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WANDERING (16 OF 16)

by Central Christian Church of Arizona

Scripture: Numbers 11:1-35
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Wandering (16 of 16)
Series: The Story (to December)
Cal Jernigan
Numbers 11


Big Idea: God is more concerned that you arrive prepared than that you arrive quickly.

1) Introduction

a) Welcome

b) The Story

c) Get Ready

i) Bible - Numbers 11 (4th book in your Bible)

ii) Journal
(1) Title: Wandering
(2) Big Idea: God is more concerned that you arrive prepared than that you arrive quickly.

2) A Quick Review

a) Not of the story

b) Of High School!

i) Remember geometry?

ii) Finish this sentence... ''The shortest distance between two points is a ....''

iii) Is there anyone who didn't learn this?

iv) Not a wavy line...

c) I want you to think for a moment of what it was like when you travelled as a kid.

i) Think vacation
(1) Think about sitting in the back seat of your parents' car.
(2) What was the one question you would always ask?
(a) ''Are we there yet?''
(b) Often, you would say that before you cleared the neighborhood.
(c) For many of us this was long before we had DVD's in our cars
(d) We were lucky to have a radio; luckier yet to have gotten reception.
(e) Think of all the games you played just to pass the time
(f) ''Are we there, yet?''

ii) As an adult, we realize that it takes time to get there.
(1) We have something these days that makes it so much easier to travel...
(2) GPS
(3) Not only does it tell you which way to go...
(a) Which is the quickest route?
(b) It also tells you how long it will take!

iii) For many of us..
(1) This means... GAME ON!
(a) I can get there quicker than that!
(b) ''It might have taken my great grandmother that long... but NOT ME!''
(2) Now the game is to compete against the computer!
(a) Get there sooner than predicted
(b) Ladies:
(i) If you want to compliment a man, tell him he ''made good time.''
(ii) That's the equivalent of him asking you... ''Have you lost weight?''

3) Against This Backdrop

a) The Israelites have just left Egypt

b) They hav ...

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