Focusing Your Faith
Robert Walker
Judges 3
I. THE LORD IS OUR SECURITY SOURCE
II. THE LORD IS OUR SPIRITUAL SUCCESS
III. THE LORD IS OUR SUPERNATURAL STENGTH
Several years ago Jeff Sturecker was a US Army Ranger posted in Mogadishu, Somalia. Today he is a master of divinity student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
For him Oct 3-4, 1993 were the defining moments of his life. He was one of the troops called on to go into the center Mogadishu to secure a building as part of a larger operation.
The movie “Black Hawk Down” came out about a year ago chronicling the events of those two days.
In the first trip into the city he and most of his friends got out through a hailstorm of bullets. One man was shot and killed. It was then that he felt the fear. He began to pray.
The humvee was painted with blood as they escaped the city with their dead and wounded comrades.
The news soon worsened. A helicopter was shot down. The team received orders to return to the melee. Yet, his men understandably couldn’t fight in the bloody humvees.
Struecker spent the next 30 to 45 minutes cleaning. No running water. Only sponges and buckets.
"I began to talk to the Lord. I thought I was going to die," he said. Feeling his fear grow, he began to ask God to protect him.
But his prayer soon changed.
"I’ll never forget this for the rest of my life. A scene appeared in the landscape of my mind. The scene was Jesus in the Garden."
He clearly and honestly knew that he was going to die. He also showed that he did not want to go to that cross and die. And I knew that I didn’t want to die that night. But Jesus courageously said, ’God, not my will, but yours be done.’
"If I die tonight, that’s fine, as long as your will is done," Struecker said. For the first time in his life, Struecker -- who had been a Christian since age 13 -- was prepared to die.
"God spoke to my mind and my heart and said, ’I’ve been protecting y ...
Robert Walker
Judges 3
I. THE LORD IS OUR SECURITY SOURCE
II. THE LORD IS OUR SPIRITUAL SUCCESS
III. THE LORD IS OUR SUPERNATURAL STENGTH
Several years ago Jeff Sturecker was a US Army Ranger posted in Mogadishu, Somalia. Today he is a master of divinity student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
For him Oct 3-4, 1993 were the defining moments of his life. He was one of the troops called on to go into the center Mogadishu to secure a building as part of a larger operation.
The movie “Black Hawk Down” came out about a year ago chronicling the events of those two days.
In the first trip into the city he and most of his friends got out through a hailstorm of bullets. One man was shot and killed. It was then that he felt the fear. He began to pray.
The humvee was painted with blood as they escaped the city with their dead and wounded comrades.
The news soon worsened. A helicopter was shot down. The team received orders to return to the melee. Yet, his men understandably couldn’t fight in the bloody humvees.
Struecker spent the next 30 to 45 minutes cleaning. No running water. Only sponges and buckets.
"I began to talk to the Lord. I thought I was going to die," he said. Feeling his fear grow, he began to ask God to protect him.
But his prayer soon changed.
"I’ll never forget this for the rest of my life. A scene appeared in the landscape of my mind. The scene was Jesus in the Garden."
He clearly and honestly knew that he was going to die. He also showed that he did not want to go to that cross and die. And I knew that I didn’t want to die that night. But Jesus courageously said, ’God, not my will, but yours be done.’
"If I die tonight, that’s fine, as long as your will is done," Struecker said. For the first time in his life, Struecker -- who had been a Christian since age 13 -- was prepared to die.
"God spoke to my mind and my heart and said, ’I’ve been protecting y ...
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