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Prayer
Hymn: There’s Power in the Blood
Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:18 While we do not look at the things which
are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are
seen are temporary, but the things which are not
seen are eternal.
Lesson: Life Lessons
Pastor Ron’s remarks and intro of first principle
Characters: The 12 Spies
First Principle: Truth is not
determined by a show of hands.
Scripture Reference: Numbers 13:31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We
are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger
than we.”
Majority
may, at times, rule, but that does not necessarily make majority right.
Safety,
strength, and security are not always found in numbers.
Standing
for God may mean we sometimes must stand with the minority opinion.
Question: Can you recall a
time when the majority decision did not reflect your opinion?
Follow Up Question: What should our godly
response be when we are outvoted?
Conclusion: Every situation is
different and each one demands a prayerful approach before we act. Sometimes
there is little we can do except to pray and at other times our voices must be
heard not only in heaven but also among our peers on earth. God’s Word is truth
and nothing shall ever change that fact.
Pastor Ron’s remarks and intro of second principle
Character: Isaac
Second Principle: If it’s bad God is
not finished yet.
Scripture Reference: Genesis 26:1 & 12 There was a famine in
the land… Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a
hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
It’s
not over until God says it’s over.
Question: How do you know when
it’s really over?
Follow Up Question: Can you think of a time when
it paid for you or someone else to keep on keeping on?
Conclusion: God knows the end
from the beginning and, at times, requires us to participate in our miracle by
going the extra mile, hoping against all hope and continuing to trust in His
unfinished work. We can read the end of the book and clearly see that we win.
Don’t give up on God.
Pastor Ron’s remarks and intro of third principle
Character: King Saul
Third Principle: You will never
accomplish the will of God by going against the Word of God.
Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 15:14 & 22 And Samuel said, What
meaneth then this bleating of sheep in mine ears … Behold to obey is better
than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of lambs.
King
Saul thought he had a better plan.
We
cannot recover through sacrifice what is lost through disobedience.
The
ancient Hebrew picture of obedience means to lift up.
Question: How might Satan
tempt us to do evil in an effort to accomplish good?
Follow Up Question: How can we best defend
ourselves from Satan’s deceptive practices?
Conclusion: The Apostle Paul
posed the question, “If good comes from me doing bad, why then does God judge
me for doing the bad?” God is ultimately in charge of the finished product. We,
however, have no authority to shape the final product according to our will or
our design. Therefore, we are limited by God to simply obeying His Word and
leaving the final results to Him. Thou shalt not preempt God’s will by thine
own hand!
Pastor
Ron’s closing remarks
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Connect Cards;
Offering and Prayer
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Memory Verse
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Pre-Praise & Worship
Prayer
will be hosted by Ruby Boudreaux
in
the Sanctuary Studio. Worship will begin in just a few minutes.
