28th Feb Sermon Discussion - “Taking Cities for God- Overcoming Insurmountable Obstacles”

Have you been joining in the 40 days of prayer? Believe that as you draw near to Him, you will experience inner victory. With that, you can experience outer victory.

Bible text: Joshua 6.

3 Strategies in Overcoming Insurmountable Obstacles:

1. Divine Plan

In Joshua 6:2-5, the Lord gave Joshua a divine plan in tearing down Jericho. Jericho signifies the obstacles in our lives. As a Christian, our obstacles are not just about our needs in our lives. It includes a bigger plan in transforming your school, transforming Singapore.

Activity 1: Sharing

i. Is there an obstacle (a Jericho) in your life right now that you find it hard to overcome? Share and pray for one another.
ii. Just like how the Lord gave Joshua a divine plan, God has also given Pastor Khong a divine plan in transforming Singapore. One of the 7 gates of culture influences is Education and Schools. As a student, you have a part to play to transform your school. However, do you want to? Do you believe that your school can be transformed? Do you believe that there will be salvations happening in your school everyday?
iii. You can make it a habit to pray for your school everyday. Also set up a prayer group in your school. On top of that, plan ways to be a blessing to your school and execute your plans. For example, you and your friends can help to clean the classroom every day.

2. Divine Presence

The reason why Jericho fell was because the presence of the Lord was with them. In Joshua 6:8, it states that the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them. The Ark of the Covenant represents the presence of Lord.

Activity 2: Sharing

i. Do you know when we only ask God for His power/blessings rather than His presence, our relationship with Him will not be too strong? The reason is because you only know Him for what He can do rather than who He is. Thus, when you don’t get what you ask for, you will feel disappointed and leave Him.
ii. Are you willing to desire God’s presence and not just His power? When we desire God’s presence, we can overcome the obstacles in our life.

3. Divine People

All of you are God’s chosen people. You can overcome. You are special. You can win the nation. You can be strong. You can do great things. You can dream. You can be happy. Out of all these, which is the one that you find it hard to believe you can do? Share with your partner and pray that you will experience breakthroughs.

Activity 3: Memorise a verse

John 15:16 ‘You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.’