SMALL MINDS, BIG MISTAKES

EXODUS 32:1-20

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. THE MISTAKES OF THE PEOPLE [v. 1]

1. Living by Sight [v. 1] 2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

2. Living by Consensus [v. 1b]

3. Living by Ignorance [v. 1c]

II. THE MISTAKES OF WEAK LEADERS [v. 2-5]

1. Thinking they can Lead by Capitulation [v. 2-3]

2. Thinking they can Lead by Corruption [v. 4]

3. Thinking they can Lead by Compromise [v. 4b-5]

III. THE WISDOM OF GOD [v. 6-20]

1. Prepare the Heart [v. 6-14]

2. Prepare the Mind [v. 15-18]

3. Prepare the Soul [v. 19-20]

If God doesn't deliver His child from a problem He will deliver His child through the problem. But He has a purpose in His child going through it.