Locations
Kokomo Campus
Service Times
Saturdays | 5:30pm Sundays | 9:00 & 10:30am
Peru Campus
105 S Benton St, Peru, IN 46970
Service Times
Sundays | 8:15, 9:45 & 11:15AM
Saturdays | 5:30pm Sundays | 9:00 & 10:30am
105 S Benton St, Peru, IN 46970
Sundays | 8:15, 9:45 & 11:15AM
SPEAKER: Pastor Charlie Riley
May 8, 2021
God’s Name is not in it but his hand certainly is.
– Matthew Henry
God Is Moving Supernaturally, Naturally Divine Providence
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Genesis 50:20
20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.
Key Players
King Xerxes
Queen Vashi
Haman (Agagite)
Mordecai (Cousin To Ester)
Ester (Hadassah)
The Story
Ester 4:14
14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
How To Know It’s Your Time
Preparation Always Come Before Promotion
Esther 2:12
12 Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months’ preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women.
Preparation – It May Seem Miniscule, But It’s Not Meaningless
The One Mark Of Every Hero of God Is Preparation
Preparation Time Is Never Wasted Time
Spiritual Warfare is the Proof of Spiritual Purpose
Every Hero Has To Fight An Invisible War
Has Had To Win The Invisible War
Ester 3:4-6
4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
3 Great Enemies
World – Flesh – Devil
Fallen World – Yourself – Satan
Private Devotion Always Leads To Public Responsibility
Esther 4:15-16
15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”
Influence and Position Are For God’s Kingdom and Purpose
Esther 4:13-14
And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. 14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
It’s Not About You, Its Bigger Than You
God Never Limits Himself To Just You
God Blesses You To Attract Others To His Kingdom
You’re Blessed To Be A Blessing
Blessing Is Enjoying, Experiencing, and Extending God’s Goodness
The Blessing Flow Through You and Not Just To You
I’m Blessed, But I Don’t Know My Purpose
True Purpose Comes From A Kingdom Purpose
When We Lose Sight Of Connecting Our Blessing To God Purpose
We Lose Sight of Ever Being Used by God
Heroes Are Willing To Take “Faith” Risk
Ester 4:15
15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”
Faith Is Taking A Step
Without a Guaranteed Outcome
Esther – Hero’s Understanding
Preparation
Spiritual Warfare
Private Devotion
Influence and Position
Faith Steps