#286 Yes Series# 4, Connect Your Hand and Heart

#286 Yes Series# 4, Connect Your Hand and Heart
By: Pastor Karl Thomas

2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV  “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so  through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God”

Ephesians 3:20-21  “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think (Dream / Imagine), according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

Genesis 37:5  “Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.”
You must have a dream!

Genesis 37-18-19  “Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, ‘Look, this dreamer is coming!ʼ”
Dream Killers Will Come!  You Must Overcome Them!

Genesis 39:1-2  “Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man;…”

Genesis 39:23  “The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Josephʼs authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.”

Genesis 41:14  “Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.”
New Clothing For New Season   Here I Come! … my destiny has arrived!

Genesis 41:38  “And Pharaoh said to his servants, ‘Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?ʼ”
“…this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” (NLT)

Genesis 41:55  “Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, ‘Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.ʼ”
Joseph used his talent for interpreting dreams to bring him into his dream. Hand To Heart

Wrong Timing Wrong Instrument Exodus 2:11-12  “And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.”     40 years in the desert!

Exodus 3:1-4  “Now Moses was tending the flock … And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. ‘I will now turn aside and see this great sight,ʼ … So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, ‘Moses, Moses!ʼ”

Exodus 3:4-20
“Who am I that I should go…”ʼ   “What shall I say to them?”   “What If they donʼt believe Me?”
“I am not eloquent,…”  “Please send someone else.”
“What is that in your hand?”  “And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.”

God gave Moses Many “I willʼs”:
I will be with you. Vs.12  I will bring you out. Vs. 17  I will stretch out my hand. Vs .20
I will give favour. Vs. 21     Presence / Power / Protection / Provision

A simple staff became an instrument of power and authority.
He Confronts Pharaoh     He Turns The Nile Into Blood         Red Sea Parts
Water from a rock    Victory over Amalekites

What If Moses had not surrendered his staff?
A nation remains in slavery.  Thousands die in bondage.    Would have never heard of Moses
Staff would not become – “Rod Of God”

In your hand it has no eternal significance.
Whatʼs happening while you cling to what is in your hand?
Whatʼs happening while you devalue whatʼs in your hand?
Who or what awaits deliverance? Pride: Itʼs mine.  Fear: Iʼm Not useful.

Paul “In Christ” – 130 xʼs   Colossians 2-10 “…and you are complete in Him.”   Pleroo:– to make complete in every particular, to render perfect to carry through to the end, to accomplish, carry out fully

God has uniquely equipped and resourced you for His Purpose.
1 Peter 4-10  “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.”

Ecclesiastes 6-9 (TLB) “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; mere dreaming of nice things is foolish; itʼs chasing the wind.”     Get excited about what you have in your hand NOW!!!

Ecclesiastes 3-11(AMP)   “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in menʼs hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy],…”  

Whatʼs In Your Hand David? 1 Samuel 16:23  “David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.”
1 Samuel 17-40 “…and his sling was in his hand, and he drew near the Philistine.”

Whatʼs in your hand Shamgar? Judges 3:31  “Shamgar son of Anath, who slew 600 Philistine men with an oxgoad. He also delivered Israel.”

Whatʼs in your hand Samson? Judges 15:15   “He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it.”

Whatʼs In Your Hand Young Man? John 6:9  “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” (His Lunch)

What is that in your hand Dorcas? Acts 9:39  “And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.”  (A Needle And Thread)

Doing whatʼs in your hand will lead to a manifestation of whatʼs in your heart. 

God never has you until he has what is in your hand.  Lay it down and He will restore it to you in power.
In Godʼs hand He only needs what is in your hand.

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