Title: Directed Steps
Author: Jeff Ecklund
Text: Genesis 5:22-24
We are finishing out our series this morning entitled communicate to navigate, and I'm hoping and believing that it has helped you draw closer to the Lord through it.
I want to teach this morning on the importance of walking with God and having our steps "ordered by the Lord"
I think we all know the physical benefits of walking right?
Mayo Clinic lists:
- Maintain a healthy weight and lose body fat
- Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer and type 2 diabetes
- Improve cardiovascular fitness
- Strengthen your bones and muscles
- Improve muscle endurance
- Increase energy levels
- Improve your mood, cognition, memory and sleep
- Improve your balance and coordination
- Strengthen immune system
- Reduce stress and tension
I'm going to unpack the relational benefit of walking with God and how it helps you and I communicate with God, and have divine directed steps.
Communication...good communication is essential to any relationship being healthy, and the more we communicate with God, the better the navigational directions we will receive.
There's an urban legend story that goes like this:
A battle ship was on exercise at sea in bad weather. The captain was on the bridge. It was foggy. Just after dark the look out spotted a light on the starboard side. The captain asked if it was steady or moving. The look out replied the light was steady meaning they were on direct collision course with that ship! The captain ordered the lookout signal to the other ship:
"Change course 20 degrees. We are on collision course."
The signal came back '"Advisable for you to change course."
The captain signalled '"I am a captain. Change course 20 degrees."
"I am a seaman second class. You had better change course 20 degrees" came the reply.
The captain was furious. He sent back '"I am a battleship. Change cou ...
Author: Jeff Ecklund
Text: Genesis 5:22-24
We are finishing out our series this morning entitled communicate to navigate, and I'm hoping and believing that it has helped you draw closer to the Lord through it.
I want to teach this morning on the importance of walking with God and having our steps "ordered by the Lord"
I think we all know the physical benefits of walking right?
Mayo Clinic lists:
- Maintain a healthy weight and lose body fat
- Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer and type 2 diabetes
- Improve cardiovascular fitness
- Strengthen your bones and muscles
- Improve muscle endurance
- Increase energy levels
- Improve your mood, cognition, memory and sleep
- Improve your balance and coordination
- Strengthen immune system
- Reduce stress and tension
I'm going to unpack the relational benefit of walking with God and how it helps you and I communicate with God, and have divine directed steps.
Communication...good communication is essential to any relationship being healthy, and the more we communicate with God, the better the navigational directions we will receive.
There's an urban legend story that goes like this:
A battle ship was on exercise at sea in bad weather. The captain was on the bridge. It was foggy. Just after dark the look out spotted a light on the starboard side. The captain asked if it was steady or moving. The look out replied the light was steady meaning they were on direct collision course with that ship! The captain ordered the lookout signal to the other ship:
"Change course 20 degrees. We are on collision course."
The signal came back '"Advisable for you to change course."
The captain signalled '"I am a captain. Change course 20 degrees."
"I am a seaman second class. You had better change course 20 degrees" came the reply.
The captain was furious. He sent back '"I am a battleship. Change cou ...
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