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Better BoatsBetter Boats

If only If only theythey would…? would…? II would be happy would be happy

Me-centeredMe-centered

How I feel about…How I feel about…It upsets me when…It upsets me when…I love her because…I love her because…

High-maintenanceHigh-maintenance

“Neither of them bother me”“Neither of them bother me”

"You need to do whatever"You need to do whateverMakes you happiest"Makes you happiest"

"Take care of you first""Take care of you first"

Continually:Continually:

Leaving jobsLeaving jobsChanging churchesChanging churchesQuitting relationshipsQuitting relationships

You were designed by GodYou were designed by GodTo make a differenceTo make a difference

Where God plants youWhere God plants you

2 Guys, 2 Boats2 Guys, 2 BoatsAnalogyAnalogy

(Not original)(Not original)

Now the word of the Lord came Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, to Jonah the son of Amittai,

saying…saying…

““Arise, go to Nineveh, that great Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up their evil has come up before me”before me”

But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.from the presence of the Lord. He He

went down to Joppa and found went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshisha ship going to Tarshish

flee…from the presence flee…from the presence of the Lordof the Lord

= the will of the Lord= the will of the Lord

Warning Sign:Warning Sign:When I can't sense When I can't sense The Peace of God's PresenceThe Peace of God's Presence

I need to check if I'm walkingI need to check if I'm walkingIn his willIn his will

Why run away?Why run away?

"I don't want them to repent""I don't want them to repent"

"I don't want them to repent""I don't want them to repent"

"I don't trust You"I don't trust YouTo keep me safe"To keep me safe"

Put it offPut it off"Pray about it…""Pray about it…"

Displace GodDisplace God

Put it offPut it off"Pray about it…""Pray about it…"

Displace GodDisplace God

Do I honestly trust God?Do I honestly trust God?

So he paid the fare and went So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, Tarshish, away from the presence away from the presence of the Lordof the Lord

But But the Lord the Lord hurled a great wind hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a upon the sea, and there was a

mighty tempest on the sea,mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened so that the ship threatened

to break up to break up

Then the mariners were afraid, Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out and each cried out to his god. to his god. And they hurled the cargo that And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for themlighten it for them

But Jonah had gone down into But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and the inner part of the ship and

had lain down and was had lain down and was fast asleep. fast asleep.

So the captain came So the captain came and said to him…and said to him…

““What do you mean, you What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we a thought to us, that we may not perish”may not perish”

And they said to one another, And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we “Come, let us cast lots, that we

may know on whose account this may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they evil has come upon us.” So they

cast lots, and the lot cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonahfell on Jonah

Then they said to him, “Tell us on Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has whose account this evil has come upon us…come upon us…

What is your occupation? And What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What where do you come from? What

is your country? And of what is your country? And of what people are you?”people are you?”

And he said to them, “I am a And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and Hebrew, and I fear the Lord,I fear the Lord, the the God of heaven, who made the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land”sea and the dry land”

He fears the LordHe fears the LordBe isn't following the LordBe isn't following the Lord

He's lying to himselfHe's lying to himself

Then the men were exceedingly Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is afraid and said to him, “What is

this that you have done!” For the this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was men knew that he was fleeing fleeing from the presence of the Lord, from the presence of the Lord,

because he had told thembecause he had told them

Then they said to him, “What Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” may quiet down for us?”

For the sea grew more and For the sea grew more and more tempestuousmore tempestuous

He said to them, “Pick me up and He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the hurl me into the sea; then the

sea will quiet down for you, for I sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this know it is because of me that this

great tempest has come great tempest has come upon you”upon you”

I have the judgment of GodI have the judgment of GodUpon meUpon me

And it's affecting all of youAnd it's affecting all of you

Nevertheless, the men rowed Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous more and more tempestuous against themagainst them

Therefore they called out to the Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish

for this man's life, and lay not on for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O us innocent blood, for you, O

Lord, have done as itLord, have done as it pleased you” pleased you”

So they picked up Jonah and So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased and the sea ceased from its ragingfrom its raging- Jonah 1- Jonah 1

Running from GodRunning from God

He placed everyone’s lifeHe placed everyone’s lifeAt riskAt risk

2 Boats2 Boats1 paying to run from1 paying to run from

1 giving up his freedom to run to1 giving up his freedom to run to

Paul is warned over and overPaul is warned over and over

……the Holy Spirit testifies to me the Holy Spirit testifies to me in in every cityevery city that imprisonment that imprisonment and afflictions await me…and afflictions await me…

Stephen took Paul’s belt and Stephen took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands bound his own feet and hands

and said, “Thus says the and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit…Holy Spirit…

‘‘This is how the Jews at This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands him into the hands of the Gentiles’”of the Gentiles’”

