On My
Way to the Other Side Summary
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Text: Luke 8:22 22 One day
Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So
they got into a boat and set out.
Definition: Other
side is defined as successfully accomplishing any problem you may have:
financial; family; physical; emotional, etc.
1:
Set Sail. It’s time to leave from where you
are. Vs 22(b) “Let us go over to the
other side of the lake.” so they get
into a boat and set out.
2. Stay Focused. You will encounter danger and opposition along the way Vs
23(b) squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped a
squall came down…
3. Set your eyes on the prize. Keep your
eyes on the other side
vs 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A
squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were
in great danger.
4. Have
Faith. Step up your faith. Jesus is on board vs 24 The
disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” The
disciples went and woke him up.
5. This is scheduled, not a suggestion. Going to the other side was Jesus idea vs
22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of
the lake.” One day Jesus said to the disciples “Lets Go”
6. When faced with trial, test, tribulation,
etc. God is a very present help in the time of trouble. Psalms
46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
7. When you are in the battle of your
life, God goes with you to fight for you and give
you the victory. Deut. 20:4 - For the LORD your God is the
one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you
victory."
8. When you have to make a critical decision. James
1:5 - 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to
all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
9. When
you are feeling anxious. Philippians 4:6-7, 19 - 6 Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus. 19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his
glory in Christ Jesus.
10. When
you are overwhelmed with doubt.
He who is faithful keeps his promises.
Hebrews 10:23 NLT - Let us hold
tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep
his promise.
Five
Lessons Learned from a Leper
2
Kings 7:4 KJV- 4If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in
the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now
therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us
alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
11. Don’t Just Sit There - vs 4 4
If we sit here…
12: Don’t Just Die There – vs 4 we shall die
13: Speak Up- vs 3 we will go into…
14:
Get Up - vs 5 they rose up
15: Line Up - vs7 7
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents,
Two
Steps Forward and One Step Backwards
Vs.
10b - “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered
for multitude.”
vs
9(b) Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”
16: Realize
you can’t run away from your problems - vs 8 8 And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from,
and where are you going?”.
17: Return
and Repair – vs. 9 9 Then the
angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”
18: Receive
what God has for you - vs
10 10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will
be too numerous to count.”
Gen
21:14,17,18 14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of
water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her
off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.
17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven
and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard
the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand,
for I will make him into a great nation.”
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