OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO BEING BLESSED

Numbers 13:25 – 14:11

OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO BEING BLESSED

The people of Israel were poised to receive God’s blessing of the

promised land. What kept them from receiving the blessings of God?

Fear (14:9)• Failure (13:31)• The Future (14:3)• Change

Focus• External Appearances vs. God’s

Vision (13:27-29)• Our Weakness vs. God’s Power

(13:30-33, 14:6-9)• Backward vs. Forward (14:1-4)• Inward vs. Outward (14:8-9)• Maintenance vs. Growth

Leadership Issues• Failure to Follow

1. God (14:3)2. God-given Leaders

(14:4, 10)

Leadership Issues• Fallacies of Leadership

1. “I can do it all alone.” (Ex. 18)

2. “I have to keep control.” (Num. 11:16-30)