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The Sky Is the Limit! Isaiah 40:28-31 Sardis Baptist Church, August 19, 2012 (j) A n3·7EF -vD_ e_.s-rL.__ _ _ _ ·cLASSIFICATIO~: ... TEXT ____._. Isliaui~ahu___.:a4~D~·Z~8~-- "-'1'------------ - - - (I) CH ,it IA(1l: R, J,, ~ C.# ~EXPOSITORY TITLEo:-- - '-'T_H_E_ S_K_Y_I_S_T_H_E_ L_I_M_I_T_! _" ________ _ --BIOGRAPHICAL --TEXTUAL --TOPICAL SCRIPTURE READINU-------- --- ------ ---DEVOTIONAL DELIVERIES: Date Hour Place Results and Comments: FBC 3-11-73 a. m. San Angelo, Texas XXX++ 1 red . FRM 1-2-77 a.m. San Angelo, Texas XXX* 1 letter (XXX+++) ; FBC 12 - 31-80 Wed pm San Ang e lo, Tx F.B.C. 1-4-87 A.M. San Angelo, TX ,(XXX++++); (XXX++++); F.B.C. 4-14-91 p.m. San Angelo, ,.,.TX P./3.C. 3 -3~9<, pi--m Ir L> Aw BS/If ~~ 3·'1~ /vtltn-t " II II (XXX++++); 5-+P.~ ~-1<7--1~ 4, .1.' w.:... /t BIBLIOGRAPHY _ ___________ THE SKY IS THE LIMIT ! _ /J. S cripture: Isaiah 40 : 2 8-3 1 P-t w e, bh r 4 l. r va-,4eie - ~ - l-t-9? INTRO:/\TifE DANISH THEOLOGIAN AND PHILOSOPHER KIERKEGAARD HAS A PARABLE OF A WILD DUCK. WITH HIS MATES THIS IHJc°K WAS FLYING IN THE SPRINGTIME NORTH-, WARD ACROSS EUROPE • ON THE FLIGHT HE HAPPENED TO COME DOWN IN A BARNYARD IN DENMARK WHERE THERE WERE TAME DUCKS. HE ATE AND ENJOYED SOME OF THEIR CORN, AND STAVED --FIRST FOR AN HOUR, AND THEN FOR A DAY, AND THEN FOR A WEEK, AND THEN FOR A MONTH, AND, FINALLY, BECAUSE HE LIKED THE GOOD FARE AND THE SAFETY OF THE BARNYARD, STAYED ALL SUMMER. BUT ONE AUTUMN DAY WHEN HIS WILD MATES WERE WINGING THEIR WAY SOUTHWARD AGAIN THEY PASSED OVER THE BARNYARD, AND THEIR MATE HEARD THEIR CRIES. IT STIRREI HIM WITH A STRANGE THRILL OF JOY AND DELIGHT; AND, FLAPPING HIS WINGS HE ROSE IN THE AIR TO JOIN HIS OLD COMRADES IN THEIR FLIGHT TO THE LAND OF SUMMER. BUT , ALA , HE FOUND THAT HIS GOOD FARE HAD MADE HIM SO SOFT AND HEAVY THAT HE COULD RISE NO HIGHER · THAN THE EAVES OF THE BARN. SO HE SANK BACK AGAIN TO THE BARNYARD I AND SAID TO HIMSELF, II OH, WELL I MY LIFE IS SAFE HERE AND THE FARE IS GOOD. 11 EVERY SPRING I AND AGAIN EVERY AUTUMN WHEN THE WILD DUCKS FLEW OVER HIS -IDARNYARD AND HE HEARD THEIR HONKING CRY, HIS EYE GLEAMED FOR A MOMENT AND HE BEGAN TO LIFT HIS WINGS AND WOULD FAIN HAVE JOINED HIS MATES. BUT AT LENGTH THE DAY CAME WHEN THE WILD DUCKS FLEW OVER HIM AND UTTERED THEIR CRY AND HE PAID NOT THE SLIGHTEST ATTENTION TO THEM. WHAT A PARABLE THIS IS OF HOW WE CAN FORGET THE HIGH AND NOBLE LIFE GOD HAS IN MIND FOR US • .JtilI'-. BECOME SO AND COMFORTABLE, CONTENT WITH THE MEDIOCRE TRIFLING THINGS OF LIFE. FIND OU - SELVES CAPABLE £?F JUSI!'J~ ~-9 .. ~ IC.Hi H1-J'JiAN THE EAVES , OF THE BARNS \ABOUT US WHEN GOD SAY! 'THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES -- TH SKY IS THE \ LIMIT! II _A·~&~~~~/, The Sky Is the Limit: I. WHEN WE ARE TRULY AWARE OF THE PO R OF GOD --Isa. 40:28 --II Cor. 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and ·not Of US o II --NQr:§: When we realize the resource for our power and then avail ourselves of it, "The sky..i.§_ the limit!" 1. Who Is Everlasting -- s. 28a - IIJ.US. .: God is everlasting, that is he does not change The same God who rolled up the Red Sea and led his people to safety on the other side is the same God whose power is operative and available today •••• 2. Who Rules Over All Things and All eople -- vs. 28b =c:,;U=-: Since this is true1God can bring about a complete reversal in a man's attitu~a 3. Who Created_All That Is --.vs. 28c_~ SW.5 -~1e1t-M6'.,...7 ' ILLUS: Dr. Elmer W. Engstrom~~ the Chief Executive Officer of the Radio Corporation of America, a Corpo­ ration with over 100,000 employees. Dr. Engstrom has long been a recognized leader in tlie advancement of science and technology. ! In a private interview when asked, "D....o you see i evidence that God is living and ruling in our age, Dr. Engstrom said , "All the things that are developing and evolving in the world, whether material or not, seem to me to show tnat the world is moving on God's plan, not ours. Yes, I believe that the power of God is complete, and that the authority of God is absolute and final, that God is both Creator.and Redeemer; that in His providence God is in control of His creati on, and that He rules in the affairs of men." t%yrP..