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No Dead End Streets
Contributed by Dan Southern on Feb 3, 2004 (message contributor)
Summary: This sermon is about how that with God all things are possible. He provides a way out of whatever problem you are in.
Title: No Dead End Streets
Text: Exodus 14:13 -16
Matthew 19:26 Mark 9:23
“I discovered that the things that limited my effectiveness didn’t revolve around a change of geography. I had an inadequate perspective. The issues were all inside of me”
-Tom Clegg, Lost In America, Group Publishing
Genesis 18:14
Exodus 14:8 “God brought them out with an high hand” KJV
“Who marched out boldly” NIV
“They left proudly and defiantly” Amp.
Matthew 17:20
l. THEY HAD A SLAVE MENTALITY. Exodus 14:2,3,12
A. They encountered a problem. Exodus 14:2
Exodus 14:12
B. They were entangled. Exodus 14:3
C. This is the enemy’s devise. Exodus 14:5- 7
ll. THEIR’S WERE A SAD MAYHEM. Exodus 14: 1-12
Mayhem: (Legal term) “any situation brought on by violence, confusion, noise, or disorder”. Webster’s Dictionary
A. The decision of Pharaoh to: Follow up. Exodus 14:1- 9
B. The despair of the people to: Give up. Exodus 14:10- 12
Hebrews 10:39
lll. THE SAVIOR’S MIGHT. Exodus 14: 13,18
A. The declaration of Moses: Look up. Exodus 14:13, 14
“When the outlook is bleak, try the up look” - Warren Wiersbe
Psalm 121: 1 Luke 21:28
1. Moses reminds them of God’s power.
a. Remove Fear Exodus 14:13a
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” -Franklin Roosevelt
2 Timothy 1:7
“There are 365 ‘fear nots’ in the Bible, one for everyday of the year”
b. Remain Firm. Exodus 14:13b
Ephesians 6:13, 14a
2. Moses reassures them of God’s promise.
a. Relay on God to Fight for you. Exodus 14:14
2 Chronicles 32:8 Psalm 24:8
b. Run Forward Exodus 14:15
B. The decree of God: Lift up. Exodus 14:15- 18
John 12:32
2 Chronicles 20:21
Psalms 149:6
HOW MAY I APPLY THIS MESSAGE TO MY LIFE?
