Chasing The Lion
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As Christians living in 2017
We have some challenges with our mission
That the gospel does not work anymore and people won’t change
That the church and its teachings are dying
That the gospel does not work anymore and people won’t change
This can create a feeling of being up against an enemy too big to win
We are being told about ourselves
That if you:
Failed at something it was not God`s will
That you had a bad upbringing and you don’t have what you need to lead a fulfilling life
That great thing don’t happen to you
I am the wrong color
I am the wrong size
I am the wrong sex
My parents never loved me
I was abused
We can get stuck in our story
Instead of our thinking being about what we can do in life
It is all about what has been done to us in life
The mistakes and hard times of the past become bigger than the possibilities of your future
We need to realize we can defeat whatever tries to hold us back.
Here is someone who refused to get stuck in his story
Pastor Rick Warren (purpose driven life) & Oprah
Nick Vujicic's testimony
https://youtu.be/YwpiZTp0N9k
He did not come by his success easily
He had to fight depression, suicide, prejudice
The bible has been left for us so that we can see real examples of how not to get stuck in a bad story
The bible has been left for us so that we can see real examples of how not to get stuck in a bad story
Naomi & Ruth - Had a bad story
situation beyond their ability to change...
Trusted God and persevered ......went back to Bethlehem
David - Had a bad Story
ignored by his father when Samuel came to anoint him as King and went on to defeat Goliath
ignored by his father when Samuel came to anoint him as King and went on to defeat Goliath
Gideon - Up against the vast armies of the midionites
the least of all the clans of Israel .........trusted God into victory and went after the midianites
Joseph- abandoned by his brothers and sold into slavery ...
Job - lost his whole family and his wealth but said
Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
There is always HOPE with God
Why are these people in the bible?
Why are these people in the bible?
Peter - Could have easily given up because of his failure in denying Christ
Why are these people
To show us that:
scares us
We need to take on a new attitude
challenges us
We need to take on a new attitude
tries to kill us
We need to realize that Jesus died to give us something
forgiveness of sins
The power for a new life (Holy Spirit)
But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
Jesus affirms this when he said just before his crucifixion
“I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,
Who is in a Christian -?
Christ by his Holy Spirit
Who can defeat Christ?
No one
Therefore we must be able to
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Phillipians 4:13
That is what this sermon series is about
Believing you can do more and be more than your human abilities might say.
Chase the Lion:
If Your Dream Doesn’t Scare You, It’s Too Small
by Mark Batterson
There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it. Once, armed only with a club, he killed an imposing Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it. Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors. He was more honored than the other members of the Thirty, though he was not one of the Three. And David made him captain of his bodyguard.
On a snowy day Beniah chased a lion into pit and killed it
Let’s look at the odds
God’s plans cannot be achieved by man’s ability
Our goals and our potential should not be limited to what we think we are able to do
He’s a man against a lion
There is snow on the ground
This is something that never stops being a necessary part of how we think about our life.
He is cornering the lion in a pit
None of that makes rational sense
How many people want the power of God demonstrated in their lives?
ask the question
We will never see the power of God in our life..
If we only attempt things that can be achieved with our abilities, resources
If what we want to achieve does not scare us, it is to small a goal.
We have been given an imagination....
ask the question why
So we could see things that have not yet been (enemy trying to pollute it)
God is not part of OUR dream
We are part of HIS dream
No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.
Ephesians 2:10
God is not waiting for you to think something big up so he can help you
God is not waiting for you to think something big up so he can help you
God is waiting for you to agree with the big thing he wants you to achieve for HIM
We need to repent of believing too small
Because it reflects our idea of God