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Our vision is to see those blinded by sin find LIFE, FREEDOM & PURPOSE in JESUS CHRIST.
OUR STRATEGY: • CONNECT people to the source of life. • EQUIP people to succeed in life. • EMPOWER people to share their lives.
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We hope this message blesses you! He has RISEN and we have hope in Christ! If you want to see the full Easter Sunday service, check out our YouTube channel!
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In this week's sermon podcast, Pastor Harv continues the series "Moving Forward: The Acts of the Church"! Don't ever discount the value of what God sent you to do!
Today's message, Pastor Harv continues a sermon series entitled, "Moving Forward"! We have had an awesome move of God during this time of our study on the Acts of the Church! If you have missed the previous two messages, go check them out!
Sometimes we feel like we are unworthy or outsiders looking in, but there is ONE who is not afraid to touch or reach out! HIS NAME IS JESUS ,and He came to save us all! We hope you are blessed by this message. If you are, share this with a friend or someone who needs it!
In this sermon podcast, we have a special guest, Brian Yaun. He brought a word for you and your life and for our church. We hope you are blessed by this message. If you are, share this with a friend or someone who needs it!
As Pastor Harv continues his series "Love Above All Else". In this message Pastor discusses "Damaged Goods". Isaiah 53:6 says, " All, like sheep, have gone astray." We are not perfect, but Jesus will take us as-is.
In this message, Pastor Harv reminds us that God's love more valuable than everything else in this world! If you enjoyed this message, please share with someone who may need it!
Join us as we have former pastor Bishop Toby Morgan share a message from the Lord at our centennial celebration service!
In "It's Time For You To Stop", Pastor Harv uses Luke 10:30-33 to reminds us to stop dropping anchor in the wrong places. Stay focused on God and our hope is Him, who is behind the veil!
In "Rebuild, Restore, Renew Pt. 2", Pastor Harv continues his sermon series on Nehemiah 3 to discuss 12 types of gates discussed. In this part, Pastor discusses three gates, The Old Gate, Valley Gate, and the Dung Gate.
In "Rebuild, Restore, Renew", Pastor Harv uses Nehemiah 3 to discuss 12 types of gates discussed in Nehemiah. In this part, Pastor discusses two gates, The Sheep Gate/Worship Gate and The Fish Gate.
John 15:4-5, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
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In "No Room In My Boat", Pastor Harv uses Exodus 2:2-5 to show that God always has His hand on your life.
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If you're going through a storm in your life right now, give this a listen. Be encouraged by the Word of the Lord!
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In "I Will Make It Through This", Pastor Harv reminds us that Jesus is always with us in our storms. Mark 4: 37-41 shows us the disciples in the midst of a storm while Jesus is resting. The disciples began to lose all composure and wake up Jesus. Jesus then reminds them who He is and that He never leaves us nor forsakes us in the midst of our storms as believers in Christ! Be encouraged by the message!
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In "Jesus Is What I Become", Pastor Harv reminds us that Jesus is who we are suppose to become and represent as He lives within us and through us.
In "When I Must Have An Opening", Pastor Harv uses Jonah 2 to represent the opening door that God has for you.
In the final part to Pastor Harv's sermon series "Seven Spirits Of Conquest", based on the nations the Israelites had to face in Deuteronomy 7:1 and Joshua 3:10, he discusses the spirit of the Canaanites.
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Pastor Harv continues the sermon series called "Seven Spirits Of Conquest" based on Joshua 3:10 and Deuteronomy 7:1. In part 4 of this sermon series, Pastor Harv discusses the Amorites.
Pastor Harv continues the series "Seven Spirits Of Conquest" based on Joshua 3:10. In this part of the series Pastor discusses the spirit of the Jebusites.
Pastor Harv continues the series "Seven Spirits of Conquest" based off of Joshua 3:10 and the 7 nations (spirits) mentioned.
In the first part of "Seven Spirits Of Conquest", Pastor Harv uses Joshua 3:10 to discuss the cultures described and how to conquer their spirits.
In "Dad Let Something In The House", Pastor Harv uses the example in the Bible from Luke 15:25-30 on the prodigal son returning home. He uses this parable that Jesus told his disciples to explain that no mater how far you have fallen, God is always there no matter what. The response of the house (the Church) is to praise and worship the Lord no matter the situation or feeling.
It is Vision Sunday at Sumiton Church of God and Pastor Harv shares what the vision is for the future of our church. God has called us to rebuild, restore, and renew. God has reminded us time and time again greater is coming!
Pastor Harv reminds us that God has something bigger for us and that greater is coming! What God has been giving doesn't begin to scratch the surface of what God is going to do with you and through you!
In "Life Is Tough But God Is Good", Pastor Phillip Walker reminds us that this world will throw everything at you, but it is not our end goal. Life is tough, but our God is good! Our possessions and things of this world our not our eternal end goal. We should continue to seek our relationship with God everyday!
In "Leaving A Legacy", Pastor Kelley Turner shares the word of God on Mother's Day. Our inheritance consists of provision, position, and purpose in the Kingdom of God.
In "No Shame In My Game", we are reminded that no matter how much shame we have in our lives, God can heal our scares.
