God's Hand on Me - Pastor Kenneth Woolf

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832939444439438575.post-83650897715276342222008-04-27T10:30:00.001-06:002008-06-03T11:56:08.214-06:002008-06-03T11:56:08.214-06:00God's Hand on Me - Pastor Kenneth Woolf<a href="http://www.newlifecotr.com/media/Audio/April%202008/Gods%20Hand%20on%20Me%20Pastor%20Kenneth%20Woolf%204-27-08.mp3">Download MP3 audio </a> New Life COTR Sunday April 27, 2008 GOD’S HAND, ON ME ***THIS THURSDAY (MAY 1) IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER**** 1Chronicles 4:9-10- “And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain. So God granted him what he requested.” In the first nine chapters of 1Chronicles Ezra gives over 3000 years of genealogy. He’s writing to the post-captive Jews who have returned from exile to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. He’s writing about the pre-captive Jews. He list more than 500 names of the official family tree of the Hebrew tribes and he begins with Adam. He’s trying to connect the post-captive Jews with their inheritance as God’s children. He’s wants to remind them of the covenant between God and them. As Ezra is writing the genealogy that is recorded in the library at Jerusalem he comes across some information that causes him to change his course of action. Something that he believes the children of Israel need to know. THE PRAYER OF JABEZ! Jabez- pain and sorrow. Jabez was given a destiny of pain and sorrow. But Jabez realized that God can change your destiny! The vehicle for the change? PRAYER God chose to bless Jabez through prayer! Today God chooses to bless you and me through prayer. Why? The opposite of prayer is pride. Pride says I can do it myself but prayer says GOD I NEED YOU! Jabez asked God to “BLESS HIM INDEED.” Blessed- “To be set apart for success, for happiness, for prosperity. A divine enabling. Jabez asked God to “ENLARGE MY TERRITIORY.” My willingness plus God’s power. When you ask to enlarge your territory you’re asking God to enlarge the Kingdom of God! TRANSITION: But today I want to focus on this next part of the prayer. “LET YOU HAND BE WITH ME.” The dependence part of the prayer! God do something so big through me that I must have you or it will fail! GOD I NEED YOUR POWER AND ANOINTING! TRANSITION: Five things happen when God’s hand is on your life. I. YOU HAVE DIVINE PEACE 2 Chronicles 30:12 II. YOU HAVE DIVINE PURPOSE Nehemiah 2:18 III. YOU HAVE DIVINE PROTECTION Psalm 37:23,24 IV. YOUR’RE IN A DIVINE PLACE John 10:27-29 V. YOU’RE HAVING A DIVINE PARTY Acts 11:21 TRANSITION: Jabez prayed, “Let you hand be with me.” When God’s hand is on your life you can have (1) Divine Peace (2) Divine Purpose (3) Divine Protection (4) You’re in a Divine Place (5) You’re having a divine Party. CONCLUSION: Being in God’s hand is really about being in GOD’S DIVINE PRESENCE. Exodus 33:12-23 Quirinusnoreply@blogger.com