SERMON NOTES — Sunday, November 1, 2020 NO TURNING BACK: “Commission (PartnerSHIP)” Numbers 14:1-9 // Matthew 28:18-20 NIV

Matthew 28:18-20 NIV 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

The 4 C’s: Connection — Collaboration — Commission — Celebration The 4 SHIP’s: RelationSHIP — OwnerSHIP — PartnerSHIP — WorSHIP

“Let’s take matters in our own hands and go back!”

Numbers 14:1-4 NIV 1 That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3 Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4 And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”

“Let’s take God at His Word, put it in His hands, and say: No Turning Back!”

Numbers 14:6-9 NIV 6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes 7 and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. 8 If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them.”

“With God, every mission is a co-mission!”

“It’s not so much that the church has a mission but that the mission of God has a church.” - Alan Hirsch

1 Thessalonians 2:8 NIV 8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS Week of November 2-7 “NO TURNING BACK”

MONDAY Isaiah 6:8 TUESDAY Matthew 9:37-38 WEDNESDAY Matthew 25:31-40 THURSDAY Luke 10:1-12 FRIDAY Acts 1:8-9 SATURDAY Romans 10:15

Prayer for this week: (From The Seedbed Daily Text) “Abba Father, we thank you for your Son, Jesus, who is the love of God. Thank you that to love as he loves is impossible apart from his presence. Teach us to love his presence more than his power and in doing so to discover the power of his love in our presence. We pray in Jesus’ name, AMEN.”

OBSERVATION (“What?”) What is one thing that I observed in the passage?

IMPLICATION (“So What?”) What does that mean for me and my life?

APPLICATION (“Now What?”) What am I going to do about it?