Dynamics in church life

1. Exodus 17: 10-12 Dynamics in the Battlefront of Church Life

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3. Exodus 17: 10 - 12 > The war with the Amalekites was raging. > The leader of the Israelites was Moses > As long as Moses lift-up his hands toward heaven Israel was winning all the way. > But Moses was human as we are become tired, too tired that he could no longer lift-up his hands; then the Amalekites turned the battle to their favor. > And then Aaron and Hur lift Moses’ hands together for victory.

4. God – Holy Spirit Moses, Aaron & Hur Amalekites Dynamics in the Battlefront (Exodus 17: 10 – 12)

6. Amalekites = rejection of God Amalek had a vested interest in attacking the Jewish people, whose very existence proved the existence of God to the world spiritual warfare; distraction; keep you out of focus Sickness and Diseases Juvenile Delinquencies Doubts and Unbelief Broken marriages Unemployment Envy Shattered Dreams Financial Struggles False Hopes False Prophets, False Doctrines Deceptions Anything , anyone that stands as gap to Jesus Christ!

10. Imagine if we have “ Aaron and Hur” in our Church supporting and strengthening the Pastor and leaders. Be the “ Aaron andHur.” Partners in Prayer The Preacher: Charles Finney The Year: 1830 The Place: Rochester, New York The Result: In one year, 1,000 of the city’s 10,000 inhabitants came to Christ. The Partner: Mr. Clary. “He never appeared in public but he continued as long as I did and did not leave until after I had left. The Preacher: Mordecai Ham The Year: 1934 The Place: Charlotte, North Carolina The Result: Many people were deeply moved, including a Farmer’s son who became the great evangelist Billy Graham. The Partners: Several businessmen who spent a day praying that God would touch their city, their state, and the world. The Preacher: Billy Graham The Year: 1949 The Place: Los Angeles, California The Result: An extended campaign that resulted in a change of approach in reaching people for Christ – leading to a new era of mass evangelism. The Partners: Graham had conducted many similar events with much smaller results. He later realized that the only difference between the LA crusade and all the others before it had been the amount of prayer he and his people had given it.

11. Jesus challenges the church with a clear directive for shaking and changing the world when He gave the Great Commission: Matthew 28: 19-20 But even before He did that, He prayed a special prayer for all believers, which includes us today who make up His church. In the hours before His crucifixion, He prayed: John 17: 9-24.

12. Are you the Moses ? Are you the Aaron & Hur? In life’s battleground: Victors or Casualties of War The scars of war will determine whether you are in the battlefront or in the luxury of the barrack. But it is in the battlefront of life you will experience the intimacy of God, life-changing encounters with Him, daily In Prayer!