond in obedience when God calls.

Key points:

• Don’t let people or pressure force you ahead of God’s timing (Jesus resisted his brothers’ pressure to go to Judea; contrast with ill-timed self-help actions).
• Your identity determines when and what you should do — Jesus acted from a clear sense of his mission (John contrasts God’s appointed time with ordinary chronological time).
• Doing the right thing at the wrong time is still wrong — David refused to seize Saul’s life in 1 Samuel 24 as an example.
• The time is always right for obedience to what God has already revealed (Scripture calls to do good and help those in need — Prov. 3:27; 1 John 3:17).
• Practical application: heed Scripture, resist external pressure, live under assignment from the Father, and act promptly when obedience is required.

Scriptures mentioned: John 6:66, John 7 (context/background and verses cited), Matthew 13:55-56, 1 Samuel 24:3-7, Proverbs 3:27, 1 John 3:17, Ephesians 3:20