Cold Fusion

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Cold Fusion
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• A process in which two small light nuclei are
  forced to fuse together to form a heavier nucleus
  thus resulting in a large nuclear reaction.

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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (1 Samuel 132-7) Saul chose three thousand men
  from Israel two thousand were with him at
  Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a
  thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in
  Benjamin...

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Strong Enemy, Great Fear
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (1 Samuel 132-7) ...But the Philistines
  assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand
  chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers
  as numerous as the sand on the seashore

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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (1 Samuel 132-7) They went up and camped at
  Micmash, east of Beth Aven

(1 Samuel 132-7) When the men of Israel saw
that their situation was critical and that their
army was hard pressed
(1 Samuel 132-7)
3,000
3,000
The YIKES! Moment
6,000
vs.
20,000 ??
The Yikes! Moment is the moment in which we
recognize that the confidence weve placed in
ourselves is pitifully insufficient to face the
challenges in our lives.
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (1 Samuel 132-7) they hid in caves and
  thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and
  cisterns

they hid
The YIKES! Moment
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (1 Samuel 132-7) Some Hebrews even crossed the
  Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead

The YIKES! Moment
they hid
they ran
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (1 Samuel 132-7) Saul remained at Gilgal, and
  all the troops with him were quaking with fear.

The YIKES! Moment
they hid
they ran
they trembled
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• Observation 1
• It may be in the Yikes! Moments that our Faith is
  tested, but it is in times of peace that our
  Faith must be prepared.

The YIKES! Moment
they hid
they ran
they trembled
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (Jeremiah 125) If you have raced with men on
  foot and they have worn you out, how can you
  compete with horses?

The YIKES! Moment
they hid
they ran
they trembled
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• (Jeremiah 125) If you stumble in safe country,
  how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?

The YIKES! Moment
they hid
they ran
they trembled
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Strong Enemy, Great Fear

• Forget the Yikes! moment!
• What are you doing now to strengthen your faith?

Great God, Big Faith
The YIKES! Moment
they hid
they ran
they trembled
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Great God, Big Faith

• (1 Samuel 1315-147) After this Saul counted
  the men who were with him. They numbered about
  six hundred These were left to face the
  raiding parties that went out from the Philistine
  camp

(1 Samuel 1315-23)
Great God, Big Faith
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Great God, Big Faith

• (1 Samuel 1315-147) Not a blacksmith could be
  found in the whole land of Israel, because the
  Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will
  make swords or spears!"

(1 Samuel 1315-23)
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Great God, Big Faith

• (1 Samuel 1315-147) So all Israel went down to
  the Philistines to have their plowshares,
  mattocks, axes and sickles sharpened

(1 Samuel 1315-23)
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Great God, Big Faith

• (1 Samuel 1315-147) On the day of the battle
  not a soldier with Saul and Jonathan had a sword
  or spear in his hand only Saul and his son
  Jonathan had them

(1 Samuel 1315-23)
not a soldier
To exercise Big Faith,
had a sword or spear
(Mark 67-9) Calling the Twelve to Him, Jesus
sent them out two by two and gave them authority
over evil spirits
(Mark 67-9) These were His instructions "Take
nothing for the journey except a staff--no bread,
no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but
not an extra tunic."
we have no other option than to keep our eyes on
our Great God
Observation 2
Sometimes, when we are too fond of our swords and
spears, God forces us to face our enemies with
nothing but our faith
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Great God, Big Faith
God
Big
To exercise Big Faith,
Small People, Big God
we have no other option than to keep our eyes on
our Great God
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Small People, Big God

• (1 Samuel 141-7) One day Jonathan son of Saul
  said to the young man bearing his armor, "Come,
  let's go over to the Philistine outpost on the
  other side"

(1 Samuel 141-7)
Small People, Big God
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Small People, Big God

• (1 Samuel 141-7) On each side of the pass that
  Jonathan intended to cross to reach the
  Philistine outpost was a cliff. One cliff stood
  to the north, the other to the south

(1 Samuel 141-7)
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Small People, Big God

• (1 Samuel 141-7) Jonathan said to his young
  armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost
  of those uncircumcised fellows

(1 Samuel 141-7)
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Small People, Big God

• (1 Samuel 141-7) Perhaps the LORD will act in
  our behalf.

(1 Samuel 141-7)
Nothing
Observation 3
(Zechariah 46-10) This is the Word of the LORD
to Zerubbabel 'Not by might nor by power, but by
My Spirit,' says the LORD Almightyfor who
despises the day of small things?
(1 Corinthians 126-29) Brothers, think of what
you were when you were called. Not many of you
were wise by human standards not many were
influential not many were of noble birth...
(1 Corinthians 126-29)But God chose the foolish
things of the world to shame the wise God chose
the weak things of the world to shame the strong
(1 Corinthians 126-29)He chose the lowly things
of this world and the despised things--and the
things that are not--to nullify the things that
are, so that no one may boast before Him.
can hinder the LORD
from saving,
Thats Cold Fusion Thinking
The attitude of Jonathan No sword, no problem
is reckless in all circumstances but one
by many or by few
whether
If you believe that NOTHING hinders God because
He is true to Himself.
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Small People, Big God

• So how many swords do you need before youre
  willing to trust God?

Thats Cold Fusion Thinking