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Northland Church
Faith Fuels Faithful Mission
A message from Pastor Josh Laxton
Locations & Times
Northland Church
522 Dog Track Rd, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Monday 7:00 PM
Welcome to Northland!
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
MP:
God is on mission to REDEEM a PEOPLE from ALL peoples to REFLECT His GLORY in all realms of life, thereby bringing HEAVEN to EARTH.
God is on mission to REDEEM a PEOPLE from ALL peoples to REFLECT His GLORY in all realms of life, thereby bringing HEAVEN to EARTH.
MP:
Failing to Exercise Faith can COMPLICATE Faithfully Executing Mission
Failing to Exercise Faith can COMPLICATE Faithfully Executing Mission
1. When we Exhibit FEAR over Exercising FAITH, we CLOUD God’s Glory, God’s Kingdom, and God’s Mission
“The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
. . . “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.” . . . Then Sarai mistreated Hagar.
“The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
. . . “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.” . . . Then Sarai mistreated Hagar.
2. When we cast a CLOUD on God’s Glory, God’s Kingdom, and God’s Mission there is a tendency for people in
the world to become PROUD
He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. (Genesis 16:4)
the world to become PROUD
He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. (Genesis 16:4)
Hagar’s actions assume one or more of the following:
This is a pattern we see throughout Scripture:
Joshua 7—AI
1 Samuel 17—Goliath
Romans 2:23–24
Titus 2:5, 8, 10
Joshua 7—AI
1 Samuel 17—Goliath
Romans 2:23–24
Titus 2:5, 8, 10
1 Samuel 17:4, 8–10, 16
A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.”. . . Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.”. . . Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
When God’s people Exhibit Fear — Clouding God’s Glory — we
EMBOLDEN UNBELIEF in the World.
EMBOLDEN UNBELIEF in the World.
When God’s people Exhibit Fear — Clouding God’s Glory — we
EMBOLDEN UNBELIEF in the World.
An Emboldened Unbelieving World — CONFUSED about GOD — COMPLICATES MISSION.
EMBOLDEN UNBELIEF in the World.
An Emboldened Unbelieving World — CONFUSED about GOD — COMPLICATES MISSION.
3. God OVERCOMES the Complications of Mission by breaking through our CLOUDINESS and the world’s PRIDE
The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert . . . And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.” Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”
The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert . . . And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.” Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”
“You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.” She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi....(Gen 16:9–10;13–14)
The Lord Overcomes the
Cloudiness of His People and
the Pride of the World...
The Lord Finds
The Lord Hears
The Lord Sees
Cloudiness of His People and
the Pride of the World...
The Lord Finds
The Lord Hears
The Lord Sees