Claim Your Future

“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV

1. IF YOU DON’T CLAIM WHAT’S YOURS, THE ENEMY WILL GAIN WHAT’S YOURS.

“Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away.”

Genesis 15:11 NLT

❖ PROTECT THE PROMISE!

“I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great

Euphrates River— the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites,

Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”

Genesis 15:18-21 NLT

2. TURN UNCOMFORTABLE PLACES OF WORRY INTO UNCONTAINABLE MOMENTS OF WORSHIP!

“Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.”

Genesis 28:18 NKJV

3. YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU RETAIN!

“But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. ‘Let’s go at once to take the land,’ he said. ‘We can certainly conquer it!’”

Numbers 13:30 NLT

“The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!”

Numbers 13:32-33 NLT

4. YOUR STEP OF FAITH MAY BE THE START OF MIRACLES!

“...But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge, the water above that point began backing up a great distance away...”

Joshua 3:15-16 NLT

“I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey...”

Exodus 3:17 NLT

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1) What are some of the “vultures” in your life that have tried to steal your promise? (i.e.

doubt, fear, opinions of others, etc.) Share how you’ve protected your promise.

2) How much does worship play a role in claiming the promises of God in your life? Share.

3) With all the negatives in the world, how do you manage to keep those out and retain only

the promises of God? Share.

4) What is a step of faith you must take in order to claim your future? What’s holding you

back and what did you learn from this message? Share.