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Living Word Christian Church

The Folly of Charting One’s Destiny


Carmelo Caparros
May 13, 2018

INTRODUCTION:

There are some people who are confident of their abilities and resources that they think they can chart their own destiny without God. Such worldly pride does not look to God for assistance, but is INDEPENDENT AND SELF SUFFICIENT. This attitude, however, is self- defeating for it will only bring failure and humiliation.

I. MAN’S PLANS and LIMITATIONS: vv. 13 – 14
a. MAN’S AUTONOMOUS PLANS v. 13
b. MAN’S IGNORANCE OF THE FUTURE
c. MAN’S INSIGNIFICANCE

II. GOD’S PLANS: LET GOD CHART YOUR DESTINY v. 15

III. MAN’S PRIDE and SIN: v. 16 – 17