Special Service | Finding the Will of GOD | 06-07-2026 | Guest Speaker Bill Beckelman

Summary: Explores how God leads His people through circumstances, His Word, community, peace, and personal desires. Using the imagery of the cloud that guided Israel through the wilderness (Exodus 13:21), Pastor Bill Beckelman presents a practical framework for discerning God's will. The message emphasizes that seeking God's direction is not merely about getting from point A to point B, but about developing an intimate relationship with the Lord who cares about every detail of our lives. The sermon culminates with a call to salvation, reminding listeners that God's primary will is for everyone to be born again and enter into a transformative relationship with Jesus Christ, where He becomes both Savior and Lord. Description: Finding the Will of GOD in Your Life | Start of CCOTH Church in Sunset Beach | Jon Courson Wanted to Start a Bible study There | Heard from the Lord to Encourage Pastor Joe to Do That | How GOD Directs His People & Has Plan for Them | He Wants You to Hear His Voice | Children of Israel Chosen by God | America Chose God | God Lead Israel by Cloud in the Desert | When Cloud Would Stay They'd Set Up Tent & When Cloud Started to Move They'd Follow Him Elsewhere | We Are Different from the World Who Seeks Their Own Way | Follow the Lord & Seek His Will | We Will Make Mistakes- Admit It & Start Over | God Shielded Israelites from Heat of the Deserts by Cloud & Warmed Them by Pillar of Fire by Night Giving Them Light | Jesus's Food was Doing the Will of God Who Sent Him | Even in Gethsemane ‐ Your Will Be Done | Acrostic CLOUD | "C" for Circumstances | Lord Opens Door No One Can Close & Closes Door No One Can Open | Sometimes God Says No | The World Lives by Circumstances | We Should Be Directed by God Who Gives Us Circumstances | "L" Law of the Lord | We Get Acquainted with God by Reading the Bible | God's Call for Bill after only Couple Years as Assistant Pastor under Pastor Chuck to Fill a Need for Pastor in NJ | Seeking the Lord & Praying | Hearing in Isaiah Knowing that's the Lord Speaking to Him Personally | "No Longer Remember the Former Days I Will Do New Things" | Waiting for the Lord's Direction to Calvary Chapel Coast Lands | Need for Confirmation from the Living Word & Encouragement | God's Specific Will for Our Life | General Will of God: He Wants Everyone to Know Him | Specific Will: Walk in His Will | "O" for Others | By 2 or More Witnesses the Will of God to Be Established | Who Isolates Himself Seeks His Own Desire | Lone Ranger Christian Doesn't Work | Need for Confirmation - Wife/Husband Pastor or Church Family | "U" Undisturbed Place | Let the Peace of God Rule in Your Hearts | God Leads Us by Giving Us Peace | Don't Just Push Through | Satan Drives People by Fear | Lack of Peace | God Gives Us Perfect Peace | "D" for Desires of Your Heart | If We Delight in the Lord | Know the One Who Knows Us & Depend on Him | Submit to God | Are You Born Again? | Then You Can Enter the Kingdom of Heaven | Born of the Spirit of God | Giving Your Life to Jesus | Receive Jesus for The Right to Be Children of God | Repentance - Giving Up the Life of Flesh Turning to Jesus | Not Living to Oneself Anymore |Life with Christ Is Better than Without Him | Life without Christ Has Terrible Ending | If You Give Up Something for God He Gives You Better | Key Points: God's will involves both leading and protecting, like the cloud that provided shade by day and warmth by night in the desert The CLOUD acrostic provides five tools for discerning God's will: Circumstances (open and closed doors), Law of the Lord (Scripture), Others (godly counsel and confirmation), Undisturbed place (peace that surpasses understanding), and Desires of your heart Christians should not live by circumstances alone like the world does, but by the God who controls our circumstances The Word of God is the most important tool for knowing God's will - we read Scripture not just for knowledge but to become acquainted with Him personally God uses other believers as a safety net and confirmation - isolation leads to seeking our own desires rather than God's Never move forward without the peace of God; fear drives people but God leads with peace When we delight in the Lord, our desires align with His will Salvation requires both receiving Christ and repenting (turning from) our old life - we cannot simply add Jesus to our existing lifestyle God always replaces what we surrender with something better Scripture Reference: Exodus 13:21 - "And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light so as to go by day and night" Proverbs 18:1 - "A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire" Jeremiah 29:11 - God has a plan for your life Colossians 3:15 - "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts" Psalm 37:4 - "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" Exodus 13:21-22 | Jeremiah 29:11 | Proverbs 18:1