In "Goats After His Glory", Pastor Harv talks about how Adam and Eve in the garden falling short of the glory of God, and so does every human (Romans 3:23-24). However, God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross to be the sacrifice so God can show us his glory through his Holy Spirit.
In "Forgiving When I Didn't Think I Could", Pastor Harv uses the store of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis 45 who sold him to slavery, to reminds us that Joseph forgave his brothers and God forgave us of our sins by sending Jesus to pay the price for our sins on the cross, and so we should forgive those who we think we could not forgive. The burden and weight that holding the grudge against someone can cause, and God wants you to lay those burdens down and forgive those who wrong you.
In "I Might Not Be In Your Circle", Pastor Harv Turner reminds us that we are to minister to others and invest ourselves for what God is doing. We can not be half in the circle and half out. We have been called to be completely in the circle (fully in a relationship with God) so that we can bring other people out side the circle (The World) into the circle to experience the love and forgiveness that Jesus paid on the cross for all of humanity.
On Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Harv reminds us that Jesus is the Master.... Piece in our lives. Jesus is the missing piece that our souls long for. His love still stands the test of time and will forever and ever!
In "The Father Is Still Seeking", special guest Bishop Les Higgins reminds us that God, our Father in heaven, is still seeking our worship and seeking to have a relationship with us. Be encourage today and throughout this week that the Lord is still seeking after your heart!
In "This Is More Than What I Expected", Pastor Harv reminds us that Christ still does more than we expect. Jesus is going to do more than we expected and he will do more than you expect in your life!
In "Statues After The Fire", Pastor Harv talks about Daniel 3 where Nebuchadnezzar punishes Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego for not bowing to his idol. The statues in our lives must come down and God can guide and direct us in those times.
In "When Jesus Is Present", Pastor Lane Sargent, a former Pastor of Sumiton COG, discusses four points that happen when Jesus is present: Storms Cease (Mark 4:38-39), Demons Are Dispelled (Mark 5:2,15), Power Is Released (Mark 5:30,34), and Dead Are Raised (Mark 5:41-42).
In "It's Getting Warm In Here", Pastor Harv continues his sermon series "Desire The Fire". A fire always starts somewhere and it gathers and draws together. If you are going to burn for God you must have a conduit that increases the brightness of your flame. Pastor Harv encourages us to make up our minds to burn for God and acknowledge who He is. In 1 Kings 18: 37-39, Elijah calls out the prophets of Baal and things are getting warm inside the palace. Either God is your God or idols are your god. Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal and shows them the true fire of God and made them fall to their faces and worship the one true God! The fire of God has not failed us yet! He is still coming! God wants to know if you will stand with Him even when no one else will.
In "The World Is Watching", Pastor Phillip Walker discuss how us as Christians are being watched. In Matthew 5:14-16, Jesus is calling us to be different and be the opposite of what the world is and they will be drawn towards God through you. There is a religious standard and a Christ standard, and Jesus is calling us to be more than just religious. He needs us to be a Christ follower and do the work of the Kingdom of God! Pastor Phillip gives us 4 points that Christ is calling us to: brighter, deeper, sweeter, and higher.
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In "Giant Killers", Terry Hart, Alabama Church of God Administrative Bishop, reminds us that no giant in our lives are to big for our God. Just as God delivered David from Goliath, God will deliver you from your giants. We have to be careful once we knock down the giants in our lives, that we cut off the head of our giants as well so they don't circle back around again.
In "A Focus Through Your Fire", Pastor Harv Turner discusses Genesis 22:6-8 where Abraham is on his way with his son Issac to do what the Lord had asked of him, to sacrifice Issac. Being asked to sacrifice your son is not an easy request to obey. Pastor Harv reminds us that even in the mist of our fire or troubling times, we are to focus on God and his promises. While in the fire God will still provide, just as he provided for Abraham a spotless lamb to sacrifice instead of his son Issac.
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In "You Should Have Left It There", Pastor Harv Turner teaches from Genesis 19 and the story of Lot and his wife fleeing Sodom as the Lord told him to. While fleeing the sinful city, Lot's wife looked behind her and immediately turned into a pillar of salt. In the new year, we need to leave some things behind us, because God can heal and deliver you from any past. Looking back and focusing on whats behind you can have consequences, but God calls us to look to him and move forward.
In "Two Turtle Doves And A Lamb", Pastor Harv Turner discusses Luke 2:22-33 and Simeon a very devout Jew, recognised Jesus. He says a prayer of thanksgiving to God for the promise that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah with his own eyes. How Simeon recognizes Jesus, we to should recognize Jesus when He reveals himself to us.
In "Family Matters", Pastor Phillip Walker discusses the importance of family. He discusses three things that exists in all societies authority, love, and obedience. We have three special guests who join Pastor Phillip during the sermon, Judge Henry Allred, Walker County, AL District Judge, Jenny Odom, Executive Director at the Pregnancy Test Resource Center in Jasper, AL, and Ginger McGaughy, Director of Walker County Area Community Foundation.
In this message "Solving The Great Why", join Harv Turner, Lead Pastor, as he discusses Matthew and Luke's writings of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. If you are new, please follow this podcast and share it with your family and friends! Check out our Facebook and YouTube pages!
