One Hit Wonders: Jethro
July 4-5, 2015
CCoF Sermon #1487
Exodus 18:14-24
Main Point:
Accepting Godly advice is often the difference between success and failure
INTRO:
Have you ever had one of those days where life just seems to be too
overwhelming? Ever stared at your to do list feeling completely at a loss as
to where to start first?
If so I have a couple of things to say
First, you are not alone
Second, Moses
Life is hard … Don’t live it alone - Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you
are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only
wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it
alone. Exodus 18:17-18
Set aside pride and ego. Typically men struggle with this more than women
do
Do your part - Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may
God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and
bring their disputes to him. Teach them his decrees and instructions, and
show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave. Exodus
18:19-20
Trust others - But select capable men from all the people—men who fear
God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as
officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Have them serve as
judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case
to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your
load lighter, because they will share it with you. If you do this and God so
commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go
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home satisfied. Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he
said. Exodus 18:21-24
To Do List:
Attend a Neighborhood Group Event
Join a Neighborhood Group
Stephen Ministry
Prayer
Announcements:
Intro Offering
GLS
Pass trays
Missions Fair
Baptisms
Peace Treaty
Prayer Points:
1. Pray for our efforts and our partnered efforts with InterVarsity, Young Life,
and Campus Ambassadors, to transform the lives of college students.
2. Pray for ways that CCoF, InterVarsity, and Young Life can reach the
hundreds of international students currently attending NAU.
Our final song is a great reminder that even when life seems like a battle
we can always have hope because as the song says, “Never once did we
ever walk alone. Never once did You leave us on our own. You are faithful,
God, You are faithful
Please stand and join us as we sing this song
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