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Topics: Faith; Help from God; Trust
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References: Joshua 3:7-17

Text: Joshua 3:7-17

Topic: How to approach life's little problems.

Introduction:

  • Illustration: A pastor is distracted during his sermon by a fly.
  • Minor inconveniences can be destructive if not dealt with correctly.

A lesson in leadership.

  • Illustration: When Michael Jordan wanted to play baseball, he had to go first to the Minor Leagues.
  • Inconveniences prepare us for the harder problems later on.

Teach us to build our faith.
  • Illustration: In Star Wars, little accomplishments give Luke Skywalker confidence.
  • Illustration: In the Bible, little accomplishments give David faith.

Experience God's power in the present.
  • Illustration: God took care of the inconvenience Joshua faced.
  • God wants to help us with the minor things in life just as much as the major.

Conclusion:

  • Illustration: A new Christian understood how to bring everything to God.
  • Life's minor problems can help us grow if we remember to let God help us.
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