Why Not Now?

WHY NOT NOW (MARK 1: 40-42 ) (EXODUS 7:26-8:10)

ILLUS: Sometimes in life we put things off; Somethings are too important to delay. GOD is asking WHY NOT NOW

TEXT: MARK 1: 40-42

40 A man with leprosy[g] came to Jesus and knelt down.[h] He begged, “You have the power to make me well, if only you wanted to.”

41 Jesus felt sorry for[i] the man. So he put his hand on him and said, “I want to! Now you are well.” 42 At once the man’s leprosy disappeared, and he was well.

TEXT:EXODUS 7:26-8:10

Frogs

25 Seven days after the LORD had struck the Nile,

1 he said to Moses:

Go to the palace and tell the king [a] of Egypt that I order him to let my people go, so they can worship me. 2 If he refuses, I will cover his entire country with frogs. 3 Warn the king that the Nile will be full of frogs, and from there they will spread into the royal palace, including the king’s bedroom and even his bed. Frogs will enter the homes of his officials and will find their way into ovens and into the bowls of bread dough. 4 Frogs will be crawling on everyone—the king, his officials, and every citizen of Egypt.

5 Moses, now command Aaron to hold his stick over the water. Then frogs will come from all rivers, canals, and ponds in Egypt, and they will cover the land.

6 Aaron obeyed, and suddenly frogs were everywhere in Egypt. 7 But the magicians used their secret powers to do the same thing.

8 The king sent for Moses and Aaron and told them, “If you ask the LORD to take these frogs away from me and my people, I will let your people go and offer sacrifices to him.”

9 “All right,” Moses answered. “You choose the time when I am to pray for the frogs to stop bothering you, your officials, and your people, and for them to leave your houses and be found only in the river.”

10 “Do it tomorrow!” the king replied.

1. LEPER NEEDING HEALING (WHY NOT NOW)

2. KING OF EGYPT IN TROUBLE (WHY NOT NOW)

3. YOU NEED HEALING (WHY NOT NOW)

4. YOU NEED SALVATION (WHY NOT NOW)

5. YOU MAY HAVE DRIFTED, COME HOME (WHY NOT NOW)

6. YOU NEED A CLOSER WALK WITH GOD (WHY NOT NOW)