Sermon, June 6, 2010 - By All Means
Numbers 13.30
A. GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE [13.1-2]
B. GOD EXPECTS YOU TO USE WISDOM
IN PURSUING THAT PURPOSE [13.17-20]
1. Israel was to calculate the cost [Luke 14.28]
2. God wants you to be wise and use your head
C. YOUR FAITH WILL BE TESTED
1. An accurate report [13.25-29]
2. A faith proposal to move forward [13.30]
3. A bad report [13.31-14.1]
a. Unbelief exaggerates the obstacles
b. Unbelief minimizes who we are in Christ
c. Unbelief will harp on the obstacles [“What if…???”]
D. BY ALL MEANS…MOVE FORWARD! [13.30]
1. Remember: He who promised is faithful
2. Remember: He who promised has always been faithful
3. Don’t rehearse and exaggerate the obstacles
4. Think more about the land flowing with milk and honey
John Olson
