How do we lead well?

Genesis 8:1 (AMP)
1 And God remembered and thought kindly of Noah and every living thing and all the animals that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind blow over the land, and the waters receded.

Genesis 9:11 (NLT)
11Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”

Noah heard and trusted God’s word to him

Hebrews 11:7 NLT
7It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

Genesis 6:9 NKJV
This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

Genesis 6:9 AMP
9 These are the records of the generations (family history) of Noah. Noah was a righteous man [one who was just and had right standing with God], blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked (lived) [in habitual fellowship] with God.

Noah walked and lived in habitual fellowship with God

What does it mean for us in our families today?

What are you believing for in your family that has never happened before?

Noah heard and followed God’s instructions

Isaiah 30:21 NLT
21Your own ears will hear him.
Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
whether to the right or to the left.

Genesis 6:22 NLT
22So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

Genesis 7:5 NLT
5So Noah did everything as the LORD commanded him.

Hearing and following God’s instruction is powerful

Proverbs 4:13 NIV
13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.

Noah TOOK ACTION, even though he didn’t have all the details revealed to Him

instruction without action merely becomes information

JOHN 10:27 AMP
27 The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.

God has direction and instruction for you and your family

JEREMIAH 32:17 NLT
17“O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!

MARK 10:27 NLT
27Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.”

If God gives you instruction, He will give you the grace and ability to see it through

Noah Cultivated
a Heart of Worship
and Thanksgiving

GENESIS 8:20 AMP
20 And Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every [ceremonially] clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

A heart of Worship needs to cultivated from spirit
NOT from soul

Cultivating a
heart of worship
requires time & effort

PSALM 3:1-3
1 O LORD, how my enemies have increased!
Many are rising up against me.
2 Many are saying of me,
“There is no help [no salvation] for him in God.” Selah.
3 But You, O LORD, are a shield for me,
My glory [and my honor], and the One who lifts my head.

PSALM 13:5-6
5 But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness;
My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

ACTS 16:25
25Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

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