A Helping Hand                                                    

Shade in the Desert – Exodus 17

August 13, 2006

 

 

 

 

Amalekites –

 

     Deut 25:17-18 –

 

Joshua –

 

 

Moses – staff

 

  …AND, it is a sign of communion / prayer with God

 

 

 

Joshua fights, Moses prays – both do what they do best

 

 

Arms

 

 

 

 

“The more spiritual any service is, the more we should rely on God.”

 

 

ð Do you get tired doing spiritual work?

 

 

Isn’t it great to know that our Intercessor

does not tire, become weak?!?!?!

 

 

 

 

   ð Christ is both for us!  - Captain and Intercessor

 

Read 14-16 -

 

  - Jehovah Nissi – “the Lord is my banner

 

 

  - biblical principle –

 

 

Application…“A Helping Hand…God’s and Believers’ ”

 

1 - How important is prayer to me?

 

 

       ð Want to survive in life’s desert?  

…I’m going to need prayer!

 

2 – How much do I depend on my fellow Christians?

 

 

 

            - forget my pride.

 

 

 

 

            - forget the hurts others may have caused me

 

 

 

 

            - forget my good intentions, my own agenda

 

 

       ð Want to survive in life’s desert?

            …I’m going to need help!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will shout for joy when You are victorious

and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. 

- Psalm 20:5