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Let's Not Turn Aside

West Angeles Church of God in Christ • Nov 20, 2025 • 32 min

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Summary

Evangelist Dale Hill teaches on the danger of turning away from God's explicit commands, drawing from Israel's decision to make a golden calf in Exodus 32. She identifies three main traps that cause believers to turn aside: impatience with God's timing, personal biases against God's chosen messengers, and spiritual memory lapses regarding God's daily miracles. By walking by faith, relying on the Holy Spirit, and maintaining daily communion through Scripture and prayer, believers can remain steadfast and anchored in Christ.

Themes

Obedience to God's WordOvercoming ImpatienceRejecting Bias and PrejudiceRecognizing Daily MiraclesWalking by Faith

Pastor's Points

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Three things that cause us to turn aside from God: 1) Impatience, 2) Prejudices or biases, 3) Lapses in memory.

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Three keys to master impatience, biases, and memory lapses: 1) Remember to walk by faith and not by sight (live by believing), 2) Rely on the power of the Holy Spirit within us, 3) Commune with the Lord daily in His Word and prayer.

Key Points

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Impatience with God's timetable can cause believers to turn away from His commands and make destructive choices.
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God's timing is superior to human timing because He sees our future and works outside of our finite understanding of time.
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Personal prejudices and biases regarding denomination, ethnicity, background, or appearance can cause us to reject the messengers God chooses to speak through.
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God loves the entire world without showing favoritism, and His gifts and calling are irrevocable.
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Believers experience daily miracles through God's divine intervention, including physical strength, safe arrival, emotional stability, and protection for loved ones.
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Forgetfulness of God's past faithfulness and miracles opens the door to doubt, impatience, and disobedience.
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Jesus is the true sustainer of life, offering Himself as the Bread of Life, the Good Shepherd, and the only Way, Truth, and Life.
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Sermon Moments

“God's timetable is never the same as ours because His thoughts and ways are higher than ours.”

“Waiting on the Lord is never in vain; during the wait, God builds our godly character and matures our faith.”

“God can supernaturally accelerate His plans for us, taking us further and quicker than we could ever naturally achieve.”

“Do not allow personal biases about a messenger to block you from receiving what the Lord is speaking into your life.”

“We are recipients of God's divine intervention and miracles every single day, from waking up in the morning to being kept safe during daily travel.”

“We walk by faith and not by sight, which means we live by believing rather than reacting to natural circumstances.”

“Daily communion through prayer and reading the Word keeps us continuously anchored in God's presence.”

This Week

Practice waiting on God's timetable when making decisions rather than rushing ahead out of impatience.

Examine your heart to identify and reject personal biases or prejudices against God's chosen messengers based on background, denomination, ethnicity, or appearance.

Acknowledge God's daily intervention and miracles in your life, such as safe travels, daily strength, and physical protection.

Choose to make life decisions by faith in God's Word rather than relying solely on natural circumstances or sight.

Rely on the Holy Spirit daily to gain self-control over impatience and to destroy personal biases.

Commune with the Lord every day through reading His Word and engaging in personal prayer.

Participate regularly in church fellowship and Bible study to grow deeper in spiritual maturity and apply biblical truth to daily life.

Remember This

Believers must guard against impatience, personal prejudice, and spiritual forgetfulness by walking in daily faith and communion with God so they do not turn away from His commands.

A Challenge for You

Let's be sure not to turn aside from God and from the things he has commanded us.

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