2.  Beautiful picture of how God deals with His people  Our focus will be on Deut 32:11 Deut 32:9-14

3. God’s Flight School Deuteronomy 32:11

4. 1.Demonstration 2.Discomfort 3.Decision 4.Direction Change 5.Doing 6.Deliverance Six Stages

5. a.Mother eagle will hover above her young b.Eaglets begin to flap their wings c.They can’t fly yet, but imitate in response d.Jesus demonstrated the kind of faith and life we should be living (Rom 5:8; 1 Tim 1:16) e.God gave us a living demonstration in Jesus 1. Demonstration Stage

6. a.Eaglets reluctant to get near the edge of the nest b.The adult eagle begins to stir up the nest a.Pokes holes through the bottom; b.Slowly tears the nest apart c.God stirs up our nest; getting us ready for a change d.King David said in (Ps 119:67) e.God wants us to fly 2. Discomfort Stage

7. a.A danger or crisis forces us off the “fence” b.Nest is suddenly gone... ground approaching fast!!! c.Fly or Fail; Soar or Smash; Live or Die d.God takes us to this place at times during our life e.Ruts can last a long time f.(Isaiah 40:28-31) 3. Decision Stage

8. a.Falling eaglets must change direction quickly b.Must start going up instead of down c.We must also respond to God by changing direction a.He calls us to repentance a.Decide to change life’s direction b.Turn from evil, and turn back towards God b.Godly sorrow produces repentance (2 Cor 7:10) 4. Direction Change Stage

9. a.The adult eagle can teach her young to fly, but she cannot fly for them b.Flying takes individual effort from each one (Gal 6:5) c.Created for good works (Eph 2:10) 5. Doing Stage

10. a.“He spread His wings and caught them, He carried then on His pinions.” Deut 32:11b b.An adult eagle will swoop down and catch her falling offspring on her back, and carry them back up to the perch. c.God rescues us! (2 Tim 3:11; Ps 34:19; 2 Pet 2:9) d.We must be striving to fly even if we can’t do it yet 6. Deliverance Stage

11. a.Are you allowing God to train you to fly? Are you cooperating or clinging? Are you reluctant in the “safety” of the nest? b.Be sure that God will stir it up. He wants you to fly. a.You can ignore it, but it will not stop His process b.You can resist it, but it will not stop His process c.Or... you can release yourself to His will, and He will train you to do what He created you for... “Flying” Conclusion

12. But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31