In this message "First Love", join Phillip Walker, the Family Ministries Pastor, as he discusses Revelation 2:4-5 and the critical things to remember when you have forgotten your first love... God.
Join Pastor Harv for the most recent sermon from this past Sunday! I hope you enjoy and be blessed by the word of God!
PRAYER THAT GETS RESULTS James 5:13, NKJV Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:14, NKJV Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5:15, NKJV And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. James 5:16, NKJV Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16, TPT For tremendous power is released through the passionate, heartfelt prayer of a godly believer! James 5:17, NKJV Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. James 5:18, NKJV And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. Deuteronomy 28:23, NIV The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron. 1 Kings 17:1, NIV Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” 1 Kings 17:2, NIV Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 1 Kings 17:3-4, NIV “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” 1 Kings 17:5, NIV So he did what the Lord had told him. 1 Kings 17:7, NIV Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 1 Kings 17:8, NIV Then the word of the Lord came to him: 1 Kings 17:9, NIV “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.” 1 Kings 17:10, NIV So he went to Zarephath. 1 Kings 17:10, NIV And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, please let this child’s life return to him.” 1 Kings 17:11, NIV The Lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived! 1 Kings 18:1, NIV After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” 1 Kings 18:2, NIV So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. 1 Kings 18:36, NIV “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 1 Kings 18:37, NIV Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.” 1 Kings 18:41, NIV And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 1 Kings 18:42, NIV So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 1 Kings 18:43, NIV “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” 1 Kings 18:44, NIV The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” 1 Kings 18:45, NIV Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 1 Kings 18:45, NIV The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
PRAYER THAT GETS RESULTS
James 5:13, NKJV
James 5:14, NKJV
James 5:15, NKJV
James 5:7, NKJV
James 5:8, NKJV
James 5:9, NKJV
James 5:10, NKJV
James 5:11, NKJV
James 5:13, NKJV
James 5:14, NKJV
Mark 2:1, NLT
Mark 2:2-3, NLT
Mark 2:4, NLT
Mark 2:5, NLT
James 5:14, NKJV
Psalm 23:5, NKJV
James 5:15, NKJV
James 5:16, NKJV
James 5:17, NKJV
James 5:18, NKJV
James 4:2, NIV
James 4:3, NIV
Isaiah 65:24, NKJV
1 Thessalonians 5:17, NKJV
PUTTING ON THE GRACE CLOTHES!
JOHN 11:44, NIV
Matthew 22:11, NLT
Matthew 22:12, NLT
Matthew 22:13, NLT
Colossians 3:1, NIV
Colossians 3:2, NIV
Colossians 3:3, NIV
Colossians 3:4, NIV
Colossians 3:5, NIV
Colossians 3:6, NIV
Colossians 3:7, NIV
Colossians 3:8, NIV
Colossians 3:9, NIV
Colossians 3:10, NIV
Colossians 3:11, NIV
Colossians 3:12, NIV
Colossians 3:13, NIV
Colossians 3:14, NIV
Colossians 3:15, NIV
Colossians 3:16, NIV
Colossians 3:17, NIV
John 11:44, NIV
TAKE OFF THE GRAVE CLOTHES!
Ephesians 2:1, NLT
Ephesians 2:2, NLT
Ephesians 2:3, NLT
Ephesians 2:4-5, NLT
Ephesians 2:6, NLT
2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV
Ephesians 4:17, NIV
Ephesians 4:18, NIV
Ephesians 4:19, NIV
Ephesians 4:20-21, NIV
Ephesians 4:22, NIV
Ephesians 4:23, NIV
Ephesians 4:24, NIV
Ephesians 4:25, NIV
Ephesians 4:26-27, NIV
Ephesians 4:28, NIV
Ephesians 4:29, NIV
Ephesians 4:30, NIV
Ephesians 4:30, NLT
Matthew 22:11, NLT
Matthew 22:12, NLT
Matthew 22:13, NLT
WHEN GOD ABANDONS A NATION
Judges 16:13, NLT
Judges 16:14, NLT
Proverbs 1:24-31, NLT
Hosea 4:17, NLT
Acts 14:16, NLT
Romans 1:24, NLT
Romans 1:26-32, NLT
- REVELATION
Romans 1:18, NLT
Romans 1:19, NLT
TWO KINDS OF REVELATION:
General Revelation (Natural)
Romans 1:20, NLT
Psalm 19:1, NLT
Psalm 19:2-4, NLT
TWO KINDS OF REVELATION:
General Revelation (Natural)
Special Revelation (Supernatural)
John 1:1, NLT
John 1:14, NLT
John 1:18, NLT
Hebrews 1:1, NLT
Hebrews 1:2, NLT
Hebrews 1:3, NLT
John 14:9, NLT
- REJECTION
Romans 1:21, NLT
- RATIONALIZATION
Romans 1:22, NLT
- RELIGION
Romans 1:23, NLT
Romans 1:25, NLT
Psalm 81:11, NLT
Psalm 81:12, NLT
Psalm 81:13, NLT
Psalm 81:14, NLT
Psalm 81:15, NLT
Psalm 81:16, NLT
UNSUNG HERO #3: GIDEON
Judges 2:10, NLT
Judges 2:11, NLT
Judges 2:12, NLT
Judges 2:16, NLT
RECURRING CYCLE OF ISRAEL:
Rebellion
Retribution
Repentance
Intervention
Rescue
Judges 6:1-17, NLT
Judges 6:24, NLT
Judges 6:25, NLT
Judges 6:26, NLT
Judges 6:27, NLT
Judges 6:32, NLT
Judges 6:33, NLT
Judges 6:34, NLT
Judges 7:2, NLT
Judges 7:16, NLT
Judges 8:4, NLT
WHAT GIDEON TEACHES US:
1 Corinthians 1:26, NLT
1 Corinthians 1:27, NLT
1 Corinthians 1:28, NLT
1 Corinthians 1:29, NLT
WHAT GIDEON TEACHES US:
God may choose a man with no faith, but He can use a man with great faith.
