Preparing to Cross Over

An episode of the Radiant Church Weekend Sermon podcast, hosted by Lee Cummings, titled "Preparing to Cross Over" was published on June 13, 2020 and runs 46 minutes.

June 13, 2020 ·46m · Radiant Church Weekend Sermon

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Summary

God is once again calling His Church to remember. Remember who we were created to worship. Remember where we were when He came for us. When we again find ourselves pinned down by impossible circumstances and hear the echoes of accusation pursuing us, we must remember that it is He who is fighting for us, leading us and bringing us into a land flowing with milk and honey. In this hour, it’s time for us to follow the fire by night and cloud of His presence by day.In this sermon called Preparing To Cross Over, Lee Cummings speaks out of Numbers and asks the question, “what kind of person do you want to be when you come out of this season?” We’re praying that the Lord moves and impacts you through this word.Focus Scripture // Numbers 13:1-3, 17-20, 30-33 (ESV)“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” 3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, 18 and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, 19 and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, 20 and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.30 But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” 31 Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” 32 So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. 33 And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.”Sermon HighlightsWhat kind of person do you want to be when you come out of this season?When God looks at the history, He looks at the church first as the top of the spear. Everything else is secondary.Ephesians 1:21-23 (MSG)“At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. the church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.”God's ultimate intention is to fill the earth with His presence — and He wants to fill it through you.Everywhere we go, we should take His presence with us.Allow God to fill your heart and give you a prophetic imagination.A new era requires a new mentality, a new perspective, a new paradigm. We cannot see through the old lens that we inherited from Egypt any longer. We need to come out of this wilderness wandering, ready to cross over into our calling as the people of God.What do we see as we look out at our future?1. Do we see the problems more than the promise?2. Are we listening to the voice of the majority or of his majesty?3. Are we seeing the “real” enemy?“What comes into our minds when we think about god is the most important thing about us. God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerve. And the reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of themselves.”A.W Tozer - The Pursuit of God

Episode Description

God is once again calling His Church to remember. Remember who we were created to worship. Remember where we were when He came for us. When we again find ourselves pinned down by impossible circumstances and hear the echoes of accusation pursuing us, we must remember that it is He who is fighting for us, leading us and bringing us into a land flowing with milk and honey. In this hour, it’s time for us to follow the fire by night and cloud of His presence by day.

In this sermon called Preparing To Cross Over, Lee Cummings speaks out of Numbers and asks the question, “what kind of person do you want to be when you come out of this season?” We’re praying that the Lord moves and impacts you through this word.

Focus Scripture // Numbers 13:1-3, 17-20, 30-33 (ESV)

“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” 3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.

17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, 18 and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, 19 and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, 20 and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

30 But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” 31 Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” 32 So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. 33 And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.”

Sermon Highlights

What kind of person do you want to be when you come out of this season?

When God looks at the history, He looks at the church first as the top of the spear. Everything else is secondary.

Ephesians 1:21-23 (MSG)
“At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. the church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.”

God's ultimate intention is to fill the earth with His presence — and He wants to fill it through you.

Everywhere we go, we should take His presence with us.

Allow God to fill your heart and give you a prophetic imagination.

A new era requires a new mentality, a new perspective, a new paradigm. We cannot see through the old lens that we inherited from Egypt any longer. We need to come out of this wilderness wandering, ready to cross over into our calling as the people of God.

What do we see as we look out at our future?
1. Do we see the problems more than the promise?
2. Are we listening to the voice of the majority or of his majesty?
3. Are we seeing the “real” enemy?

“What comes into our minds when we think about god is the most important thing about us. God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerve. And the reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of themselves.”
A.W Tozer - The Pursuit of God