Trusting God's Promises in Times of Discouragement
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "You can't start anything without God already knowing and steering the outcome. He says, I declare the end from the beginning and from long ago what is not yet. My purpose will stand, and all my good pleasure I will accomplish. God's got this. And yet, Moses didn't know the way this was going to go. Just like when you and I face trials, and when you and I face discouragement, we don't often feel like God's got this, even though we know the word of God declares it to be true." [01:07:55]
2. "Walking in obedience does not mean that life will be easy. I flipped back and forth in my Bible because it's on two different pages. From verse 21 of chapter five to verse 31 of chapter four. And the people believed and you have made a stink. And the people believed and you have made a stink. Love what Henry Blackaby says in experiencing God. He tells us that those who walk in obedience to the Lord will face hardships. And they will face hardships. But maybe some of us will see that those who take care of others will experience hardship." [01:15:44]
3. "Church, we walk by faith and not by sight. We walk because God is able. To do. To do far and exceedingly more than we could ever ask or imagine. He put faith into action. And the word of the living God calls us to do the same. This morning, how will you put faith into action? For some this morning, it's by trusting Christ for salvation. The one who's able to save. You've tried things all the other ways and recognized. That it's coming up short. Salvation doesn't. Isn't gained by what we do. And salvation isn't determined. By what we've done. Salvation is by grace through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ who rescues us from our sin." [01:27:31]
4. "I love the verse. First John. One nine. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive. And you can experience that grace and forgiveness in your life by turning to Jesus today. For some this morning." [01:28:31]
5. "I want to say something to you if you're in a moment of discouragement this morning. I get it. Moses got it and God has a plan for you through it. Not only in what he's going to do while you're in it, but what he's going to do through you on the other side of it. See, God was going to use this moment of discouragement in Moses's life because he understood that Moses's faith had to be built up so that Moses wouldn't shrink back. That Moses would keep on believing God. That Moses would keep on pressing forward even when it wasn't his way. Even when the people would rebel. Even when the water wasn't running. Even when the food wasn't falling. God was working to build Moses's faith in the midst of it." [58:31]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The incredible outpouring of prayer and support of the body of Christ simply cannot be counted in ways that can be measured. Through seasons that are difficult and discouraging, it is resting on the promises of God and it is the outpouring of love from the body of Christ. That sustains us. The prayers of the saints, Paul would say, sustains us through those seasons that can be difficult at times." [49:17]
2. "God actually gets a little hot with Moses. In verse 14, it says, then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses. And then he begins to say, I'm going to establish you. I'm going to give you your brother, Aaron. I am going to be the one that makes this happen. You simply are called to be obedient and following me. I got to say, I think when God got a little hot with Moses, Moses, Moses relented. He says, okay, God, I'm going to do what you say." [53:00]
3. "God says to Moses, you can still trust me. I have this. He goes on to say that he is the God who keeps his covenant and his promises in verses 4 and 5. I was reminded of the hymn, Standing on the Promises of God. Verse 2 says, Standing on the promises that cannot fail. When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail. By the living word of God I shall prevail. Standing on the promises of God. God is in control. He is almighty. We don't have any reason to fear. God is the one who keeps his promises. We can walk by faith, continuing to trust. God is the one who is able to save." [01:23:54]
4. "And in this time of invitation, I'm going to challenge you to hold your hand up and just have somebody in the room come and pray over you this morning. Because you have Jesus. We can go to him. And we have each other. We can walk by faith together. A cord of three strands is not easily broken. Oh, during this invitation, come to the altar, cry out, find somebody who raised their hand next to you. Let's do this thing called church together." [01:31:17]
5. "And the Israelites come up with their own answer. Here's what the Israelites do. Then the foreman of the people of Israel. Right? The Israelites who were beaten came and they cried to Pharaoh. Let me just ask you, do you see where they went wrong? They went and they cried to Pharaoh. If you like taking notes in your Bible, I highly recommend you circle that because Moses is going to do something different later. That's going to teach us what to do. They go and they cry to Pharaoh. Why do you treat your servants like this? No straw is given to your servants. Yet they say to us, make bricks. And behold, your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people." [01:12:17]
6. "And the people believed. They have been waiting for this moment of deliverance. And when Moses had come back and when the signs had been performed and when Aaron had spoken what God was going to do, the people of God, they got excited with Moses. They got excited with Aaron. And they believed the plans that God had for them. It says, when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen to their affliction, they bowed their heads and they worshiped, they rejoiced for their moment had come." [54:40]
