Deliverance: Stretching my Imagination
Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.
Dream, Decision, Delay’s, Difficulties, Dead Ends & Deliverance
I don’t want to (saying “No” to God)
OR
I’m to afraid to (Letting Go and Letting God)
10 truths about Dreams are: (Pg.84 in workbook)
Dreams:
show what God wants to do through you.
define you
keep us growing
clarify our priorities
build our character
deepen our courage
stretch our faith
inspire others to dream
focus our energy
reveal God’s glory
Letting Go and Letting God
LET GO OF DOUBT AND LET GOD
‘believe his beliefs in God and doubt his doubts’
Joshua 1:9 (TLB) “Yes, Be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
What CAUSES US TO DOUBT?
The Compare Train …. Is all about…
COMPARING MY ABILITIES TO OTHERS
Romans 8:1 (NIV) Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
REMEMBERING MY PAST FAILURES
“To be the Hands and Feet of Jesus, serving in the church family and in our communities’
“To enrich lives with the good news of Jesus through relationships, teaching, and serving.”
LOOK FOR and HOLD ONTO GOD’S PROMISES
THREE PROMISES TO HOLD ONTO
STRENGTH
Joshua 1:5 (NIV) “No one will be able to stand against you, all the days of your life.”
SUCCESS
Joshua 1:7 (NIV) “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful wherever you go.”
SUPPORT
Joshua 1:9 (ESV) “The Lord, your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV) “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
LEAN ON THE LORD
Dream, Decision, Delay’s, Difficulties, Dead Ends & Deliverance
Joshua 1:8 (NIV) “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him. And He will make your paths straight.
STEP OUT IN FAITH
Joshua 1:10-11 (TLB) Then Joshua issued instructions to the leaders to tell the people to get ready to cross the Jordan River.
Ephesians 3:20 (MSG) God can do anything, you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, His Spirit deeply and gently within us.