Paul answered… Paul answered… "I am ready "I am ready not only to be not only to be

imprisoned but even to die in imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name Jerusalem for the name

of the Lord Jesus"of the Lord Jesus"- Acts 20-21- Acts 20-21

"I am ready…to die for… Jesus""I am ready…to die for… Jesus"

Radical Grace changed his lifeRadical Grace changed his lifeBecause of the crossBecause of the cross

ArrestedArrestedInvestigatedInvestigated

Appeals to CaesarAppeals to Caesar

While sailingWhile sailingThe seasons changeThe seasons change

““Sirs, I perceive that the voyage Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, will be with injury and much loss,

not only of the cargo and the not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives”ship, but also of our lives”

But the centurion paid more But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what owner of the ship than to what Paul saidPaul said

And because the harbor was not And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out the majority decided to put out

to sea from there, on the chance to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach that somehow they could reach

Phoenix, a harbor of CretePhoenix, a harbor of Crete

……But soon a tempestuous wind, But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck called the northeaster, struck down from the land. And when down from the land. And when the ship was caught and could the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven alongto it and were driven along

Who caused it?Who caused it?

……Since we were violently storm-Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. And on the to jettison the cargo. And on the

third day they threw the ship's third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with tackle overboard with

their own handstheir own hands

When neither sun nor stars When neither sun nor stars appeared appeared for many days, for many days, and no and no small tempest lay on us, small tempest lay on us, all hope all hope of our being saved was of our being saved was at last at last abandonedabandoned

Since they had been without food Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up for a long time, Paul stood up

among them and said, among them and said, “Men, you “Men, you should have listened to me should have listened to me and and

not have set sail from Crete and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss…incurred this injury and loss…

Yet now I urge you to take heart, Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life for there will be no loss of life among you, but only among you, but only of the shipof the ship

For this very night there stood For this very night there stood before me an angel of before me an angel of the God to the God to

whom I belong and whom I belong and whom I whom I worship,worship, and he said… and he said…

‘‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those God has granted you all those who sail with you.’who sail with you.’

So take heart, men, for I have So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly faith in God that it will be exactly

as I have been toldas I have been told

Paul has the favor of GodPaul has the favor of GodAnd is walking in his willAnd is walking in his will

Saving a whole ship full of Saving a whole ship full of peoplepeople

Ship wrecksShip wrecks

The soldiers' plan was to kill the The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim prisoners, lest any should swim away and escapeaway and escape

But the centurion, But the centurion, wishing to wishing to save Paul, save Paul, kept them from kept them from

carrying out their plancarrying out their plan

He ordered those who could He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, and the make for the land, and the rest on planks or on pieces rest on planks or on pieces of the shipof the ship

And so it was that And so it was that allall were were brought safely to landbrought safely to land

- Acts 27- Acts 27

2 Boats2 Boats1 paying to run from1 paying to run from

1 giving up his freedom to run to1 giving up his freedom to run to

1 endangering everyone1 endangering everyone1 saving everyone's life1 saving everyone's life

The boat represents…The boat represents…

- Relationship- Relationship- Workplace/School- Workplace/School- Church- Church- Family- Family

Is the boat betterIs the boat betterBecause you are on it?Because you are on it?

You were designed by GodYou were designed by GodTo make a differenceTo make a difference

Where God plants youWhere God plants you

It's all about me:It's all about me:

How do I feel about…?How do I feel about…?She doesn't make me happy!She doesn't make me happy!I'm upset because they…I'm upset because they…I just won't talk to him anymoreI just won't talk to him anymore

You are called by GodYou are called by GodAnd blessed by GodAnd blessed by God

To be a blessingTo be a blessing

Where God plants youWhere God plants you

Shift: Shift: Not about MeNot about Me

All about GodAll about GodAnd the people he has placedAnd the people he has placedIn my lifeIn my life

Is the boat betterIs the boat betterBecause you are on it?Because you are on it?

Filled with God to blessFilled with God to bless

Every relationship:Every relationship:

- Mission- Mission- Mentor- Mentor- Mutual- Mutual

How?How?

Daily surrender/crossDaily surrender/cross

How?How?

Daily surrender/crossDaily surrender/crossRegular time with JesusRegular time with Jesus

How?How?

Daily surrender/crossDaily surrender/crossRegular time with JesusRegular time with JesusAsk God to remind you/use youAsk God to remind you/use you

If only If only theythey would…? would…? II would be happy would be happy

Because I'm blessed…Because I'm blessed…I will serve by…?I will serve by…?

Sharing our FaithSharing our Faith

- Something I have to do (chore)- Something I have to do (chore)- Something they need (serving)- Something they need (serving)

If you know Jesus…If you know Jesus…

You exist to glorify himYou exist to glorify himBy serving the peopleBy serving the people

He's placed in your lifeHe's placed in your life

Layman exists to make disciplesLayman exists to make disciplesWho change their world Who change their world

For JesusFor Jesus

Because it's not about usBecause it's not about us

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