IN BETWEEN FAITH AND FEAR (5)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Numbers 13:1-33, Numbers 14:1-45
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Title: In Between Faith and Fear (5)
Series: Numbers-Life In Between
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Numbers 13-14
Find the book of Numbers in your Bible. If you don't know where it is, start in the beginning and skip a few pages. Hopefully you'll find it. If you don't own a Bible, we have one for you right there in seat in front of you. You can keep that Bible as our gift to you.
We have been studying the book of Numbers on Sunday mornings in a sermon series I'm calling, Life In Between. In this book, God's people are living in between. They have been rescued out of slavery but they haven't yet claimed the land that God promised. And the truth is, Christians today still live life in between.
The wilderness where the Israelites wander is a powerful picture of the world where we live. The Bible tells us that for followers of Jesus, this world is not our home. We have been saved and God is taking us to another land. We're just not there yet. So living in the world can feel like wandering in the wilderness. We are living Life In Between.
Today, from Numbers 13-14, we come to one of the most critical chapters in the entire book of Numbers. God's people are right on the edge of victory. They are on the border of the Promised Land. But instead of trusting God to provide the victory, they shrink back in fear. And as a result, they pay a high price. Today's title is In Between Faith and Fear. READ 13:1-2, 25-33; 14:5-10, 26-33
*The course of history is littered with "almost" victories. These are battles that could probably have been won, yet some small failure changed the direction of events. The Battle of Gettysburg would have been a very different affair if the Confederate forces had pressed on and occupied the high ground of Little Round Top at the end of the first day, when it was still open. The Battle of Waterloo could easily have gone the other way if the French had succeeded in capturing the crossroads of Quatre Bras (Kah-truh Brah). One small misstep ...
Series: Numbers-Life In Between
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Numbers 13-14
Find the book of Numbers in your Bible. If you don't know where it is, start in the beginning and skip a few pages. Hopefully you'll find it. If you don't own a Bible, we have one for you right there in seat in front of you. You can keep that Bible as our gift to you.
We have been studying the book of Numbers on Sunday mornings in a sermon series I'm calling, Life In Between. In this book, God's people are living in between. They have been rescued out of slavery but they haven't yet claimed the land that God promised. And the truth is, Christians today still live life in between.
The wilderness where the Israelites wander is a powerful picture of the world where we live. The Bible tells us that for followers of Jesus, this world is not our home. We have been saved and God is taking us to another land. We're just not there yet. So living in the world can feel like wandering in the wilderness. We are living Life In Between.
Today, from Numbers 13-14, we come to one of the most critical chapters in the entire book of Numbers. God's people are right on the edge of victory. They are on the border of the Promised Land. But instead of trusting God to provide the victory, they shrink back in fear. And as a result, they pay a high price. Today's title is In Between Faith and Fear. READ 13:1-2, 25-33; 14:5-10, 26-33
*The course of history is littered with "almost" victories. These are battles that could probably have been won, yet some small failure changed the direction of events. The Battle of Gettysburg would have been a very different affair if the Confederate forces had pressed on and occupied the high ground of Little Round Top at the end of the first day, when it was still open. The Battle of Waterloo could easily have gone the other way if the French had succeeded in capturing the crossroads of Quatre Bras (Kah-truh Brah). One small misstep ...
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