when Jesus Christ went to the cross and paid the penalty for our sin the fire came down on all that we have ever done wrong or will ever do wrong and Jesus introduced at that day the age of Grace today God’s method for dealing with Rebellion is not to send down fire from heaven but to send the love of Jesus Christ Into the Heart of the Rebel listen to these words from the Apostle Paul do you despise The Riches of his goodness forbearance and longsuffering not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance we have no shortage of
stories of ordinary people who changed the world people born of humble beginnings who came out of obscurity the unexpected the unknowns the unlikely Heroes The Underdogs it’s hard to imagine lives so recognizable being anything like you or me but no matter the achievements everyone is human and to some degree ordinary so the question then becomes what can someone like you and I do to change the world even further what can someone like you and I do to impact the world for eternity like those who have gone before
us regardless of age station stature past or assumed future when we offer God a life no matter how ordinary God takes it and uses it for Extraordinary impact that’s the story we find in the Bible again and again God’s people His prophets his Apostles all appeared average and unexceptional until God worked in and through them so then someone like you can walk in the foot foot steps of the greats who have gone before like them someone like you can live with purpose meaning and intent bearing witness to God’s extraordinary actions through you
God was looking for someone like them and he is also looking for someone like [Music] you I’m David jermiah welcome to Turning Point the prophet Elijah’s world was no less complicated than ours and this ordinary man who God Called to be a prophet found himself right in the middle of one complicated situation after another often dealing with Kings the lesson from Elijah’s life in today’s message carries lessons for leaders at every level of society from Nations to families and those who seek to stand for God this series is called
