”Taking a city for Christ” by Neal Pollard

August 11 2019 - Sunday AM Sermon

"Taking Strong Inhabitants and Fortified Cities" - Numbers 14:1-10

• Have faith in God's abilities and promises - Numbers 14:1-3
  1. What happened when they lacked faith in God?
     • They let their emotions drive their decisions
     • They fell prey to grumbling and criticism
     • They were guilty of fatalism
  2. What three things will help us take this city for Christ?
• Families Led by Faith and not by Fear - Numbers 14:3
  1. Some families conform to the culture
  2. Some families isolate from the culture
  3. Some families engage the culture (This must be us!)
• Forward-thinking Leadership - Numbers 14:3-9
  1. They were humble, convicted, optimistic, faith-filled, reverent, and visionary
  2. God has given us this at Lehman Avenue!
  3. Let's not be arm-chair elders! 
• Fight the Right Adversary - Numbers 14:10
  1. We must not fight against one another - Galatians 5:15
  2. The closer we are to each other, the more inevitable conflict will be.
• Conclusion 
  1. We must have the faith to go the rest of the way!
  2. What about the giants in your life?

 

Duration 31:34