Sermon Notes
Speaker: Stephan Hogan
Date: February 9, 2025
Key Verses
Micah 5:1-2
“The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Here, you people, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord God be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.”
Micah 7:7
“Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.”
Exodus 1:9-10
“And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”
Deuteronomy 31:1-8
“The Lord your God HIMSELF, will go before you. He will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them, and Joshua will go over at your head, as the Lord has spoken.”
1 Peter 2:9
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”
Matthew 16:18-19
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
John 12:35
“So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.”
Notes/Thoughts
What happens after we rise?
We have to GO!
This the time to be separated, holy, and full of the Holy Spirit. We are to stand on the Word of God and for the things of GOD
for 430 years the Egyptians ruled over the Israelites-God rose Moses up to bring them into freedom
Not only did their journey to freedom not look like what they thought, freedom wasn’t as easy either-there was still work to be done and also they needed to keep their FAITH and hold onto the word and the promise that the Lord had spoken over them
The Israelites had become so comfortable with slavery, that they wished and prayed to go back to Egypt to be handed over to Pharoah
Their words help them in bondage when the Lord was calling them to freedom.
Don’t keep yourself hostage because of what you see
Walk by faith and NOT by sight
If He said Go, then GO, along the way He will provide and direct you to your expected place
Let the Word be written on your heart so you can withstand the storms and darkness while God brings you out!
What is God saying to me?
You are not forgotten in the valley. There is an expected place for you! Get up, rise, and GO!
Watch what you say and how you label your season, God is moving even when things are looking like I hoped they would-STAY FAITHFUL
How can I walk this out?
Remember the promises of God as I walk towards the expected place
I am not called to the darkness, no matter how long I have been there
God brings us out of darkness and into His marvelous light
In the light I can see where I am going-in darkness there is only confusion-NO DIRECTION
