CHASING LIONS
A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY LINE FOR YOUR LIFE
“And there was Benaiah (Jehoiada’s son), son of a great man from Kabzeel, who also did great deeds. He struck down two lionhearted heroes of Moab. Benaiah also killed a lion in a pit one snowy day, and he killed an Egyptian who was a powerful-looking man. The Egyptian was armed with a spear while Benaiah had only his staff, but he took the spear away from him and killed the Egyptian with his own weapon.” 2 Samuel 23:20-21
1. Lion Chasers know that opportunity doesn’t knock, it __________!
The great irony about opportunities is that they come disguised as _______________ _______________.
2. Lion Chasers ____________ their prayers.
Many of our prayer would ____________________ God’s plans.
Most prayers are aimed at problem reduction.
Prayer makes God __________ and problems __________.
A Lion Chaser’s prayer trusts __________ __________.
Why would God answer my prayers? He’s my ____________.
“Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!”
“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.” But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” Saul finally consented. “All right, go ahead,” he said. “And may the Lord be with you!” 1 Samuel 17:32-37
3. Lion Chasers know that life is infinitely ____________ and God is infinitely ____________.
Faith doesn’t ____________ uncertainty; it ____________ uncertainty.
“My intentions are not always yours, and I do not go about things as you do. My thoughts and My ways are above and beyond you, just as heaven is far from your reach here on earth. For as rain and snow can’t go back once they’ve fallen, but soak into the ground and nourish the plants that grow, providing seed to the farmer and bread for the hungry, so it is when I declare something. My word will go out and not return to Me empty, But it will do what I wanted; it will accomplish what I determined.” Isaiah 55:8-11
Sin ____________ my life in ways it shouldn’t be complicated.
Faith ____________ my life, but in ways it should be complicated.
Jesus was and still is predictably ____________.
“There are secrets the Lord your God has not revealed to us, but these words that he has revealed are for us and our children to obey forever.”
Deuteronomy 29:29
4. Lion Chasers live life on ____________ not ____________.
Faith = __________!
“From the moment John stepped onto the scene until now, the realm of heaven’s kingdom is bursting forth, and passionate people have taken hold of its power.” Matthew11:12
“I will build my church and the gates of hell will not stand against it.” Matthew 16:18
Benaiah’s ___________ moments were also his ___________ moments.
__________Mode vs. __________Mode
____________ vs. ____________
Human ____________ vs. Divine ____________
__________ ideas vs. __________ ideas
5. Lion Chasers have a ____________ trust in their Heavenly Father
“I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:13
“Don’t be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18
There are two kinds of regrets: Regrets of ____________ and Regrets of ____________.
What would you do for God’s Kingdom if you knew you could not fail?
