8-28-2022 Sermon Notes

Northlake Church of the Nazarene

4530 Northlake Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

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September 4, 2022

Navigating Our Way

By: Pastor Chuck Russ

Sermon Series: Navigating Our Way

Week 1 “Look Back”--August 21
Week 2 “Look Up”--August 28
Week 3 “Look In”--September 4
Week 4 “Look Around”
Week 5 “Look Out”

Key Verse

Romans 8:31

What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Central Thought: To an omnipotent God, there are no degrees of difficulty. There is no big or small. There is no difficult or easy. There is no possible or impossible.

WEEK 3: LOOK IN

The Power of Fear

Judges 6:2

Because the power of Midian was so oppressive, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves, and strongholds.

We abandon our sense of holy anticipation.
We rob God of the glory that is due Him.
We forfeit our hopes for the future.
We experience quiet resignation.

1 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

How do we overcome our fear?

We align ourselves spiritually.

We listen to God's word.

Judges 6:8-10

When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian, he sent them a prophet...

We recognize that God is for us.

Judges 6:11-12 (ESV)

Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

Mark Batterson

“It is absolutely imperative at the outset that you come to terms with this simple yet life-changing truth: God is for you.

Romans 8:31

What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

We practice obedience

Gideon worshiped God.
Gideon tore down the altar to Baal.
Gideon called together an army.
He verified God's instructions.
He led the people to victory.

To an omnipotent God, there are no degrees of difficulty. There is no big or small. There is no difficult or easy. There is no possible or impossible.

Questions to Consider

Our task is to ensure that our wills are lined up with the will of Jesus and on that basis exercise the full authority He has given us. What steps do you need to take to ensure that your will is lined up with His?
Mark Batterson once wrote, "If you’ve never had a God-sized dream that scared you half to death, then you haven’t really come to life. If you’ve never been overwhelmed by the impossibility of your plans, then your God is too small." How do you respond to this statement?
God gave Gideon a vision that went well beyond his resources. Do you believe that God has such a vision for Northlake Church? If so, what does that look like?

My Commitment

I may not always understand my current situation or how things will eventually turn out, but I choose to base my trust in God on what I know—His love for me—and I choose to trust that in time He will guide me--even through the most difficult circumstances.

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