The Lord is the God of Now
Top 10 books which have stood out in my life:
- The Knowledge of the Holy – A. W. Tozer (The nature of God)
- Bruchko – Bruce Olson (Missions)
- Peace Child – Don Richardson (Missions)
- Just as I Am – Billy Graham’s autobiography (Evangelism)
- Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyon (The Christian Life – Salvation)
- The Screwtape Letters – C. S. Lewis (Spiritual Warfare)
- The Chronicles of Narnia (seven books) – C. S. Lewis (God’s Kingdom)
- The Case for Christ – Lee Strobel (Apologetics)
- Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret – Hudson Taylor (Prayer)
- Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire – Jim Cymbala (Prayer, Faith and Church Leadership)
Philippians 1:3-6
The Lord is with ya’ll! – Isaiah 43:18-19
An God reveals Himself in the context.
You never want to be where the LORD ! – John 5:17
Three characters in the Bible who battled with change:
1) “Yeah, but this is painful!”
– The Key in his life: Genesis 39:2, 21, 23
What was the Lord up to? Genesis 45:4, 50:16-21, 2 Samuel 14:14
The “Why?” If you’ve been wounded, the LORD still has a plan
to use it for His glory: To for His kingdom!!!
2) “Yeah, but I don’t like the way things aren’t working out, Lord.”
– Luke 5:1-2 – This is code for they were fishing.
Luke 5:3-4 – This is code for – “I want to your life!”
Luke 5:5-10 – The “Why?” …To for His kingdom!
3) “Yeah, but I don’t want us to stay together!”
The of the .
Mark 5:1-5, Luke 8:27, Mark 5:6-18
Oikos: “8 to 15 people which the Lord has a
and strategically placed into your world!” – Tom Mercer
Mark 5:19-20 – The “Why?” To for His kingdom!
What was the result the next time Jesus returned? Matthew 14:34-36
Isaiah 42:9-10, 43:18-19 “The degree which we try to go back will be the degree
to which we will miss the Lord. He is !” Bishop Kenneth Ulmer
Answer Key: NOT, DONE, unchanging, changing, was, Joseph, reach, people, Peter, DONE, lead, reach, people, Demoniac, Gerasenes, supernaturally, reach, people, in, the, now,