Before you can defeat the enemy on the battlefield, you must destroy the enemy in your own backyard.
Broken men make the best heroes.
2 Corinthians 4:5, NLT
2 Corinthians 4:6, NLT
2 Corinthians 4:7, NLT
UNSUNG HEROES
2 Samuel 21: 1,3,5-6,8-10, NIV
UNSUNG HERO #2: RIZPAH
What Does Rizpah Teach Us? 1) HEROES KEEP THE PRAYER FIRES BURNING
2 Samuel 21:10, NIV
Leviticus 6:13, KJV
What Does Rizpah Teach Us? 2) HEROES FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY THEIRS
2 Samuel 21:10, NIV
Matthew 13:3-4, NIV
Matthew 13:18-19, NIV
Revelation 18:2, KJV
Matthew 10:12, NKJV
What Does Rizpah Teach Us? 3) HEROES NEVER LEAVE THE ROCK
2 Samuel 21:10, NIV
Acts 4:11, NIV
Romans 9:33, NIV
2 Samuel 21:11-12, NIV
2 Samuel 21:13-14, NIV
UNSUNG HERO #1: JONATHAN
1 Samuel 14:52, NIV
1 Samuel 13:2, NIV
1 Samuel 13:3, NLT
1 Samuel 13:4, NLT
1 Samuel 13:5, NIV
1 Samuel 13:6, NIV
1 Samuel 13:7, NIV
1 Samuel 13:11, NIV
1 Samuel 13:12, NIV
1 Samuel 13:15, NIV
1 Samuel 13:19, NIV
1 Samuel 13:22, NIV
1 Samuel 13:23, NIV
1 Samuel 14:1-17, NIV
1 Samuel 14:20, NIV
1 Samuel 14:21, NIV
1 Samuel 14:22, NIV
1 Samuel 14:23, NIV
JONATHAN TEACHES US:
If we will step up
God will step in
Others will step out
OFFENSES BUILD FENCES
Luke 17:1, NKJV
Matthew 24:10, NKJV
Proverbs 18:19, NLT
Hebrews 12:1-2, NIV
Hebrews 2:17-18, NLT
Betrayal
False Accusation
Rejection
Abuse
Humiliation
1 Peter 4:1, NCV
THE CURE FOR OFFENSE
Luke 6:27-28, NIV
Luke 6:37, NIV
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LOVE THEM
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DO GOOD TO THEM
Romans 12:17-21, NIV
- BLESS THEM
Romans 12:14-15, NIV
- PRAY FOR THEM
Matthew 5:43-44, NIV
- FORGIVE THEM
Luke 23:34, NIV
FORGIVENESS IS NOT:
Not minimizing the seriousness of the offense
Not reconciliation
Not about doing what’s fair
It’s not impossible
Philippians 4:13, NKJV
Matthew 6:12-16, NIV
Psalm 119:165, KJV
THE POWER AND PURPOSE OF PENTECOST
Acts 1:4, NIV
Acts 1:5, NIV
Acts 1:8, NIV
Acts 2:1, NIV
Acts 2:2, NIV
Acts 2:3, NIV
Acts 2:4, NIV
Acts 2:5, NIV
Acts 2:6, NIV
Acts 2:7-8, NIV
Acts 2:9-10, NIV
Acts 2:11, NIV
Acts 10:34-35, NIV
Romans 10:12-13, NIV
Ephesians 2:13, NLT
Ephesians 2:14, NLT
Revelation 7:9, NIV
Revelation 7:10, NIV
1 John 3:8, NIV
1 John 3:9, NIV
1 John 3:10, NIV
Acts 2:13, NIV
Ephesians 5:18, NLT
Acts 2:14, NIV
Acts 2:15-16, NIV
Acts 2:17, NIV
Acts 2:18, NIV
Galatians 3:28, NIV
Romans 16:1-4, NIV
Acts 2:40-41, NIV
Acts 17:6, NIV
Life’s Ultimate Questions
What is your plan?
3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
John 17:3
Gen-Z (1999-2015)
- Apa-Theistic
*Creators Not Consumers
God and Jesus asked questions!
Life’s Ultimate Questions
Who am I?
Why am I here?
What’s wrong with the world?
How can what’s wrong be made right?