- 4. ose Power Cannot be Depleted -- vs. ,ad 5. Whose Wisdom Is Be nd Our Compre_b_en_sion -- vs . 28e C.4,L~ eA-,7611 ff .. C!!:1.__0-.) II. WHEN WE ADMIT OUR OWN INADEQUACIE~ --Isa. 40:29 (L.B. "He gives power to the tired and worn • out, and strength to the weak.") 1. Because We The_n P.Jace Ourselves in a Position to Be Used of Go__,d., g Dov9 fftr.•..,..,,, LA,, .J'...... - F / v II. WHEN WE ADMIT OUR OWN INADEQUACIES --II Cor. 12.:10b (L.B ) For when I am weak, then I am strpng ; -- the less I have, the more I depend on him." =:.;U~S:.,: Are you "tired and worn out" today. Do you find yourself saying, "I just can't do it, life is too demanding, God knows I've tried but I've failed?" Well, God says to you, "Man, I've been wai_ting S a long long time for you to admit this •••• •Wo:f 11 2 • cause We Then Identify With Others fo~ ·" .:..:..;:=E=-=: The church too long has given the outsiders the impression that we are so far above them that we cannot possibly identify with them. - ...ILLUS: George VI was a king who had an impediment in his speech. It was not a stutter. · It was really a stop. One day he was seeing over a certain film studio • • By an unfortunate coincidence, the engineer who was showing him round had exactly. the same im­ pediment. I his nervousness the engineer found he was becoming worse and worse • .. King. George put his hand on the man's shoulder. "It's all right friend II he said. "I know what it's likE!~ The same King's broth.er, the Duke of Kent, was killed in a wartime plane crash. That same King's h me, Buckingham palace., was bombed. > Wh-en we admit our own inadequacies and identify with others they fi.nd it much easier to accept our Lord as the answer to their ne.ed. 3 • Because We Then Magru,fx Cfiflst -'-NOTE: There is no cause left for our magnifying our­ selves. - - ILLUS: Some magnify the amount of ~ they do; some magnify the u:=~....,""""'=- of life; some magnify w..1,W,r,Wlilil....,f,,il!,a,..Wlolii,,lr;la.t~ · but some magnify Christ,. --Gal 6:14a 'God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. 11 4. Because Then Prayer Becomes Meaningful - - NOTE: Sad but true, that most of us do not really pray except out of a sense of deep need and a keen feeling of our own inadequacies. - --U.LYS:-(1) Prayer is not Goctdoing things for us; it is God's helping us to do things for ourselves. (2) Prayer may not change circumstances , but it ean change us . (3) Prayer ts not escape, it i s conquest. (4) Prayer is not so much telling God wnat we want him to do as it is lim ning to hear what he wants us to do. III. WJ-!ENWE [SE TO BE DISCOURAGED BY THE FAILURJ OF OTHERS c:lt.. - -Isa. 40:30 (L. B.) "Even the youths shall be exhausted , Jr and the yo 11 og meo...will .all gi~' --NOTE: Even wben those whom you feel are the les s likely to tire and quit, do fail, you must refuse to e discouraged. i .e . "Disillusionment" in others .u •boo-t. 1. ·ro Whom the Work Is Too Exhausting -- ~s. 30a LB --ILLUS: Anythi ng worthwhile t akes time and effort. But really how much time does your church take. you have hours in a week; if you are faithful Bible study, 1 hour;1 a.m. worship, l; , 1; prayer service, 1; = leaving .Llif hours . 2_._1@w. ~iv t1p Too Easily - v~. 30 b (L. B ) , , h - - ~ : · e .,. ~tY o"f fno6le"1'1_r --:;r;t .CavttA ,1-i,e, ,tJ =.:;.._.--• ~ C.,tw;tt/, t,.--i,o '/n-e. Ur, N. WHEN WE PATIENTLY WAJ.T ON THE LORD --Is a. 40:31 ~ - - NOTE: Too often we want God to hurry 1 • Who Knows What We Need --ILLUS : Paul's 11 t horn in the flesh. 11 2. Who Knows When We Need It --Luke 24:49b "Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, UN ­ TIL ye be endued with power from on high." - - ILLUS: Christ knew both what they needed {"power") and when they needed it. God doesn't impart his power and blessings according to our whims. 3. Who Will Renew Our Strength -- vs. 3 la --NOTE: Have you lost your strength? Is your sp. battery discharged -- run down? Do vrn, h ;::w e a bad case of the sp.
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