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1. "You can't start anything without God already knowing and steering the outcome. He says, I declare the end from the beginning and from long ago what is not yet. My purpose will stand, and all my good pleasure I will accomplish. God's got this. And yet, Moses didn't know the way this was going to go. Just like when you and I face trials, and when you and I face discouragement, we don't often feel like God's got this, even though we know the word of God declares it to be true." [01:07:55]
2. "Walking in obedience does not mean that life will be easy. I flipped back and forth in my Bible because it's on two different pages. From verse 21 of chapter five to verse 31 of chapter four. And the people believed and you have made a stink. And the people believed and you have made a stink. Love what Henry Blackaby says in experiencing God. He tells us that those who walk in obedience to the Lord will face hardships. And they will face hardships. But maybe some of us will see that those who take care of others will experience hardship." [01:15:44]
3. "Church, we walk by faith and not by sight. We walk because God is able. To do. To do far and exceedingly more than we could ever ask or imagine. He put faith into action. And the word of the living God calls us to do the same. This morning, how will you put faith into action? For some this morning, it's by trusting Christ for salvation. The one who's able to save. You've tried things all the other ways and recognized. That it's coming up short. Salvation doesn't. Isn't gained by what we do. And salvation isn't determined. By what we've done. Salvation is by grace through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ who rescues us from our sin." [01:27:31]
4. "I love the verse. First John. One nine. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive. And you can experience that grace and forgiveness in your life by turning to Jesus today. For some this morning." [01:28:31]
5. "I want to say something to you if you're in a moment of discouragement this morning. I get it. Moses got it and God has a plan for you through it. Not only in what he's going to do while you're in it, but what he's going to do through you on the other side of it. See, God was going to use this moment of discouragement in Moses's life because he understood that Moses's faith had to be built up so that Moses wouldn't shrink back. That Moses would keep on believing God. That Moses would keep on pressing forward even when it wasn't his way. Even when the people would rebel. Even when the water wasn't running. Even when the food wasn't falling. God was working to build Moses's faith in the midst of it." [58:31]
### Quotes for Members
1. "The incredible outpouring of prayer and support of the body of Christ simply cannot be counted in ways that can be measured. Through seasons that are difficult and discouraging, it is resting on the promises of God and it is the outpouring of love from the body of Christ. That sustains us. The prayers of the saints, Paul would say, sustains us through those seasons that can be difficult at times." [49:17]
2. "God actually gets a little hot with Moses. In verse 14, it says, then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses. And then he begins to say, I'm going to establish you. I'm going to give you your brother, Aaron. I am going to be the one that makes this happen. You simply are called to be obedient and following me. I got to say, I think when God got a little hot with Moses, Moses, Moses relented. He says, okay, God, I'm going to do what you say." [53:00]
3. "God says to Moses, you can still trust me. I have this. He goes on to say that he is the God who keeps his covenant and his promises in verses 4 and 5. I was reminded of the hymn, Standing on the Promises of God. Verse 2 says, Standing on the promises that cannot fail. When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail. By the living word of God I shall prevail. Standing on the promises of God. God is in control. He is almighty. We don't have any reason to fear. God is the one who keeps his promises. We can walk by faith, continuing to trust. God is the one who is able to save." [01:23:54]
4. "And in this time of invitation, I'm going to challenge you to hold your hand up and just have somebody in the room come and pray over you this morning. Because you have Jesus. We can go to him. And we have each other. We can walk by faith together. A cord of three strands is not easily broken. Oh, during this invitation, come to the altar, cry out, find somebody who raised their hand next to you. Let's do this thing called church together." [01:31:17]
5. "And the Israelites come up with their own answer. Here's what the Israelites do. Then the foreman of the people of Israel. Right? The Israelites who were beaten came and they cried to Pharaoh. Let me just ask you, do you see where they went wrong? They went and they cried to Pharaoh. If you like taking notes in your Bible, I highly recommend you circle that because Moses is going to do something different later. That's going to teach us what to do. They go and they cry to Pharaoh. Why do you treat your servants like this? No straw is given to your servants. Yet they say to us, make bricks. And behold, your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people." [01:12:17]
6. "And the people believed. They have been waiting for this moment of deliverance. And when Moses had come back and when the signs had been performed and when Aaron had spoken what God was going to do, the people of God, they got excited with Moses. They got excited with Aaron. And they believed the plans that God had for them. It says, when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen to their affliction, they bowed their heads and they worshiped, they rejoiced for their moment had come." [54:40]
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