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Colossians 1:15
16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:15-16
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:6
He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
Colossians 1:22
12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men[a] by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12
In The Middle Of Motherhood
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
In The Middle Of Motherhood
“It’s Just A Phase!”
Encounter
Distance creates distortion.
Proximity brings perspective.
Establish
Proverbs 22:6
“It’s Just A Phase!”
Equip
1 Timothy 4:14-16 (NIV)
Empower
AMBASSADOR:
In The Middle Of Motherhood
IN THE MIDDLE
STRENGTH FOR THE MIDDLE
Joshua 1:9, NIV
Ephesians 6:10, NIV
Romans 5:6, NKJV
Ephesians 1:19-20, NLT
Ephesians 3:16, NLT
Ephesians 3:20, NKJV
2 Corinthians 4:16, NLT
Judges 13:3-5, NIV
Judges 14:1-2, NIV
Judges 14:5, NIV
Judges 14:6, NIV
Judges 14:8, NIV
Judges 14:9, NIV
Judges 14:10, NIV
Judges 14:20, NIV
Judges 15:13, NIV
Judges 15:14, NIV
Judges 15:15, NIV
Judges 16:1, NIV
Judges 16:4, NIV
Judges 16:5, NIV
Judges 16:6, NIV
Judges 16:16, NIV
Judges 16:17, NIV
Judges 16:19, NIV
Judges 16:20, NIV
Judges 16:21, NIV
Judges 16:22, NIV
Judges 16:28, NIV
Isaiah 40:31, KJV
Joshua 14:7-12, NKJV
2 Corinthians 1:8-9, NLT
IN THE MIDDLE
1 Samuel 22:2, NIV
All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.
2 Samuel 23:8, NIV
8 These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
2 Samuel 23:9, NIV
9 Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty warriors, he was with David when they taunted the Philistines gathered at Pas Dammim for battle. Then the Israelites retreated,
2 Samuel 23:10, NIV
10 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to Eleazar, but only to strip the dead.
2 Samuel 23:11-12, NIV
11 Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
2 Samuel 23:11-12, NIV
12 But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.
STAND - IN THE MIDDLE
REALITY
2 Samuel 23:11, NIV
When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
DILEMMA
DECEPTION
DECISION
2 Samuel 23:12, NIV
But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down…
DEATH
DELIVERANCE
2 Samuel 23:12, NIV
But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.
IN THE MIDDLE
Luke 24:21, NLT
John 19:41-42, NLT
John 20:1, NLT
THE METHOD OF THE MIDDLE
DILEMMA
DECEPTION
DECISION
DEATH
DELIVERANCE
Matthew 16:21-23, NLT
Matthew 26:34-35, NLT
Hebrews 11:13, NLT
Ephesians 4:8-9, NKJV
Acts 2:25-27, NLT
THE MESSAGE OF THE MIDDLE
Luke 23:56, NLT
REST
IN THE MIDDLE
THE METHOD OF THE MIDDLE
DILEMMA
DECEPTION
DECISION
DEATH
DELIVERANCE
Luke 23:39-43, NLT
2 Corinthians 5:19, NLT
WHEN JESUS DIED
Romans 6:2, NLT
Romans 6:6, NLT
Colossians 2:13-15, NLT
- At The Cross Your Death Died With Jesus
Colossians 2:13, NLT
Three Kinds of Death:
Physical Death – separation from the living.
Spiritual Death – separation from God.
Eternal Death – separation from the living and God forever.
2 Timothy 1:10, NIV
2 Corinthians 5:19, NLT
Colossians 2:13, NLT
- At The Cross Your Debt Died With Jesus
Colossians 2:13c-14, ESV
Colossians 2:14, NASB
Colossians 2:14, ESV
Revelation 20:11, NLT
Revelation 20:12, NLT
Colossians 2:14, ESV
- At The Cross Your Enemy’s Demonic Power Died With Jesus
Colossians 2:15, NLT
Colossians 2:15, MSG
Colossians 2:15, NLT
LUKE 19:37-40, NIV
IF ROCKS COULD TALK
Joshua 4:1-7, NIV
If Rocks Could Talk They Would TESTIFY
Joshua 4:5-6, NIV
LUKE 19:37, NIV
If Rocks Could Talk They Would PRAISE
Joshua 3:17, NIV
Joshua 4:10, NIV
Joshua 4:9, NIV
LUKE 19:37-40, NIV
If Rocks Could Talk They Would REMEMBER
Joshua 4:19-24, NIV
Judges 2:6-7, GNT
Judges 2:10, GNT
LUKE 19:37, NIV
THE ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 6:10-17, NIV
THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT
Ephesians 6:17, NIV
Psalm 19:7-11, NIV
John 14:16-17, NKJV
