Impacting Journeys

FAMILY REDEEMER [Book of Ruth]

(paraphrase) Ruth 1 …there was a famine in the land ... went to dwell in the country of Moab … while there the sons got married … then Naomi’s husband and 2 sons died … Naomi might RETURN from the country of Moab, for the Lord had visited His people by giving them bread … She told her daughter in laws to go back to their families … Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from followin...

Would You Still Trust God…

1. … If You Thought You Could Save The Day? (Gideon – Judges 7)

2. … If He Doesn’t Answer You the Way You Think? (Gideon – Judges 7)

2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ 3Now therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, ‘...

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

1. INVISIBLE ENERGY THAT EMPOWERS YOU TO ACCOMPLISH MORE - The force is ... 

2. REQUIRES YOU TO SEPARATE YOURSELF AND TRAIN INTENSELY - The force requires ... 

3. BECOME RADICAL

DANIEL 3: - … 12 … They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up.” … 14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true … 15 … But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into...

God Never Promised…

1. God promised a land to Abraham that did not come to pass while he was alive

2. God never promised easy, even at the start (Location, Connections, and Comfortable)

3. God never promised an end date to the completion

Genesis 12:1-9 (NKJV) Promises to Abram Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you. 2 I will make you a g...

LOVE TRUMPS ALL‬‬

Mark‬ ‭12:28-34‬ One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. 30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your min...

Mark 4:39-41 When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. 40 Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”

1. Don’t Be Afraid

Mark 4:35-41 [Jesus Calms the Storm] As evening came, J...

Inside the Tent of Meeting

Exodus 33:11 “Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.”

1. You Must Be a Good Follower

- The leader has control, you surrender

- The leader sets the pace

2. Follow the Faithful

- Who are you following?

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[5 Steps To:] JOY 

(John 3:27-30 & 2 Cor. 12:8-10)

1. I can take joy in trials because It Did Not Take My God By Surprise. 

- God is all knowing, so nothing catches Him off guard

- Knowing we were going to face trials, He prepares ahead of us getting there

2. My God Has Provided All I Need to overcome the situation. 

- This is scriptural “He has provided” and that means it is done

- Not just a way thru, but ...

First Responders-when something happens what is our first response

Headaches we turn to Advil…Flu we turn to Emergency Medicine…Unknown illnesses we turn to doctors…etc.

Not that anything is wrong with going to the doctor, but where should we turn to first.

Not even Facebook or websites to look up our symptoms and diagnose ourselves.

God never leaves He is the first responder and we should look to Him before we consider anything el...

Jason Norvell

You Matter

We were driving the other day and I saw a bumper sticker that read “You Matter”. With all the world is going through with “fill in the blank” matters. But I think more than all the political and social agendas, we need to get back to realizing that “You Matter”. That means individually without any so-called group to be a part of.

Matthew 18:12-14 (Parable of the Lost Sheep) “If a man has a hundred sheep and...