WHEN GOD SAYS “GO!” DON?T SAY “NO!” 

http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/when-god-says-go-dont-say-no-jim-twamley-sermon-on-gods-omniscience-56543.asp   by Jim Twamley

Modified by Brother Bob Paquet Feb 28, 2016

Deuteronomy 1:1-1:41

·                  WHAT NEW THING IS CHRIST CALLING YOU TO?

·                  WHERE IS GOD SAYING TO GO?

·                   WHERE IN YOUR LIFE ARE YOU TELLING GOD “NO!”?

·                   WHAT NEW TERRITORY IS CHRIST CALLING THIS CHURCH TO?

                         (Something we should all pray about)

THE PRINCIPLE OF “ACCELERATED BLESSING.” = “THE FASTER YOU TRUST AND OBEY, THE FASTER YOU WILL RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSING.”

(Deuteronomy 1:2)  Moses says, “Normally it takes only 11 days to travel from Mt. Sinai to Kadesh-barnea.  On the 12th day the Children of Israel could have possessed the Promised Land.

 But, instead, they made a fatal faith killing mistake. They stopped relying on God’s leading and leaned on their own understanding instead.

GOD’S RESPONSE

^{Numbers 14:34-35}  According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, for each day you shall bear your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you shall know My rejection.  I the Lord have spoken this. I will surely do so to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against  Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.’”

Many would say, “That’s not fair.”
                                                            REMEMBER – PSALM 115:3

But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.

ARE YOU:

·      trying to be in charge of your life?   

·      relying on your own intellect?

·      relying on your own talent?

·      relying on your own strength to get through life?

YOU ARE MAKING A HUGE MISTAKE!

GOD LOVES IT WHEN

        You trust and obey Him! when you rely on Him

He rewards faith, and the quicker you trust and obey, the sooner you’ll reap the benefit of His blessing.

It’s the principle of “accelerated blessing.”

We often become inpatient and want God to do something for us right now,

We forget about God’s purposes and God’s timing.

IF YOU ARE COMPLETELY TRUSTING AND OBEYING GOD

Your prayers will have top priority; They will be answered in the fastest possible time according to

 God’s plan. That plan may require you to wait 4 years for an answer to prayer. But if you are not

trusting and being obedient, then the answer might not come for 40 years. Which would you rather

have a 4 year wait or a 40 year wait?

¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which

God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)

                 He calls the shots – not you. Seek His face and say, “Yes Sir”!

CHURCH, IT’S TIME TO BREAK CAMP

 AND MOVE ON!

I believe, God is beginning to move here. We’ve been at this mountain long enough. If you’ve been a

Christian for any length of time you’ve become trained in the Word and you should be prepared for

battle. You should be ready for service in His Kingdom. You should already have your black-belt in

spiritual warfare.

Each one of you should be able to operate in the gifts He has assigned you.

Each one of you should be at a level of maturity in Christ that you are ready for the

next move of God!

Are you ready for God’s next move in your life?

God is moving us from where we’ve been camped for so long into His purpose for

us

(Deuteronomy 1: 8) “I am giving all this land to you! Go in and occupy it…” (Fishs

 Eddy?  East Branch?  Hancock?

                            God is calling us to possess the land.  LISTEN!!!

                                                            On the personal level it could be:

                                                            A right relationship with Him

                                                            A right relationship with your spouse

                                                            A right relationship with your family

                                                            A right relationship with your church

                                                            A right relationship with your work

                                                            A right relationship with your government

                                                            A deeper prayer life

                                                            A greater effectiveness in sharing the Gospel


On the Church level I believe God is calling us to a higher plane of

maturity.

·       Pray for Readburn Gospel Assembly – that we might know His plan for us and be willing to walk in obedience.

We are going to be faced with fear of the unknown. But when the demoralizing reports come, we’ve got

 to be like Joshua and Caleb and declare with unwavering faith that God is with us and we can take the

land.

                                                  When the checkbook says, “There’s not enough”

                                                  When the government says, “You can’t do that”

                                                  When the community says, “They are crazy Christians”

                                                  When the pastor or leaders say, “We’ve got bad news”

DON’T LOOK DOWN, LOOK UP – FOR JESUS CHRIST YOUR SAVIOR IS NEAR. THE NEWS IN THE       

WORLD MAY BE TRUE, BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER, BECAUSE GOD IS WITH YOU AND YOU WILL

PREVAIL OVER THE ENEMY AND CONQUER THE LAND.

Father, in the mighty name of Jesus, we lift up Readburn Gospel Assembly and ask for your direction.

We desire to walk with you, to fulfill your purpose for us, to be your witnesses in our community.

Father give us the faith to use the gifts you have given us, give us the wisdom to walk in your ways,

 give us the willingness to lay down our lives that your will would be done.

Father, show us how to love one another, how to take part in each other’s lives in such a way that

 people would say, “See how they love one another.”

Lord, pour out your Holy Spirit upon this assembly. In Jesus name we pray. Amen

GOD IS SAYING, “YOU HAVE STAYED AT THIS MOUNTAIN LONG ENOUGH.

                        IT IS TIME TO BREAK CAMP AND MOVE ON.”

LET’S ROLL!