Genesis 16:7-107The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

Genesis 16:7-108And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?”“I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered.

Genesis 16:7-109Then the angel of the Lord told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”10The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”

Run Christian, Run!Lessons from Forest Gump…

Run at every Chance to Share The Gospel!

• Without discrimination• Without reservation• Without confrontation• With actions more

than with words• Mark 16:15

Talk About Your Shoes• They can tell where you are going• They can tell where you have been• Forest talked about the good, the bad and

the ugly in his life– We should not be ashamed to share our faults,

mistakes or challenges

Run From Evil!

• Joseph’s 5 Steps to Escape: Genesis 39:6-15– Responsibility (9) – Take it!– Recognize sin (9)– Fear God over man (9)– Refuse to remain (10)– Run (12)

Run From Evil!• Most times evil does not look like evil• We have become somewhat desensitized to sin

– Romans 16:17– I Thess. 5:22– Psalm 37:27-29

• Something others do, not me• Sin will:

– Take you further than you want to go– Keep you longer than you want to stay – And make you pay more than you want to pay

Run at Opportunities to Reconcile!

• Love your enemies– Pray for them to be

restored be back to God• Never give up

– Add boundaries, don’t delete people

• Love covers all things• Extend Grace

Stupid Is As Stupid Does!“Irreconcilable Differences”

• Focus on the behavior & actions of others

• Focus on being right over doing what is right

• Look for others to admit fault

• Look for reasons not to reconcile Matthew 7:5

• God does notneed us to:

Defend Him

Enforce His Laws

Pass Judgment

Seek Out Justice

Punish

• God does need us to:

Be Faithful to Him

Obey His Laws

Self Assess

Forgive

Extend Grace

Don’t Run From The Trials of Life• Look for the lesson• Be a “good” example

to others• Be better not bitter• Hagar’s story

– Genesis 16:4b-9