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1. IS YOUR HISTORY LOUDER THAN YOUR FUTURE?

Read Numbers 11:4-6 and Philippians 3:13-14.

The Israelites began remembering the food they had in Egypt while forgetting the slavery they had been delivered from. Sometimes we can romanticize our past and allow what was familiar to become louder than what God is calling us into.

What part of your past do you find yourself looking back on or craving, and how could God be asking you to stop looking backward and start pressing forward?

 

2. HAS FAMILIARITY CHANGED THE WAY YOU SPEAK?

Read Numbers 12:1-9 and Ephesians 4:29.

Miriam and Aaron became so familiar with Moses that they began speaking against him. The sermon challenged us that familiarity can cause us to stop honoring what God has placed right in front of us.

Is there an area or relationship in your life that you may have become too familiar with? What would it look like to replace criticism with honor?

 

3. WHOSE REPORT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

Read Numbers 13:1-2, 26-30.

God told Israel that He was giving them the land, but when they saw the obstacles, their report became dominated by negativity. Caleb saw the same circumstances but chose to believe that they could take possession.

What negative thought, voice, or “I’ll never…” statement has been louder than what God has said about your life? What truth from God’s Word do you need to make louder?

 

4. WHAT SOUND BARRIER IS KEEPING YOU STUCK?

The message showed us that history, familiarity, and negativity can all become sounds that keep us from moving forward. Sometimes the wilderness was meant to be a place we passed through, but we can stay stuck when we keep listening to the wrong things.

Of these three; history, familiarity, or negativity, which one do you feel has been the biggest sound barrier in your life? Why?

 

5. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE LOUDER?

Read Romans 10:17.

Faith comes by hearing, which means what we continually allow into our ears matters. Breaking a sound barrier isn't just about identifying the wrong sound, it's about choosing what will become louder.

What is one practical change you can make this week to make God’s Word louder than your history, familiarity, or negativity?

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