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Stepping out of the Boat
Matthew 14:22-33
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I. Waiting for God’s Go
!! A. The Benefits of Waiting
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Your Strength is Renewed
Is 40:31 \\ But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew /their/ strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
!!! 2. You will Never be Ashamed
Ps 25:3 \\ Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
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You are a person of Integrity
Ps 25:21 \\ Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.
!! B. The Example of Joshua
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The Time Joshua Had the Go
Battle of Jericho: Josh 6:1-5
Not only did God give the “go” but He gave explicit instructions.
!!! 2. The Time Joshua Did Not have the Go
Battle of Ai, Josh 7 (God’s reply in 7:10-13)
!! C. Encouragement
Ps 37:7
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Ps 37:34
34 Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see /it./
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Stepping
!! A. Stepping Out of your Zone
Sometimes God asks us to do things that we may not feel prepared for.
ü Abraham – Gn 12:1 – God hadn’t even showed him the land yet (neg)
ü Jonah – Jh 1:1-3 – God called, Jonah didn’t want to go
!! B. Stepping up to the plate
As Christians we are told to do things that we do not want to at times.
ü Luke 17:3 – rebuke your brother if he sins
o Lv 19:17
ü Ep 5:11 – expose the unfruitful works of darkness
!! C. Doing your Duty
ü Lk 17:10 – we do things because that is our duty (Rm 12:2 /reasonable/ service)
ü 1Co 9:16-17 – we do some things because it is given to us as Christians to do them, woe to us if we don’t do them, but if we do them willingly we have a reward
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Dealing with Doubt
!! A. Remembering the Peace of God
Phil 4:6-7; Nm 6:26; Ps 85:8; Is 26:3, 12; 45:7; Lk 1:78-79 (The dayspring gives peace)
!! B. Remembering the Source of our Strength
Ps 29:11; 28:8-9; 68:35; 138:3; Ep 3:16;
!! C. Remembering the Source of our Defense
Ps 61:3; 91:4; 89:23-24; 144:2; Pr 18:10
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