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This Mission: Not For The Faint Of Heart
Contributed by Tom Bartlett on Dec 30, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: This sermon is in preparation for a large evangelistic campaign we did in 2005. It’s an encouraging, motivational message on faith.
OUTLINE
THIS MISSION:
Not for the faint of heart
Preparing for HGHF
March 5, 2006 – Pastor Tom Bartlett
When Courage And Faith Collide
Ask:
1. Lord is this what you really want?
• Know that God will always confirms His Word.
Joshua 5:13-15 (NLT) “When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a sword in hand… I am the commander of the Lord’s army… Joshua did as he was told.”
• Understand that in God’s eyes it’s already done.
Joshua 6:2 (NLT) “the LORD said to Joshua, "I have given you Jericho…”
• Be sure that advanced obedience is required.
Joshua 1:16 (NLT) “… we will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us.”
When God Confirms His Word
Ask:
2. How should I do it?
Joshua 1:7 (NIV) “…Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.”
• Do it exactly as God has said even if it doesn’t make sense to you.
Joshua 6:2-5 (NLT) “…march around the city once a day for six days… On the seventh day you are to march around the city seven times, ..Then the walls of the city will collapse,..."
Joshua 6:17 (NLT) “The city and everything in it must be completely destroyed.”
Joshua 6:27 (NLT) “So the LORD was with Joshua…”
• Be concerned about principals and not perceptions
Hebrews 11:30 (NLT) “It was by faith that the people of f Israel marched around Jericho seven days, and the walls came crashing down.”
• Stay faithful in victory
Joshua 7:1 (NLT) “But Israel was unfaithful concerning the things set apart for the LORD. A man named Achan had stolen some of these things, so the LORD was very angry with the Israelites…”
Concerning Heaven’s Gates & Hell’s Flame (EVANGALISTIC CAMPAIGN)
Is this what God wants? YES
(2 Peter 3:9, Matthew 28:18-20. Mark 16:15)
How should we do it?
1. Begin preparing for the victory that God will bring
2. By faith
3. Giving all the glory to God
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THIS MISSION:
Not for the faint of heart
Preparing for HGHF
March 5, 2006 – Pastor Tom Bartlett
Have you ever read the disclaimer at the front of the line for a fast ride at an amusement park? Sometimes it will say something like, “Those with high blood pressure, vertigo, dizziness, pregnant or other serious conditions should not ride this ride.”
Occasionally you will find a ride with a simple statement such as – “Not for the faint of heart” Or a similar phrase.
I don’t know about you but when I was younger that made the ride seem ever better for some reason but now that I’m older, much older… I’m thinking twice about what those signs say before getting on them.
Living by faith is kind of like that. After a while being a Christian I’ve experienced the rush of really stepping out and doing something for God. But I have to admit as much as I enjoy that, when the next big thing comes I’m a little apprehensive it seems till I just jump off and go.
Take for instance our HGHF’s presentation. I know God is in it and I know what He did last year, I just had to work up my courage a little more for some reason.
That got me thinking… what do you do when your courage and your faith collide? What’s the process for moving forward?
Well remember courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s moving forward in spite of your fear.
When Courage And Faith Collide
Ask Two Questions:
1. Lord is this what you really want?
I think back to the day of Joshua in the Old Testament. Moses the great leader had just left and now Joshua was faced with the daunting task of leading the People of Israel into the promised property God had for them.
I’m sure he was afraid and even scared but He got confirmation about what God wanted and he moved forward.
• Know that God will always confirm His Word.
WAIT FOR THAT CONFIRMATION!
Joshua 5:13-15 (NLT) “When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a sword in hand… I am the commander of the Lord’s army… Joshua did as he was told.”
Here’s Josh out for a walk and all the sudden this soldier dude is standing in front of him.
I don’t know if you’ve ever studied angles or not, (we’ll do that this summer) but apparently this guy was a “War Angel”. This guy was one bad dude. A war angel would stand about 12 feet tall and be the size roughly of a house!
