Back in January, in Matamata, New Zealand,
we were given the fantastic news that each one of us would not be able to get
out of Africa without preaching. That was a very daunting thing for many of us
to hear, especially after they got done telling us how long church services in
Africa can go. To help prepare us we were asked to write some bullet notes for
a sample sermon. I may have been the only one that actually did this task, but
here it is. These are the notes I wrote up while at launch. It’s amazing for me
to look back at this and to see how much I can notice change just from how I
wrote this and how the more recent sermons have been written. I wanted to share
it with you anyway as an example of how God has been working in my life this
year.
God With Us
Testimony – growing up in a Christian
family and accepting Christ at a young age.
Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:5
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We all go through hard times
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Job 2:10
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personal story
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We all have felt alone
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Psalm 27:10; Psalm 22:1;
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Even the son of God felt alone
on the cross – Matthew 27:46
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personal story
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Maybe we think we aren’t
important
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Esther 4:14 – we don’t know
what the Lord has put us here for
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personal story
When we feel those things they are lies
from Satan. – John 10:10
God is here to:
1. Lighten your load – Psalm 68:19
2. Always be here with us – Psalm 4:8; Psalm 9:10
3. Use us for the reason He has made us for – Jeremiah 29:11
Whether we have
1. Grown up in a Christian home
2. Are the only Christians you know
3. Aren’t a Christian
But you have felt alone, unimportant, or
had struggles.
GOD IS WITH YOU AND WANTS A RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU.
What about you? Would you like a
relationship with the One who can take it all away and help you through and
never leave you or stop loving you?
(alter call + believers prayer)
