Divine Detour: Part Two
Divine Detour: Part Two
Speaker: Pastor Lee Cummings
Date: March 28, 2020
Week Two of Divine Detour from Pastor Lee Cummings challenges us to respond differently in the storm - to arise and shine and trust that God has us every step of the way.
Focus Scripture
Acts 28:1-10 (ESV)
"After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. 3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. 4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” 5 He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. 6 They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. 7 Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. 8 It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him. 9 And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. 10 They also honored us greatly, and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed.”
Sermon Highlights
The uncharted, unexpected storms of life will cause you to either sink or rethink.
We have to learn and adapt to this new environment.
This is an hour for us to arise and shine.
We have to respond differently than the world does.
Don’t allow the delay to become a dilemma.
Everything that you need for the next leg of the journey is found in the divine detour.
Embrace the divine detour that God has given you.
Trust God in the midst of the storm.
Responding appropriately in the storm will lead to you being used by God in unprecedented ways.