This is Your Church asking for Help
Help is a good thing, yet I think we would all agree that at some level… we hate asking for help. We assume asking for help is a neagtive. In order to receive the help we need we must move past false assumptions about help.
Here are 5 assumptions about asking for help.

* It’s a sign of weakness.
* I lose control of the situation.
* I have to reciprocate.
* I am burdening others.
* I need to do it my way.

Asking for help does not show weakness it reveals strength!
We figure we should practice what we preach, so this is your church asking for help. This is your pastor asking for help.
Help is Spiritual and it leads to Spiritual Promotion. This is us asking, are you ready to help?

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Help 2 – This is Your Church asking for help
Sermon notes by Chris Fluitt
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Help Bumper
Welcome to Redemption Church. My name is Chris Fluitt.
We are in the 2nd week of the HELP series.
1) Help is a good thing
If you have ever been overwhelmed by work, stress, the weight of countless moving boxes… only to have someone offer their help… You will definitely agree that Help is a good thing.
There are times when the smallest act can help us greatly.
2) God does not need your help
He is self-existent and self-sufficient, but..
3) God calls for your help
He created a plan that is dependent on Human involvement. This very risky business actually places importance, value, and purpose upon us.
Let’s look at our memory verse for this month.
Psalm 121:1-4 (NIV)
I lift up my eyes to the mountains- where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
God does not need your help, but His church does. Today, your Church is asking you for help.
We need to clear something up first…
I think we would all agree that at some level… we hate asking for help. Here are 5 assumptions you must get past if you are to ever allow help to come your way. I completely have trouble in this area… so much that these 5 assumptions are taken from a writer named Lorie Corcuera. I am thankful for her help. (http://www.inc.com/lorie-corcuera/become-a-better-leader-by-asking-for-help.html)

* Assumption 1: It’s a sign of weakness. If I can’t do it on my own, I must not know how to do it or I don’t have the skills or resources to do it. (before we can receive help we need to admit we need help)
* Assumption 2: Allowing someone else to help me means I lose control of the situation. (Self-made man delusion)
* Assumption 3: If I receive support then I have to reciprocate. What if I can’t return the favor? What if I don’t want to return the favor?
* Assumption 4: If I ask for the support of others, I am burdening them. They are just as busy as me so how could they find the time to help out?
* Assumption 5: I am the only one that can do it my way. It’s easier and quicker for me to do it than to train or teach someone else to help me. (Leaders pitfall)

4) Asking for help does not show weakness, it reveals strength
“Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and that then allows you to learn something new.” – President Barack Obama
All our assumptions on asking for help are false.
Have you ever learned that someone you care about needed help but didn’t ask?