Douglas Baptist Church

Hi Folks,

Pastor Peter calling with an update about the Farewell & Fellowship Time in honor of Pastor Al & Ashley that we will be having after the service tomorrow, August 30. With today’s wet weather, it looks like we will be holding this event here at the church so please plan on bringing any food that you are going to contribute to church with you in the morning. That being said we all know that the weather is a very unpredictable thing around here. It seems that the rain has started a little earlier than anticipated so if you wake up in the morning and the sun is shining bright throw your lawn chairs in that car as well just in case!

After being away from Douglas for almost three weeks (2 weeks of vacation and then at our Baptist Convention Assembly) it is definitely good to be home. No time to ease back into things either because September is just around the corner! It’s always a bitter sweet time of year…no one wants to let go of summer (especially since it just arrived) and yet it’s good to get back into a routine (it’s always good to reconnect with people as well).

Speaking of not wanting to let go, this weekend we will be honoring Pastor Al and Ashley as this is there last weekend with us. Of course good byes are never easy but as one brother in Christ said to me ” we never say good bye, always see you later.” And so it is with Pastor Al & Ashley. We will gather not to say Good bye but to say see you later. We gather to thank God for them and pray that God will continue to Bless their journey. I hope you can join us on Sunday. Don’t forget the time of fellowship following the service in honor of Al & Ashley. We have turned it into a picnic (weather permitting) and plan on now having it at the Grasses (600 Clements Drive). Drinks, dessert and dishes will be provided. Please bring your lawn-chair and sandwiches (or other finger-food) to share.

See you Soon!

Be Careful What You Wish For
Numbers 11:18-35
August 2, 2009

1. Introduction

A. Review of Numbers 11
We’ve seen how:

• Discontent people can be with God’s provision.

• Discouraged people can become when life does not go the way they expect it do.

• God does provide and is patient.

• Dangerous it can be to challenge God.

B. The Rest of the Story (18-35)

• Divine Intervention

The phrase consecrate yourselves suggests that the quail giving is a solemn act-God reveals himself to his people.

• This intervention was unexpected

2. Be careful what you wish for (18-20)

• The problem with wishful thinking:
o Satisfaction is hard to find
o Seeing the future is impossible

• The alternative may end up being undesirable

3. A Crisis of Belief (21-23)

• Moses found the Lord’s promise to be incredible (meat for 2 million people).

• The word crisis comes from a word that means decision.

• A crisis of belief is a turning point or a fork in the road that demands that you make a decision.

• Moses must decide what he believes about God.

• The question we all must answer:

Is the Lord’s Power Limited?

4. God is able (24-35)

• God is more then able to provide.

• God is full of surprises…he doesn’t always work the way we expect nor is he confined by our religious rights, institutions, and traditions.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV)