Go Forward
About this sermon
“Go Forward” is Pastor Dean Odle’s call to steadfast, courageous obedience when fear, disappointment, or pressure tempts a believer to retreat. Beginning with Israel at the Red Sea in Exodus 14, the sermon emphasizes God’s command to move forward even when no natural path is visible. Isaiah 43 reinforces the theme that God can make a new way, while Hebrews 10 warns against casting away confidence or drawing back.
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Worship and prayer emphasize God’s presence and prepare the congregation to respond in faith.
Exodus 14 presents an impossible barrier, fearful people, and God’s command to advance.
Isaiah 43 turns attention from past deliverance to the new path God can create.
Hebrews 10 is used to call believers to patient confidence after obedience and opposition.
Apostolic boldness, prayer, and Peter stepping onto the water illustrate faith expressed through action.
Matthew 8 and Luke 9 confront delay, divided loyalty, comfort, and looking back after taking the plow.
Hebrews 3 and personal ministry testimony reinforce perseverance rather than retreat.
The speaker applies the theme to prophetic expectations and closes with prayer to remain faithful through the end.
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Dance for the waterbrook. [Music] Sing that part one more time. Just one more time. Holy Spirit, you are welcome here. Come flood this place and fill the sphere. Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for. To be overcome [Music] by your presence, Lord. I don't know about you, but I've needed the Lord this week. Your presence, Lord. We need your presence, Lord. That's where we need to be. That verse right there. Holy Spirit, you are welcome here. Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere. Your glory, God is where what our hearts long for. To be overcome. To be overcome by the Lord. Amen. [Music] Father, we love you so much. Just tell the Lord this morning that you love him because like Pastor Nancy said, it's not about just coming to receive something, but we're here to pour out our worship on him. He's done so much for us and we have so much more that we can give him. So Lord, we just minister to you this morning. Lord, we thank you. We thank you for what you've done, Lord. We thank you for who you are, God. We love you. We love you, Lord. Praise you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. [Music] Let's tell him this morning. Father, we love you. We worship and adore you. Glorify thy name in all the earth. Glorify thy name. Glorify thy name.
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Glorify thy name in all the earth. [Music] Jesus. Jesus. We love you. We worship and adore you. Glorify thy name in all the earth. Glorify thy name. Glorify thy name. name. Glorify thy name in all the earth. Jesus, Jesus, we love you. We worship and adore you. Glorify thy name in all the earth. [Music] Glorify thy name. We glorify thy name. Glorify thy name in all the earth. Earth. Jesus, Jesus, we love, we worship and adore you. Glorify thy name in all the earth. We love you, Lord. glorify thy name. Glorify thy name. Glorify thy name in all the earth. Thank you Jesus. Just tell him this morning. [Music] That's another song I could get stuck on. You know, that's what it's all about. That's why we're here is to glorify his name. That's why we're here. That's why the devil hates us. We glorify.
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[Music] It's a good thing he hates us. Praise God. [Music] Glory thy name. We glorify thy name. Glorified thy name in all the earth. [Music] Jesus. [Music] Thank you Jesus. Thank you Lord. We worship you this morning Lord. We just praise you Lord because you alone are worthy. Thank you Jesus. We just seek your face Lord. Lord, this time in in your presence, Lord, we just take our time in your presence. Thank you, Lord. [Music] Lord, we love you Jesus. Lord, the more I seek you, [Music] the more I find you. The more I find you, [Music] the more I love you. [Music] I want to sit at your feet. Drink from the cup in your hand. Lay back against you and breathe. Feel your heartbeat. Cuz this love is so dear. It's more than I can stand. And I'm melting your peace. So overwhelm me. Lord, you overwhelm me. [Music] The more I seek you, the more I find you. Thank you, Jesus. The more I find you, [Music] the more I love you.
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And I want to sit at your feet, drink from the cup in your hand, lay back against you, and breathe. Feel your heartbeat. Cuz this love is so deep. is more than I can stand. Now melt in your peace overwhelm me. [Music] Oh Lord, you're overwhelming, Lord. We need more of you. We need you, Lord. We need you. We need you. Come fill our minds and our hearts, Lord. Lord, we need you. Come fill this atmosphere with your presence, Lord. We need you, Lord. Jesus. We need you, Lord. Jesus. Jesus. We love you, Jesus. We love you. We love everything about you. We bless your holy name today. We love you. Thank you, Jesus. Jesus. We love you, Lord. I need you more. More than yesterday. I need you more. More than words can say I need you more than ever before. I need you, Lord. I need you, Lord. Sing that again. I need you more. More than yesterday. I need you more. more than words can say. I need you more than ever before. I need you, Lord. I need you, Lord, [Music] more than the air I breathe. More than the song I sing, more than the next heartbeat, more than anything. And Lord, as time goes by, I will be by your side because I never want to go back to my old life.
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