Re-New | Part 1: Overcoming Overwhelm | Jordan Brawner

2 Chronicles 19:1-4 (NIV)

When Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem, ² Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the wrath of the Lord is on you. ³ There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.” ⁴ Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 20:1 (NIV)

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.

[1] There is an enemy that seeks to oppose you with…

2 Chronicles 20:2-3 (NIV)

² Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi). ³ Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord…

[2] The key to overcoming overwhelm… is what to do, when you don’t know what to do

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2 Chronicles 20:3-5 (NIV)

³ Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. ⁴ The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.

⁵ Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the Lord in the front of the new courtyard ⁶ and said [prayed]…

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[3] Overwhelming problems need to face overwhelming

2 Chronicles 20:6 (NIV)

“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.…

• When you’re facing a big problem… talk about how God is

2 Chronicles 20:7 (NIV)

⁷ Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?

• When you’re facing a big problem… talk about the God has done

2 Chronicles 20:9 (NIV)

⁹ ‘If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.’

• When you’re facing a big problem… declare your faith in God no matter what happens

2 Chronicles 20:10-12 (NIV)

¹⁰ “But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.¹¹ See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. ¹² Our God, will you not judge them?

• When you’re facing a big problem… remind God of his

2 Chronicles 20:12 (NIV)

For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

• When you’re facing a big problem… admit your

[4] Overwhelming problems need to face overwhelming

2 Chronicles 20:18-22 (NIV)

¹⁸ Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. ¹⁹ Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

… Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” ²¹ After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:

“Give thanks to the Lord,
    for his love endures forever.”

²² As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.

• Overwhelming worship is
• Overwhelming worship is
• Overwhelming worship is focused on God’s