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Northland Church
Wrestling the "Hell" Out of Us
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
MAIN POINT:
Joining God on Mission = Journeying with Him in Redemption.
Joining God on Mission = Journeying with Him in Redemption.
FIRST LEG:
Heaven’s Dream becomes a Heathen’s Reality.
Heaven’s Dream becomes a Heathen’s Reality.
SECOND LEG:
Understand...
WRONG LOVEWrecks, Wounds, & Wars
RIGHT LOVE Redeems, Renews, & Restores
Understand...
WRONG LOVEWrecks, Wounds, & Wars
RIGHT LOVE Redeems, Renews, & Restores
THIRD LEG:
Learn that Life is unfair and at times we’re ungodly and unwise—but God’s always Faithful and True to His Promise.
Learn that Life is unfair and at times we’re ungodly and unwise—but God’s always Faithful and True to His Promise.
FOURTH LEG:
Realize . . .
God is the Reward.
God is the ultimate Gain.
God is the Blessing.
Realize . . .
God is the Reward.
God is the ultimate Gain.
God is the Blessing.
What has to happen for God to become your REWARD?
#1 - You have to come face-to-face with your two greatest fears
Your FEAR reveals your IDOL.
WHAT DO YOU FEAR?
• Your Past? Shame?
• Disappointing others?
• Not being good enough?
• Not being fulfilled/satisfied?
• Not being known?
• Being alone? Being forgotten?
• Being unsuccessful? Being poor?
• Death?
• Your Past? Shame?
• Disappointing others?
• Not being good enough?
• Not being fulfilled/satisfied?
• Not being known?
• Being alone? Being forgotten?
• Being unsuccessful? Being poor?
• Death?
FEAR WILL...
• ROB you of JOY
• STRESS you OUT
• THREATEN those you LOVE
• DRIVE you to SELF PROTECT
• WORRY you
• OVERWORK you
• OVERWHELM you
• ROB you of JOY
• STRESS you OUT
• THREATEN those you LOVE
• DRIVE you to SELF PROTECT
• WORRY you
• OVERWORK you
• OVERWHELM you
#2 - Pray and Plead God’s Word back to Him... and Praise Him
PRAYING AND PLEADING HIS WORD
You’ll be with me—you’ll never leave me.
You’ll provide all my needs.
You said, “Ask and I‘ll give the nations to you.”
Your mercies are new every morning.
You’ll forgive all my sins—cleanse me.
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation.
You’ll finish the good work you began in me.
I don’t have to fear the valley of the shadow of death.
You’ll be with me—you’ll never leave me.
You’ll provide all my needs.
You said, “Ask and I‘ll give the nations to you.”
Your mercies are new every morning.
You’ll forgive all my sins—cleanse me.
Restore unto me the joy of my salvation.
You’ll finish the good work you began in me.
I don’t have to fear the valley of the shadow of death.
#3 - God’s got to Wrestle the Hell out of you He has to Break you without Crushing you
The Merciful Breaking of God
When He could CRUSH US — He shows us MERCY and only BREAKS US
When He could CRUSH US — He shows us MERCY and only BREAKS US
God allows or causes the loss of secondary blessings so that we get to the point where we see Him as the PRIMARY BLESSING!
SECONDARY BLESSINGS...
• Loss of a job
• The closing of a door
• Illness or disease (our health)
• The breakup of a marriage . . . Family
• Sports-ending injury
• Bankruptcy
• Loss of a loved one
• The struggle of life
• Loss of a job
• The closing of a door
• Illness or disease (our health)
• The breakup of a marriage . . . Family
• Sports-ending injury
• Bankruptcy
• Loss of a loved one
• The struggle of life
GOD WOUNDS/BREAKS
• To FORM, to SHAPE You
• To HEAL You
• To PURIFY You
• To PRUNE You
• To SANCTIFY You
• To MATURE You
• To DEEPEN You
• To BLESS You
• To FORM, to SHAPE You
• To HEAL You
• To PURIFY You
• To PRUNE You
• To SANCTIFY You
• To MATURE You
• To DEEPEN You
• To BLESS You
How do you know you’ve gotten to the place where God is your REWARD?
#1 - You cling to Him in your Brokenness / Losses
In the LOSING, there’s the LATCHING
#2 -You Embrace the Transforming Center
GOD CHANGING JACOB'S NAME TO ISRAEL DEMONSTRATE A TRANSISTION - TRANSFORMATION...
✔ Jacob’s Endurance–Perseverance
✔ Jacob’s Surrender–Clinging
✔ God as Central Authority
✔ Jacob’s Maturation
✔ God’s Faithfulness–Patience
Jacob sees God as His Blessing and Reward
✔ Jacob’s Endurance–Perseverance
✔ Jacob’s Surrender–Clinging
✔ God as Central Authority
✔ Jacob’s Maturation
✔ God’s Faithfulness–Patience
Jacob sees God as His Blessing and Reward
#3 - You Walk with a Joyful Limp for the Rest of your Life
Even though you have losses, you DON’T LOSE JOY because you have the ULTIMATE REWARD—GOD