John 16:13, NIV
Ephesians 6:17, NIV
The Word of God is a Powerful Weapon
2 Corinthians 10:4-5, NIV
Jeremiah 23:29, NIV
Hebrews 4:12-13, NLT
The Word of God is a Precise Weapon
Ephesians 6:17, NIV
Matthew 4:3-10, NIV
1 Peter 3:15, NIV
Romans 1:16, NIV
Romans 10:13-15, NIV
Romans 10:17, NKJV
The Word of God is a Productive Weapon
Isaiah 55:10-11, NIV
Matthew 13:4-8, NLT
Matthew 13:18-23, NLT
THE ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 6:10-17, NIV
THE HELMET OF SALVATION
1 Thessalonians 5:8-9, NIV
2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV
1 John 5:13, NIV
Three Aspects of Salvation:
Past
Justification
Freedom from the Penalty of Sin
Three Aspects of Salvation:
Present
Sanctification
Freedom from the Power of Sin
Three Aspects of Salvation:
Future
Glorification
Freedom from the Presence of Sin
Philippians 1:6, NLT
SALVATION PAST (Justification)
Acts 20:21, NIV
2 Peter 3:9, NIV
Romans 5:1, NLT
2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV
2 Corinthians 5:21, NIV
SALVATION PRESENT (Sanctification)
Hebrews 10:14, NIV
Romans 5:1-5, NLT
Romans 6:11-14, NIV
1 John 3:2, NIV
Romans 8:18, NIV
Romans 8:23-25, NLT
2 Corinthians 4:8-9, NIV
2 Corinthians 4:14, NIV
Ephesians 1:13-14, NIV
Romans 13:11, NLT
John 6:37-39, NIV
John 10:27-29, NLT
2 Timothy 1:12, NIV
THE ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 6:10-16, NIV
THE SHIELD OF FAITH
Ephesians 6:16, NIV
1 John 2:15-17, NIV
1 John 5:4, NKJV
Hebrews 11:1, NKJV
Romans 10:17, NKJV
Proverbs 30:5, NKJV
Hebrews 11:6, NKJV
Genesis 15:1, NKJV
Hebrews 11:8-10, NIV
Hebrews 11:13, NKJV
Hebrews 11:27, NKJV
FAITH THAT CONQUERS
Hebrews 11:30, NKJV
Hebrews 11:32-34, NIV
FAITH THAT CONTINUES
Hebrews 11:35-39, NIV
Habakkuk 2:4, NKJV
Psalm 3:1-6, NKJV
THE ARMOR OF GOD - Shoes of Peace
Ephesians 6:10-15, NIV
THE SHOES OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE
1 Corinthians 15:1-5, NIV
Colossians 1:21-23, NLT
Galatians 1:6-9, NIV
Galatians 5:1, NIV
- BALANCE
Romans 5:8, NLT
John 1:14, NIV
Acts 20:26-27, ESV
- MOBILITY
Isaiah 52:7, NIV
Romans 10:14-15, NIV
1 Peter 3:15, NIV
- STABILITY
Ephesians 6:15, NIV
Romans 5:1-2, NIV
Romans 5:1-2, NIV
Exodus 14:13-14, NKJV
2 Chronicles 20:6, NKJV
2 Chronicles 20:9, NKJV
2 Chronicles 20:15, NKJV
2 Chronicles 20:17, NKJV
Romans 8:28, NKJV
Romans 8:31, NKJV
Romans 8:35, NKJV
Romans 8:37, NKJV
THE ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 6:10-14, NIV
THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
- SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
Luke 18:9-14, NLT
Isaiah 64:6, NIV
Romans 3:10, NKJV
Philippians 3:4-7, NLT
Philippians 3:9, NLT
- IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS
2 Corinthians 5:21, NKJV
Romans 3:20-24, NLT
- PRACTICAL RIGHTEOUSNESS
Romans 6:13, NIV
Romans 12:1, NIV
Romans 13:12-14, NLT
Revelation 12:10, NLT
HE ACCUSES GOD TO US
HE ACCUSES US TO GOD
WE ACCUSE OURSELVES
Micah 7:19b, NKJV
Isaiah 44:22, TPT
OTHERS ACCUSE US
2 Corinthians 6:3, NLT
2 Corinthians 6:6-7, NLT
Romans 8:31, NLT
Romans 8:33-34, NLT
CIRCUMSTANCES ACCUSE US
Romans 8:35, NLT
Romans 8:37, NLT
THE ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 6:10-17, NIV
THE BELT OF TRUTH
John 18:37, NKJV
John 18:38, NKJV
John 1:1, NKJV
John 1:14, NKJV
John 17:17, NIV
1 Timothy 2:3-4, NIV
John 14:6, NIV
John 8:44, NIV
- KNOW THE TRUTH
Ephesians 6:14, NKJV
Exodus 12:11, NIV
2 Timothy 2:2, NIV
Hebrews 12:1, NIV
1 Peter 1:13, NKJV
Romans 12:2, NIV
- LIVE THE TRUTH
Titus 1:16, TPT
1 John 2:4, NIV
Luke 6:46, NIV
Matthew 4:4, NIV
2 Timothy 3:5, NLT
2 Timothy 3:8, NLT
2 Timothy 3:9, NLT
2 Timothy 3:12, NLT
2 Timothy 3:13, NLT
2 Timothy 3:14, NLT
2 Timothy 3:15, NLT
2 Timothy 3:16, NLT
2 Timothy 3:17, NKJV
- PROCLAIM THE TRUTH
Acts 4:12, NIV
Acts 4:14, NIV
Acts 4:17, NIV
Acts 4:18, NIV
Acts 4:19, NIV
Acts 4:20, NIV
Acts 4:29, NIV
Acts 4:30, NIV
Acts 4:31, NIV
Ephesians 6:19, NLT
Ephesians 6:20, NLT
WE WILL STAND!
