Gods Grand Story1 (Influencing a Generation) (1)

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We all love to hear great stories. Stories of

failures to success, stories of love, stories ofgreat achievements. All of them might be

inspiring and heart warming but there is no

other great story than the story of God. Thestories where God is the center. The stories

of how He has moved in the lives of ordinary

people like you and me.


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The stories of how He has made a way

through the most impossible circumstances.Gods story is the greatest story that you and

I should always read, hear and meditate

because He wants this stories to become areality in our lives.


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This is the biggest reason why on the next 6

weeks, you and I are going to walk through

the stories of God in and His people in the

old testament because it will really impact

and make a big transformation in your life.

We call this Gods Grand Story. Today we will

be looking the life of How God has brought

change to an entire nation through one man.

His name is Josiah.


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Key Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34

Introduction: Josiah lived in turbulent times.

He became king when he was eight years old,

stepping into his reign in the midst ofconflict. In a nation that had forgotten how

to worship God and had lost His Word, Josiah

was in over his head.


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But he had his priorities right. When he

was 16, he began seeking God; whenhe was 20, he tore down the nations

pagan idols; and when he was 26, he

reinstituted the Word of God as the law

of the land.


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He brought stability and faithfulness to

his country and became one of themost respected kings in Judahs history.

Through this story in the Word of God

we will realize that


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1. Without the Word of God,we are missing the key to

receiving His will for ourlives.


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Josiah heard the Word of God that had

been lost for generations. (2 Chronicles34:14-15, 18)

Josiah repented of his and the nations

sin. (2 Chronicles 34:19-21)

Josiah understood Gods discipline. (2

Chronicles 34:23-28)


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Personal application:

Have you longed to have a closer

relationship with God? To hear His voice?

To know His purposes for your life? Howdo you think His Word might begin to

meet some of those longings?


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What is God saying?

Josiah knew Gods Word demanded a

response.

Our lives depend on how we

respond when we encounter

Gods Word.


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2. When we reintegrate

Gods Word into our lives, it

impacts us and the worldaround us.


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Personal application:

How do you think Gods Word might address

your need to feel significant and make a

difference in the world? What kind ofinfluence do you want to be on the people

around you?


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What is God saying?

Our response to Gods Word influences

those around us.

Gods Word draws us into a deeper

relationship with Him and gives us a passion

to see others drawn into a relationship with

Him too.


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What is God saying?

When many turn to Gods Word, it can

change an entire nation.

Immersing ourselves in Gods Word is one ofthe most important things we can do for

ourselves, for those around us, and for our

culture.


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Conclusion:

Like Josiah, we live in a time of extremeturbulence, massive uncertainty, and

personal stress. If we do what Josiah did and

turn to worship and the Word of God, we canfind ourselves increasingly grounded in His

safe and certain truth. Thats where our

peace comes from, and thats how lives andnations are changed.

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