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Kev’s sermon notes for eGroups Sunday, April 11, 2021 Elevation Church - Broadcasting from Ballantyne Campus – Charlotte, NC USA Pastor: Dr. Darious Daniels – Nick name: “Red Zone” - See: https://lifechange.org/about/our-pastors/ - Author of a new book Relational Intelligence – Also see: https://dhariusdaniels.com/ Sermon Title: “I am number 12 – Not the Other 11 in that stayed in the boat – Grace is Scandalous – Spiritual stamina for water walkers – Reset Spiritually so that you can accelerate what comes naturally - But That is Not All You Are – Embrace your Uniqueness – Keep Your focus and walk in the Wind – Have Long Faith – Don’t let your pride cause you to drown.” Elevation Worship • IYJTYK • I Thank God • Talk to Jesus – new song – Dang! – in partnership with Maverick City Music – A testament of family faith – See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXsxw1fRHMA • What a Friend we have in Jesus • The Blessing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp6aygmvzM4 Scripture for this week: • Mathew 14: 22 to 30: Jesus Walks on the Sea - 22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 28 And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw [e]that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.” • Psalm 8: Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. 2 Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. • Numbers 13: Exploring Canaan - 13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.” 17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified? 20 How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe Page 1 of 11 grapes.). 21 So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath. 22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 When they reached the Valley of Eshkol,[a] they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there. 25 At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land. Report on the Exploration 26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.” 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.” Sermon Title: “I am number 12 – Not the Other 11 in that stayed in the boat – Grace is Scandalous – Spiritual stamina for water walkers – Reset Spiritually so that you can accelerate what comes naturally - But That is Not All You Are – Embrace your Uniqueness – Keep Your focus and walk in the Wind – Have Long Faith – Don’t let your pride cause you to drown.” • Please consider joining an eGroup (small group) so you don’t have to walk this walk alone? – See www.elevationchurch.cc. • Interested in joining Elevation Church: See: www.elevationchurch.cc • Interested in leading an eGroup? See: www.elevationchurch.cc • Interested in serving at Elevation Church: See: www.elevationchurch.cc • Interested in attending or leading a watch party: See: www.elevationchurch.cc • Here Comes Church: o Interested in serving at Elevation Church: See: www.elevationchurch.cc o Please consider joining an eGroup (small group) so you don’t have to walk this walk alone? – See www.elevationchurch.cc. o Old Church Basement – Forthcoming album release – quote from Going back to the place where we discovered worship for the first time – not a physical place - accessing our first love (within ourselves) – bringing you back to a pure place – absent of self-consciences.” o Release of “Jireh” from Elevation Church and Maverick City Music o Release of “Talk to Jesus – new song – Dang! – by Elevation Church and Maverick City Music – A testament of family faith – See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXsxw1fRHMA • Quotes from the Elevation eGroup Leadership guide: Page 2 of 11 o Dr. Daniels is writing his next book — if you wrote a book, what genre would it be? (e.g., self-help, historical fiction, sci-fi, spiritual, cooking, fantasy, etc.) o What are three adjectives people might use to describe you? Do you agree with them? o Seeing ourselves the way God sees us is important in helping us live like a number 12, and Dr. Darius gave three strategies to also help us: embrace your uniqueness, walk in the wind, and scream for the Savior. Which one is easiest for you? Which one is the most challenging? (Is there a particular one you need to focus on in this season? How can seeing yourself the way God sees you help with that?) o What does it mean to you to be number 12? How have you felt like a number 12 in your life (or not)? (In what ways do you feel pressured to fit in or stand out? In what ways do you compare your situation to others? How has that been harmful to you?) o Peter was a number 12 — he stepped out of the boat while the other 11 stayed. Read Matthew 14:28-29. This scripture is an example of the Principle of Exception; people can’t walk on water, but God broke the rules so Peter could. Share about a time when God broke the rules for you and did something unexplainable or miraculous. (Share your favorite “exception” story from the Bible aside from Jesus’ resurrection.) o Go deeper. We need to be able to receive God’s grace if we’re going to live like a number 12, but there’s a difference between understanding grace and receiving it. Read 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. Culture idolizes people who are self-made and who rely on their own strength, but to fully receive God’s grace, we have to know that we are insufficient. Talk about the difference between understanding and receiving grace. Is there an area of your life where you struggle to receive grace? (Where do you feel sufficient and able to do things yourself? Are there places where you don’t want to ask God for His help?) o Read Matthew 14:22-25.