When creating a series that is something that is worth while, One must ask themselves if the series is a God intended series or if it is what you yourself intends. Will it glorify God or is it just a compilation of crafty words to make yourself look good. If the later of these is the reason why the series you are writing does not deserve to exist. In fact we can apply this to our current series. During this series we will look at three specific parts of the Bible where courage was needed. Now we will not be taking a traditional approach to this subject matter instead, we are going to look at some unexpected topics.
In order to be courageous one has to be without fear, prideful in God's ability to save oneself and not doubt the Creator when He says follow me. All of these can cause a man to crumble to the ground let alone only one can be a godly persons achilles heel. For those who like plain speech, during this series we will compare certain topics to certain stories. Our first stop will be in the book of Daniel where we will look at the story of Daniel and the lions den and the idea of pride. Next we will backtrack to the book of 1 Samuel and look at the story of David and Goliath and understand how fear crippled the Hebrew army. Finally, we will end up in the gospels as we look at the story of Peter walking on water and the doubt he showed when the waves seemed too great. All of these stories will show how great men fell because of the lack of courage. We will see the difference between those who took action and those who stood by; we will see the difference between those who sought after the heart of God and those after their own intentions. My prayer is as we go through this series, both you, the reader, and myself will grow. As I am teaching you I am speaking to myself as to how I should also live my life. Should we continue on the path we are on or change and truly seek to be people after God's own heart. I would like to welcome you to this series. The purpose: seek God's will and not our own selfish ambitions and stand up and say I believe enough to allow our faith to blossom and become all we were created to be.
In order to be courageous one has to be without fear, prideful in God's ability to save oneself and not doubt the Creator when He says follow me. All of these can cause a man to crumble to the ground let alone only one can be a godly persons achilles heel. For those who like plain speech, during this series we will compare certain topics to certain stories. Our first stop will be in the book of Daniel where we will look at the story of Daniel and the lions den and the idea of pride. Next we will backtrack to the book of 1 Samuel and look at the story of David and Goliath and understand how fear crippled the Hebrew army. Finally, we will end up in the gospels as we look at the story of Peter walking on water and the doubt he showed when the waves seemed too great. All of these stories will show how great men fell because of the lack of courage. We will see the difference between those who took action and those who stood by; we will see the difference between those who sought after the heart of God and those after their own intentions. My prayer is as we go through this series, both you, the reader, and myself will grow. As I am teaching you I am speaking to myself as to how I should also live my life. Should we continue on the path we are on or change and truly seek to be people after God's own heart. I would like to welcome you to this series. The purpose: seek God's will and not our own selfish ambitions and stand up and say I believe enough to allow our faith to blossom and become all we were created to be.
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