don't settle down
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DON’T SETTLE DOWNMOVE FORWARD
GENESIS 11:27-32 12:1-5
GENESIS 11:27-32“27 This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot.28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.29 Then Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.32 So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.”
GENESIS 11:1-51 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you.2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."4 ¶ So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.
31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
TERAH HAD A GOAL THAT HE NEVER ACCOMPLISHED
31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
THE FEAR OF OBSTACLES
THE LACK OF PERSEVERANCE
THE LOVE OF COMFORT ZONE
THE REFUSAL TO OVERTHROW OBSTACLES
31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
TERAH SETTLED AT HARAN TILL DEATH
31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS DREAM TO GET TO CANAAN?
31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
• HE FORGOT IT• HE ABANDONNED IT• HE NEVER FULFILL IT• HE WAISTED HIS LIFE
• HE NEVER REACHED HIS POTENTIAL
31 And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
TERAH WAS A DEFEATD MANA MAN WHO DOES NOT
ACCOMPLISH HIS GOAL IS A FRUSTRATED MAN
Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.
BUT ABRAHAM STARTED TO GO TO CANAAN AND HE REACHED CANAAN
Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.
HE REFUSED TO SETTLE IN HARANHE REFUSED TO SETTLE WHERE HIS
FATHER SETTLEDHE REFUSED TO BOW BEFORE THE
OBSTACLES THAT STOPPED HIS FATHER
Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.
HE DECIDED TO PURSUE THE INITIAL GOAL HE DECIDED TO PURSUE THE INITIAL VISION HE DECIDED TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE
Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.
ABRAHAM DECIDED TO REACH CANAAN AND HE REACHED CANAAN
THE POWER OF DECISION
HE DECIDED AND HE SUCCEEDEDHE WHO DECIDE WILL SUCCEED
GOD’S PERFECT WILL
GOD WANTS HIS CHILDREN TO BE OVERCOMERS
1John 5:4
“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has
overcome the world--our faith.”
GOD’S PERFECT WILL
GOD WANTS HIS CHILDREN TO BE CONQUERORSRomans 8:37
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”
GOD’S PERFECT WILL
GOD WANTS YOU TO BE AN OVERCOMERA CONQUEROR
GOD’S PERFECT WILL
GOD WANTS YOU TO OVERCOMEINTERNAL OBSTACLES
& EXTERNAL BATTLES
1 John 4:4 “Little children, you are of God, and have
overcome them; for HE who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
OVERCOMING INTERNAL OBSTACLES
Romans 12:21 “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with good”
Mark 7:21-22 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,"thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
OVERCOMING EXTERNAL OBSTACLES
THE WORLD
John 16:33"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
1 John 5:4 “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith”
OVERCOMING EXTERNAL OBSTACLES
SPIRITUAL FORCES
Ephesians 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Principalities Powers Rulers of the darkness of this age Spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places
THE SECRET TO OVERCOME
REVELATION 12:11
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death”
GOD’S PERFECT WILL
GOD WANTS YOU TO CONQUERSPIRITUALLY
ACCADEMICALLYPROFESSIONALLY
FINANCIALLYPHYSICALLY
SOCIALLY
GOD’S DESIRE FOR HIS CHILDREN
GOD WANTS THE BEST FOR HIS CHILDREN
Deuteronomy 28:13 "And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.”
SPIRITUAL CONQUEST
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
HEARTSMINDSOULS
FAMILIESQUARTERS
CITIESSTATES
NATIONS
ACCADEMIC CONQUEST
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
NEW KNOWLEDGENEW CAPACITIESNEW TRAININGNEW TALENTS
Etc….
GOD WANTS US TO BE THE BEST AND THE HEADS IN OUR STUDIES
PROFESSIONAL CONQUESTPhilippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
NEW TALENTSNEW TRAININGNEW STANDINGNEW CAPACITIESNEW AUTHORITY
NEW KNOWLEDGEEtc….
GOD WANTS US TO BE THE BEST AND THE HEADS IN OUR PROFESSION
PHYSICAL CONQUEST
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
DESEASESHANDICAPSLIMITATIONSOBSTACLES
Etc…GOD WANTS US TO BEYOND ALL LIMITATIONS
FINANCIAL CONQUEST
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who
strengthens me.”
POOVERTY IS A CURSE
GOD WANTS US TO HAVE SO MUCH THAT WE CAN GIVE TO OTHERS
FINANCIAL CONQUEST
ACTS 20:34-35 “Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me."I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
SOCIAL CONQUEST
GOD WANTS HIS CHILDREN TO BE THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL
Deuteronomy 28:13 "And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.”
THE WILL OF GOD FROM THE BEGINNING
GOD NEVER WANTED MAN TO SETTLEGENESIS 1:27-28
“And God created Man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth.”
THE WILL OF GOD FROM THE BEGINNING
GOD NEVER WANTED MAN TO SETTLE
GOD WANTED MAN TO BE FRUITFUL, MULTIPLY AND FILLS
THE EARTH
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT, THE EARTH IS THE LIMIT
MAN WAS TO ALWAYS BE IN THE PROCESS OF FRUITFULNESS, MULTIPLICATION,
IMPROVEMENT, INCREASE, EXPANSION etc…Spiritually
EmotionallyPhysically
IntellectuallySocially
Etc…
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE
GOD NEVER WANTED MAN TO SETTLEGENESIS 11:1-3
“1 Now the whole earth had one language and few words.2 And as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.3 And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.”
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE IN COMFORT ZONES
THEY FOUND A PLAIN AND THEY SETTLED THERE
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE IN COMFORT ZONES
THEY FORGOT THE INSTRUCTION TO FILL THE EARTH
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE IN COMFORT ZONES
GOD OPPOSES THOSE WHO SETTLEGENESIS 11:3-8
“4 Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men had built.6 And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.7 Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city..”
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE IN COMFORT ZONES
GOD SCATTERED THEM BY FORCE TO FILL THE FACE OF THE EARTH
GOD OPPOSES MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE
GOD WILL USE ALL MEANS TO FORCE MEN TO EXPAND, GROW, INCREASE, MULTIPLY, IMPROVE
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE IN COMFORT ZONES
GOD WANTS MAN TO EXPLOIT ALL THE POTENTIALITY IN HIM
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE IN COMFORT ZONES
IT IS SAID THAT AN AVERAGE MAN EXPLOITS ONLY 2% OF HIS INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL
MAN’S TENDENCY TO SETTLE IN COMFORT ZONES
GENESIS 1:26 “Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”
WE ARE SONS OF THE MOST HIGH
PSALM 82:6-7“6 I (GOD) say, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;7 nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince.”
WE ARE SONS OF THE MOST HIGH
JUST SAY TO YOURSELF : I am a god I am the son of the Most High I will not die like a mere man
WE ARE SONS OF THE MOST HIGH
JUST SAY TO YOUR NEIGHBOURG : You are a god You are the son of the Most High Don’t die like a mere man
THE INSTRUCTION OF JESUS CHRIST
MATTHIEU 28:18-20“18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”
THE INSTRUCTION OF JESUS CHRIST
ACTS 1:6-8“6 So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.”
THE INSTRUCTION OF JESUS CHRIST
ACTS 1:6-8THEY WERE TO TESTIFY IN :
JERUSALEM ALL JUDEA SAMARIA THE END OF THE EARTH
MAN’S LOVE OF COMFORT ZONES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
THE DISCIPLES SETTLED IN JERUSALEM ACTS 8: 1-8
“ And Saul was consenting to his death. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.2 Devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.3 But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.5 Philip went down to a city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.6 And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to what was said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs which he did.7 For unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice; and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.8 So there was much joy in that city..”
THE INSTRUCTION OF JESUS CHRIST
ACTS 8:4“Now those who were scattered went
about preaching the word.”GOD SENT PERSECUTION TO SCATTER THE FIRST DISCIPLES THROUGHOUT JUDEA AND SAMARIA AND THAT IS HOW WE HAVE THE GOSPEL TODAY
THE INSTRUCTION OF JESUS CHRIST
ACTS 8:4“Now those who were scattered went
about preaching the word.”WE THANK GOD FOR THE PERSECUTION THAT TOOK PLACE IN JERUSALEM AND COMPELLED THE FIRST DISCIPLES TO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS
CHRIST
THE INSTRUCTION OF JESUS CHRIST
DON’T SETTLESPIRITUALLY : SEEK MORE AND MORE HOLINESS
REVELATION 22:11-12 “11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy."12 "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense, to repay every one for what he has done.”
NEVER SETTLE!!!
DON’T SETTLE IN ANYTHINGDON’T ALLOW THE FAILURE OF THE
PAST TO AFFECT YOU
NEVER SETTLE!!!
“THERE IS NOTHING SO FATAL TO CHARACTER AS HALF-FINISHED
TASKS”DAVID R. GEORGES
NEVER SETTLE!!!
“FAILURE DOESN’T MEAN YOU ARE A FAILURE, IT JUST MEANS YOU
HAVEN’T SUCCEED YET”Robert Schuller
NEVER SETTLE!!!
“GOD IS MORE READY TO FORGIVE THE BLOTTED PAGE OF ENDAEAVOR THAN THE BLANK PAGE OF GIVING
UP”Author Unknown
NEVER SETTLE!!!
“WINNERS ARE LOSERS WHO GOT UP UP AND GAVE IT ONE MORE TRY.”
Dennis De Young
NEVER SETTLE!!!
“SUCCESS IS NOT MEASURED BY WHAT YOU DO COMPARE TO WHAT
OTHERS DO, IT IS MEASURED BY WHAT YOU DO WITH THE ABILITY
GOD GAVE YOU.”ZIG ZIGLAR
THE CHALLENGE OF 2011
MANY STUDENT DID WELL IN THE LAST SEMESTER
PRAISE THE LORDBUT DON’T SETTLE!!!
YOU CAN DO BETTER!!!
THE CHALLENGE OF 2011
GOD’S WILL FOR YOU THIS YEAR IS THAT YOU REACH
YOUR POTENTIAL
THE CHALLENGE OF 2011
RISE AND TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE AND CONQUER, OVECOME AND WIN
THE CHALLENGE OF LIFE
ESTABLISH YOUR GOALS AND ACCOMPLISH THEM
“ABRAHAM DECIDED TO REACH CANAAN AND HE REACHED
CANAAN”
THE CHALLENGE OF LIFE
WE ARE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAMGALATIANS 3:6-7
“6 Thus Abraham "believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."7 So you see that it is men of faith who are the sons of Abraham.”
YOU CAN SUCCEED YOU WILL SUCCEED
DECIDE NEVER TO SETTLE UNTIL YOU REACH YOU FULL POTENTIAL
GOD BLESS YOU ALL