01 January 1970
YAG 14th Retreat : Session 3
YAG 14th Retreat : Session 3
- Speaker:
- Rev. Dr Charles Tan
- Series:
- 14th Retreat: Spiritual Leadership III
Message Notes
14th YAG RETREAT
Session #3
05 November 2011
Theme: SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP III
Text: Exodus 7-12
ANSWERS TO PRAYER
1. Common Problems encountered
a) Praying without expecting an answer
b) Receiving an answer but not understanding the answer
c) Praying but no answer from God
2. Prayers are to be understood in its relationship to Answers
a) Answers are to be expected
b) Answers come with deep lessons
c) Answers are to be fathomed carefully
d) Answers are carefully orchestrated by God Himself
i) Number of plagues
ii) Type of Plagues
iii) Duration of Plagues
iv) Purpose of Plagues
3. Understanding the Ten Plagues
a) As fulfillment of what God had said
i) Signs and wonders Exodus 7:3
ii) Laying of hand on Egypt Exodus 7:4b
iii) Great judgments Exodus 7:4c
iv) Aiding knowledge of God Exodus 7:17
b) As lessons for Moses and Aaron to learn about drawing the power of God in ministry
i) Obedience of Moses and Aaron Exodus 7:6, 10
ii) Listening to the voice of God and the instructions given for every plague Exodus 7-12
iii) Confronting Pharaoh with God’s commands Exodus 7-12
iv) That God hears and answers prayer Exodus 8:10
v) According to the word of Moses Exodus 8:13, 31
c) As lessons for Pharaoh and Egypt to learn
i) That all may acknowledge God and His power Exodus 7:17
ii) That all may know that there is no one like God Exodus 8:10
iii) They do not possess the kind of power God had Exodus 8:18
iv) That the children of Israel were set apart by God Exodus 8:22
v) That all in Egypt may know that God was in the land Exodus 8:23a
vi) That God distinguished Israel from Egypt Exodus 8:23b