MOVING FORWARD
On The Promises, Protection & Power of God
Sunday August 2, 2015
Exodus 13:1-22 & 1st Peter 2:9-10
Survival Skill #1– WORSHIP
Focusing On God Instead of your Circumstances
Survival Skill #2 – MOVE FORWARD IN CONFIDENCE
Cross the Bridge When You Come To It
(When You Come To The Fork In The Road, Take It) …
Because God is Faithful & Is Moving You Forward
- MOVING FORWARD … ON THE PROMISES OF GOD – Exodus 13:1-10
“the land he swore to your forefathers to give you” (13:5)
- MOVING FORWARD … ON THE PROTECTION OF GOD – Exodus 13:11-16
“With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” (13:14)
- MOVING FORWARD … ON THE POWER OF GOD –
Exodus 13:17-22
“Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in FRONT of the people.” (13:22)
Something to think about …
“As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.” – Exodus 14:10
- LOOKED
- TERRIFIED
- CRIED
What has GOD done?
1st Peter 2:9-10
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
What will YOU do?
- DON’T BE AFRAID
Gen 15:1; 26:24, Josh 1:9; 8:1
- STAND FIRM
Neh 4:20; Ps 35:1
- BE STILL
“Be still and know that I am God” – Psalm 46
Gen 34:5; 2 Kings 19:11; Pss 5:3; 83:1