10:30AM Contemporary Service | Unlikely Deliverers | God At Work

Right? That is the place of faith. And I can knock down these judges, but they said yes. They said yes. They're flawed selves. God used them. God used them. So maybe, just maybe, God can use you and me to light up this world, to pierce the darkness, to be the hands and feet of Jesus for someone else. Maybe, just maybe. So as we take in the book of Judges, God at work, I I I pray that you sense God's faithfulness. And in this meal, we're gonna have his faithfulness. I I pray that you always understand what true leadership is and that Jesus is the true leader. Jesus is the faithful leader. He is the king of kings. He is the one to always put your hope in. And if you wanna be a leader, he's your example. Stay humble. [00:56:41] (55 seconds)  #UsedByGod

And all that it is is fear stopping us from moving and saying, yes. God does put us into a place of stillness, but he never stops that. You're never stuck there. And so if you're stuck there, you need to identify that and say, god, get me out. Just don't tell me that I'm a warrior. Show me that I'm a warrior. God, I believe. Help my unbelief. And if you're sensing that God's calling you to a place of being a deliverer, a a leader, to help someone, to love somebody, to be their their source, the hands and feet of Jesus, say yes. Right? That is the place of faith. And I can knock down these judges, but they said yes. [00:56:01] (49 seconds)  #OvercomeFear

And you might say, alright. I'm nobody. Alright. That's Gideon. Gideon said it. But what did God do with that? Okay. You're right. You're nobody. I'm not gonna use you. He said, I'm with you, mighty warrior. I'm gonna use you. And so I ask you again, what's your excuse? What's your wine press? What's holding you back? What's causing you anxiety? Fear is real. But God is real. And who's stronger than fear? Some of us right? We've been in a wine press. There's stuff going on in our lives, and God does call us to be still. And that's called the waiting place. And that's good and that is holy. But for many of us who have been in that waiting place, it's no longer a waiting place. It's a worrying place. [00:54:59] (60 seconds)  #WhatsYourWinePress

May the older generation continue to live out that song and and give that testimony of faith. We put our hope in the Lord. Yes. We understand in God's sovereignty that there's selection of leaders in this world that happen, and we wanna trust God in it all. We're called that honor, what is honorable in them. But we cannot put our trust and our hope in them. Our hope is in him. And I'll say this, and some of you know where I'm going. So many of us, when it comes to idols, we put politicians, we put world leaders on the throne, but it is not where God has ever said they are. So we all need to simmer down and realize who is the king of kings and the lord of lords. [00:49:20] (49 seconds)  #HopeInGodNotLeaders