Anything’s Possible!
September 23, 2023 / Brian T. Anderson / Vineyard Church North PhoenixEverybody, Nobody, and Anything
Anything’s Possible!
I. Introduction
A. “Do you believe is to do this?”
B. Mark 9:21-23 (NLT) 21“How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy. 22The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.” 23“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
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C. Genesis 17:1 (NLT) When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.”
D. Genesis 17:2-3a (NLT) 2“I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.” 3At this, Abram fell face down on the ground.
E. Genesis 17:6 (NLT) “I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!”
1. “Abram” means “exalted father.” Whereas, “Abraham” means “father of a .”
F. Genesis 18:10-14a (NLT) 10Then one of them said, “I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!” Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. 11Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. 12So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?” 13Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ 14Is anything too hard for the LORD?”
1. “Is anything too for the ?”
G. Genesis 21:6 (NLT) “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.”
1. God named the baby “Isaac”—which means “.”
II. Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?
A. God has the power to the unstoppable!
B. God has the power to the misguided!
1. God is able to guide who needs wisdom, or guidance, into whatever it is that God wants them to do!
C. God has the power to the mistaken.
D. God has the power to the mighty.
1. Daniel 4:30 (NLT) As he looked out across the city, he said, “Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.”
2. Daniel 4:37 (NLT) “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
3. With , is possible!
E. God has the power to through any means.
F. God showed His power the most through !
1. Acts 1:8 (NAS) “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
G. The was ! And it’s never recovered!
H. Matthew 19:26 (NAS) “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
I. Genesis 17:1 (NLT) “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.”
J. “God, would You today?”
K. We are the place where !
III. Conclusion