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
1 Peter 5:8, NIV
I. The Devil Is Real
II. The Devil Has A Plan
Ephesians 6:10, NKJV
Ephesians 6:11, NIV
2 Corinthians 2:11, NIV
- Satan Wants To Distract You
Ephesians 6:12, NIV
-
Satan Wants You Divided
-
Satan Wants To You To Be Discontent
-
Satan Wants To Discourage You
-
Satan Wants You To Doubt
-
Satan Wants To Deceive You
John 8:44, NIV
Revelation 12:9, NKJV
Matthew 4:2, NIV
Matthew 4:3, NIV
Matthew 4:4, NIV
Matthew 4:5, NIV
Matthew 4:6, NIV
Matthew 4:7, NIV
Matthew 4:8, NIV
Matthew 4:9, NIV
Matthew 4:10, NIV
Genesis 3:1, NIV
Genesis 3:2, NIV
Genesis 3:3, NIV
Genesis 3:4, NIV
Genesis 3:5, NIV
Genesis 3:6, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:3, NLT
2 Corinthians 11:4, NLT
2 Corinthians 11:13, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:14, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:15, NIV
1 Timothy 4:1, NIV
1 Corinthians 6:9-10, NIV
1 Corinthians 6:9-10, NIV
Galatians 6:7, NIV
1 Corinthians 15:33, NKJV
2 Thessalonians 5:20-21, TPT
Acts 17:11, NIV
2 Timothy 3:13, NIV
1 Corinthians 3:18-19, NIV
Galatians 6:3, NIV
James 1:22, NIV
James 1:26, NIV
1 John 1:8, NIV
- Satan Wants To Destroy You
John 10:10, NIV
WE WILL STAND!
THE SCHEMES OF THE DEVIL
I. The Devil Is Real
1 Peter 5:8-9, NIV
II. The Devil Has A Plan
Ephesians 6:10, NIV
Ephesians 6:11, NIV
- Satan Wants To Distract You
Ephesians 6:12, NIV
- Satan Wants You Divided
Mark 3:24, NIV
Mark 3:25, NIV
Mark 3:26, NIV
John 17:20, NIV
John 17:21, NIV
John 17:22-23, NIV
- Satan Wants To You To Be Discontent
Ecclesiastes 3:11, NIV
Genesis 3:5, NLT
Genesis 3:6, NLT
Romans 9:20, NIV
Philippians 4:11, NIV
Philippians 4:12, NIV
Philippians 4:13, NIV
- Satan Wants To Discourage You
1 Kings 19:3-5, NIV
1 Kings 19:3-5, NIV
1 Kings 19:3-5, NIV
Matthew 11:2-3, NIV
Matthew 11:4, NIV
Matthew 11:5, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:20, NIV
2 Corinthians 7:5, NLT
2 Corinthians 7:6, NLT
WE WILL STAND!
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
1 Peter 5:8, NIV
I. The Devil Is Real
John 8:44, NIV
John 10:10, NIV
Luke 13:16, NIV
Luke 22:31, NIV
Luke 22:32, NIV
Luke 10:18, NIV
Isaiah 14:12, NIV
Isaiah 14:13, NIV
Isaiah 14:14, NIV
Isaiah 14:15, NIV
Ezekiel 28:12, NIV
Ezekiel 28:14, NIV
Ezekiel 28:15, NIV
Ezekiel 28:17, NIV
Revelation 12:7, NIV
Revelation 12:8, NIV
Revelation 12:9, NIV
Revelation 12:4, NIV
Genesis 1:1, NIV
Genesis 1:2, NIV
Genesis 1:3, NIV
Matthew 12:26, NIV
Ephesians 6:12, NIV
II. THE DEVIL HAS A PLAN
Ephesians 6:11, NIV
2 Corinthians 2:11, NIV
- Satan Wants To Distract You
1 Samuel 17:28, NIV
1 Samuel 17:28, NIV
1 Samuel 17:29, NIV
1 Samuel 17:30, NIV
1 Corinthians 10:12, NIV
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!
STRENGTH FOR THE BATTLE
Ephesians 6:10, NKJV
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
Acts 19:10-12, NLT
Acts 19:15-20, NLT
Acts 19:23-32, NLT
1 Corinthians 16:8-9, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:8, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:9, NIV
Ephesians 1:19-20, NLT
Ephesians 3:16, NLT
Ephesians 3:20, NKJV
Ephesians 5:15-18, NKJV
Ephesians 6:10, NKJV
2 Corinthians 10:3, NIV
2 Corinthians 10:4, NIV
Colossians 1:9-11, NIV
2 Timothy 1:7, NIV
2 Timothy 2:1, NIV
1 Samuel 30:3, NIV
1 Samuel 30:4, NIV
1 Samuel 30:6, NIV
1 Samuel 30:18, NIV
1 Samuel 30:19, NIV
FORWARD TOGETHER!
Proverbs 29:18, KJV
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Proverbs 29:18, KJV
Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained; but happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].
