“What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Luke 18:27 (NIV)
A LOOK AT MOSES: WHAT LEADS US TO A DEAD END?
● THE CHOICES WE MAKE
“…Moses went out to where his own people were hard at work, and he saw an Egyptian beating one of them… and Moses killed the Egyptian… When the king heard what Moses had done, he wanted to kill him. But Moses escaped and went to the land of Midian.”
Exodus 2:11b-12, 15a (CEV)
● THE CHOICES OTHERS MAKE
“When the king of Egypt heard that the Israelites had finally left, he and his officials changed their minds and said, ‘Look what we have done! We let them get away, and they will no longer be our slaves.’”
Exodus 14:5 CEV
TO OVERCOME LIFE’S DEAD ENDS, I MUST …
1. REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAS DONE
“Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for another Jewish festival. In the city near the sheep gate was a pool with five porches, and its name in Hebrew was Bethzatha. Many sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people were lying close to the pool.”
John 5:1-4 (CEV)
NOTE: REMEMBER TO “REMEMBER THE LORD YOUR GOD”
● “This special day of rest will REMIND you that I reached out my mighty arm and rescued you from slavery in Egypt.” Deuteronomy 5:15 (CEV)
● “DON’T FORGET how the Lord your God has led you through the desert for the past 40 years… Instead, REMEMBER that the Lord your God gives you the strength to make a living.” Deuteronomy 8:2a, 18a (CEV)
2. REFUSE TO BUY THE LIE
● THE “HOW IT IS” LIE
“Beside the pool was a man who had been sick for 38 years.”
John 5:5 (CEV)
● THE “I’M HELPLESS” LIE
“The man answered, ‘Sir, I don't have anyone to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up. I try to get in, but someone else always gets there first.’”
John 5:7 (CEV)
3. RESPOND IN FAITH
“… What good is it to say you have faith, when you don't do anything to show you really do have faith? Can this kind of faith save you? you shouldn't just say, “I hope all goes well for you. I hope you will be warm and have plenty to eat.” What good is it to say this, unless you do something to help?”
James 2:14b, 16 (CEV)
● RELY ON GOD’S WORD
“Jesus told him, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’ Right then the man was healed…”
John 5:8-9a (CEV)
● RISE UP IN FAITH
“Jesus told him, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’ Right then the man was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking around. The day on which this happened was a Sabbath.”
John 5:8-9a (CEV)
● RETELL OF GOD’S GREATNESS
“Who is this man that told you to pick up your mat and walk?” But he did not know who Jesus was, and Jesus had left because of the crowd. Later, Jesus met the man in the temple and told him, “You are now well…” The man left and told the leaders that Jesus was the one who had healed him.”
John 5:12-15 (CEV)
“NEVER GIVE UP, THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY OUT!”
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