Sunday Morning @ Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton, IA
Joshua 1:3 - Be a Circle Maker (from a booklet by Mark Batterson)
The earth has circled the sun more than 2000 times since the day Honi drew his circle in the sand, but God is still looking for circle makers (Mark Batterson)
The story of Israel as circle makers is found in Joshua 6 in the story of the fall of Jericho. Their motivation was found 600 years earlier when in Genesis 15:7 God promised Abraham and his descendants the land they were about to enter. (see also Genesis 28:13-15; Exodus 3:6-8; Joshua 1:3)
The message to Joshua in that moment and spoken throughout the ages is--"This is the land I have given You!" " Go and draw a circle around it!
Is there a limit to the Lord's Power? Our biggest problem is often our low view of God.
The Lord answered Moses, "Is the Lord's arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you." (Numbers 11:23 NIV)
Principle #1 - As you draw prayer circles, believe in God's power.
"What do you want me to do for you?" (Mark 10:51)
Principle #2 - As you draw prayer circles, be specific in your requests.
God's ways are higher than our ways
" As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:9 NIV)
Principle #3 - As you draw your prayer circles, trust in God no matter what.
Principle #4 - As you draw your prayer circles, think in terms of geometry and not arithmetic.