gods grand story1 (influencing a generation) (1)
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We all love to hear great stories. Stories of
failures to success, stories of love, stories ofgreat achievements. All of them might be
inspiring and heart warming but there is no
other great story than the story of God. Thestories where God is the center. The stories
of how He has moved in the lives of ordinary
people like you and me.
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The stories of how He has made a way
through the most impossible circumstances.Gods story is the greatest story that you and
I should always read, hear and meditate
because He wants this stories to become areality in our lives.
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This is the biggest reason why on the next 6
weeks, you and I are going to walk through
the stories of God in and His people in the
old testament because it will really impact
and make a big transformation in your life.
We call this Gods Grand Story. Today we will
be looking the life of How God has brought
change to an entire nation through one man.
His name is Josiah.
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Key Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34
Introduction: Josiah lived in turbulent times.
He became king when he was eight years old,
stepping into his reign in the midst ofconflict. In a nation that had forgotten how
to worship God and had lost His Word, Josiah
was in over his head.
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But he had his priorities right. When he
was 16, he began seeking God; whenhe was 20, he tore down the nations
pagan idols; and when he was 26, he
reinstituted the Word of God as the law
of the land.
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He brought stability and faithfulness to
his country and became one of themost respected kings in Judahs history.
Through this story in the Word of God
we will realize that
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1. Without the Word of God,we are missing the key to
receiving His will for ourlives.
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Josiah heard the Word of God that had
been lost for generations. (2 Chronicles34:14-15, 18)
Josiah repented of his and the nations
sin. (2 Chronicles 34:19-21)
Josiah understood Gods discipline. (2
Chronicles 34:23-28)
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Personal application:
Have you longed to have a closer
relationship with God? To hear His voice?
To know His purposes for your life? Howdo you think His Word might begin to
meet some of those longings?
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What is God saying?
Josiah knew Gods Word demanded a
response.
Our lives depend on how we
respond when we encounter
Gods Word.
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2. When we reintegrate
Gods Word into our lives, it
impacts us and the worldaround us.
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Personal application:
How do you think Gods Word might address
your need to feel significant and make a
difference in the world? What kind ofinfluence do you want to be on the people
around you?
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What is God saying?
Our response to Gods Word influences
those around us.
Gods Word draws us into a deeper
relationship with Him and gives us a passion
to see others drawn into a relationship with
Him too.
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What is God saying?
When many turn to Gods Word, it can
change an entire nation.
Immersing ourselves in Gods Word is one ofthe most important things we can do for
ourselves, for those around us, and for our
culture.
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Conclusion:
Like Josiah, we live in a time of extremeturbulence, massive uncertainty, and
personal stress. If we do what Josiah did and
turn to worship and the Word of God, we canfind ourselves increasingly grounded in His
safe and certain truth. Thats where our
peace comes from, and thats how lives andnations are changed.