The Power of Bold Prayers and a Big God // Redemption Story, Part 4

Are you struggling to understand how God’s plans are revealed in
your life? Do you find it difficult to pray boldly, knowing that
the battle is ultimately the Lord's?





This week we we explore how Joshua’s story can equip you with the
courage to trust in God’s plans and how his story exemplifies
God's unchanging power and His ultimate plan for redemption.





Join Pastor Ron as we continue in our series Redemption Story as
he unpacks how we serve a big God, why we should pray bold
prayers, and how God always fights our battles.





**Key Takeaways:**


1. **Big God:** 


   - We serve a God who is much bigger than our
understanding. Joshua 10:13 recounts one of the most miraculous
events in the Bible - God made the sun stand still. This should
remind us of God's limitless power.


   - C.S. Lewis once noted that a non-miraculous
Christianity reduces our faith to mere religion. We need to keep
our minds open to God's incredible abilities.





2. **Bold Prayers:**


   - Joshua's prayer in Joshua 10:12-13 for the
sun to stand still was a bold prayer that highlights his complete
faith in God's power. This convicts us to evaluate how boldly we
pray.


   - Key Scriptures about prayer:


     - **James 4:2-3** - “You desire but
do not have... You do not have because you do not ask God. When
you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong
motives...”


     - **1 John 5:14-15** - “This is the
confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything
according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears
us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.”


     - **Ephesians 3:20-21** - “Now to
him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him
be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus...”





3. **The Battle is the Lord’s:**


   - The story of Joshua reminds us that it is
ultimately God who fights our battles. Joshua 10:14 confirms,
"Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel."


   - Reflecting on this should humble us,
understanding that our victories are granted by God's
intervention and power. 





Join Pastor Ron as he walks you through the powerful story of
Joshua. Learn how to acknowledge a big God, pray bold prayers,
and trust that the battle is truly the Lord’s. 





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**Resources mentioned during the sermon:**


- The Holy Bible


- Books by C.S. Lewis


- Commentaries on Joshua





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