IMPACT Recap

Help! I Need Some Backup

March 20, 2023 · 0:47:17

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Recap

Pastor Darrison Tellez opened with a warm welcome and shared a personal story about receiving unexpected help with a flat tire in Wyoming, illustrating that we often face struggles we were not meant to handle alone. He introduced the sermon's theme, 'Help I Need Some Backup,' from Joshua 10, where the Gibeonites call on Joshua for aid against their enemies. Pastor Darrison taught that God gives His people the outcome of victory before the battle even begins, as He told Joshua not to be afraid because the victory was already secured. He emphasized that God is not bound by time and speaks to our future as if it has already happened, encouraging us to fight from a place of victory, not for it. The message highlighted that God fights harder for us than we fight for ourselves, using the hailstorm in Joshua's battle as a metaphor for God's unseen, detailed intervention in our lives. Pastor Darrison shared a powerful testimony of God's protective hand during a traumatic mall shooting, affirming that God is always at work in the details, even when we cannot see Him. He challenged the congregation to pray bigger, 'impossible' prayers, like Joshua's prayer for the sun to stand still, connecting the finality of our fights to the level of our faith. The sermon concluded with an invitation to accept Jesus as the ultimate backup and source of salvation, celebrating those who made that decision.

Main Points

  • God gives us the assurance of victory before the battle begins, calling us to fight from a place of confidence in His promises.
  • God is actively fighting for us in unseen ways, intervening in the details of our lives more than we realize.
  • Our faith is demonstrated and strengthened when we pray bold, 'impossible' prayers, trusting in God's power to overcome any obstacle.

Verses Mentioned

  • Joshua 10:6 - "The men of Gibeon quickly sent messengers to Joshua at his camp at Gilgal. 'Do not abandon your servants,' they pleaded. 'Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.'" (NIV)
  • Joshua 10:8 - "The Lord said to Joshua, 'Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.'" (NIV)
  • Joshua 10:11 - "As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth Horon, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky, all the way to Azekah, and they died. More died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites." (NIV)
  • Psalm 37:23 - "The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;" (NIV)

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