ALCFNow - How do I get out of this trap?

In today's message, Pastor Scott teaches us how to get out of the "traps" we set for ourselves. Follow along using his outline below. Please help us spread ‍‍‍the good news by sharing this message with others!

Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish.

~Jonah 2:1

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“Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

~Ephesians 6:2

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Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” 27And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.

~John 19:25-27

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1st group - belly dwellers

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2nd group – family and friends of belly dwellers

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3rd group - people who see the belly of the whale for what it is & decide in advance never go there

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Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. 2 He said, “I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and LORD, you heard me! 3 You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.

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4 Then I said, ‘O LORD, you have driven me from your presence. Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple. 5 “I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. 6 I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!

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7 As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. 8 Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies.

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9 But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the LORD alone.

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10 Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.

~Jonah 2:1-10

Sermon Outline

How Do I Get Out of This Trap?