Mighty Movement of God

"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" hymn story.

Followers of God:

I.                    Show Adoration (18-19)

A.                Worship

Nobody described worship better than Sir William Temple. He wrote, "To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God."

1.                  Example of the Leader

2.                  Following the Example

B.                 Praise

1.                  Standing

2.                  Shouting

II.                 Grasp Reliance (20-21)

A.                Trust God

1.                  Validated

2.                  Benefit

B.                 Preparation for Battle (is Praise)

J. I. Packer, AI've experienced God's presence most powerfully in worship, often during the singing, I suppose because when we sing to him, we are looking hard in his direction.@

III.               Share the Bounty (22-25)

A.                Praise into Battle

1.                  God=s Ambush

2.                  Destruction of the Enemy

3.                  Enemy Turns on Its Allies

4.                  Completion of God=s Word

B.                 Reward for Obedience                   

Simply wait on him. So doing, we shall be directed, supplied, protected, corrected, and rewarded. Vance Havner