2017_November 19_Sermon Outline for Rev. Rob Fuquay

SCRIPTURE Ex o dus 1 3 : 1 7 -1 8 a , 1 4 : 1 -4 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was nearer; for God thought, “If the people face war, they may change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led the people by the roundabout way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Then the Lord said to Moses: “Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall camp opposite it, by the sea. Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has closed in on them.’ I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them, so that I will gain glory for myself over Pharaoh and all his army; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.”

And they did so.

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SERMON

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N o ve m b e r 1 9, 2 0 1 7 | E xo du s 1 3 :1 7 - 1 8a, 1 4 :1 -4 R e v. R o b Fuq u ay

Strange Blessings Intro: When the Road is Long Why Did God Detour the Is raelites ?

LESSONS WHEN THE BLESSINGS ARE OUT OF SIGHT

1. Grumbling ___________________ the Journey --How quickly could the Is raelites have reached Promis ed Land?

“Becaus e your men explored the land for forty days , you mus t wander in the wildernes s for forty years …” (Numbers 14:34 NLT)

Just because the road you are on is ____________ doesn’t mean you took ______________________!

2. Celebrate the Blessings ___________________ “So God led the people around by the des ert road toward the Re d Se a.” (13:18)

3. Trust God’s Provision ____ _______ __________

Sometimes the blessing is NOT _________________ the wilderness but the help we have _______________ the wilderness.