Proverbs 29:18, TPT
When there is no clear prophetic vision, people quickly wander astray. But when you follow the revelation of the word, heaven’s bliss fills your soul.
Ephesians 6:10, NIV
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Ephesians 6:11, NIV
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Ephesians 6:12, NIV
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:13, NIV
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:14, NIV
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
Ephesians 6:15, NIV
and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:16, NIV
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:17, NIV
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Deuteronomy 27:9, NIV
Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 27:10, NIV
Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you today.”
Deuteronomy 27:15, NIV
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
2 Corinthians 1:20, NIV
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
Ephesians 5:11, NIV
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Ephesians 6:17, NIV
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:18, NIV
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Ephesians 6:19, NIV
Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
Ephesians 6:20, NIV
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
21 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING
https://bit.ly/2021SCOGPrayerGuide
Ezekiel 22:31, NIV
So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
2021 WE WILL STAND!
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE UNDER ATTACK
- RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE IN A BATTLE
Psalm 42:3, NKJV
My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”
Psalm 42:9, NKJV
I will say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Psalm 42:10, NKJV
As with a breaking of my bones, my enemies reproach me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- STOP LISTENING TO YOURSELF
Psalm 42:4, NKJV
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me.
Psalm 42:5, NKJV
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?
- START TALKING TO YOURSELF
Psalm 42:5, NKJV
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.
Psalm 131:2, NKJV
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
- GO TO GOD
Psalm 42:1, NKJV
As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God.
Psalm 42:2, NKJV
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 42:4, NKJV
For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.
Psalm 42:5, NKJV
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.
Psalm 42:11, NKJV
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.
Psalm 42:8, NKJV
The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me—a prayer to the God of my life.
THE GIFT OF PEACE
Luke 2:14, NKJV
John 14:27, NKJV
John 14:28 NKJV
Luke 21:25-28, NKJV
Romans 14:17 NKJV
Romans 15:13 NLT
THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE
- Peace is how God guides us.
Colossians 3:15, NLT
- Peace is how God protects our minds and hearts against Satan’s attacks of fear and anxiety.
Philippians 4:6, NKJV
Philippians 4:7, NKJV
- Peace is the platform of our witness.
Ephesians 6:15, NLT
- It is the purpose of our ministry and influence.
Matthew 5:9, NKJV
Luke 10:3, NKJV
Luke 10:4, NKJV
Luke 10:5, NKJV
Luke 10:6, NKJV
Mark 4:37, NLT
Mark 4:38, NKJV
Mark 4:39, NKJV
Mark 4:40, NKJV
Mark 4:41, NKJV
HOW DO RECEIVE THE GIFT PEACE?
- Submission to the Lordship of Christ
Isaiah 9:6, NKJV
Isaiah 9:7, NKJV
- Diligent, Faith-Filled Prayer
Philippians 4:6, NKJV
Philippians 4:7, NKJV
- A Godward Mindset
Isaiah 26:3 NKJV
Romans 8:5, NKJV
Romans 8:6, NKJV
Luke 21:28 NKJV
- Daily Dependence upon the Holy Spirit
Galatians 5:22, NKJV
- Praise and Worship
Isaiah 61:1, NKJV
Isaiah 61:2, NKJV
Isaiah 61:3, NKJV
Philippians 4:4, NKJV
Psalm 34:1, NKJV
Psalm 34:4, NKJV
THANK GOD FOR MERCY
Psalm 136:1-3, NKJV
Romans 3:23-26, NLT
Titus 3:5, NLT
Nehemiah 9:17, NLT
Nehemiah 9:19-21, NLT
2 Samuel 2:24, NLT
Ephesians 2:4-5, NLT
Lamentations 3:22, NLT
Lamentations 3:23, NLT
Proverbs 28:13, NLT
Hebrews 4:15-16, NLT
Psalm 103:20- 21, NLT
Hebrews 1:13-14, NIV
John 1:51, NIV
Colossians 1:16, NIV
Hebrews 13:2, NIV
2 Kings 6:17, NIV
- Angels Pronounce God’s Message To Us
Acts 27:23-:25, NIV
- Angels Provide For Our Needs
1 Kings 19:5-8, NKJV
Psalm 78:24-25, NIV
Acts 5:19-20, NIV
- Angels Protect Us From Harm
Psalm 91:9-10-12, NLT
Daniel 6:22, NIV
Exodus 23:20, NIV
Matthew 18:10, NIV
- Angels Preside At Our Death
Luke 16:22, NIV
- Angels Praise God With Us
Psalm 148:1, NLT
Psalm 148:2, NLT
Psalm 148:7, NLT
Psalm 148:11-12, NLT
Psalm 103:20-21, NLT
Hebrews 1:13-14, NIV
John 1:51, NIV
Fantasy #1: Angels Are Human Beings Who Have Died
Fact #1: Angels Are Spiritual Beings Created By God
Hebrews 1:14, NIV
Colossians 1:16, NIV
Fantasy #2: Angels Appear As Chubby Babies With Wings
Fact #2: Angels Most Often Appear As Ordinary Men
Hebrews 13:2, NIV
Fantasy #3: Angels Are Sweet Creatures Who Sing And Play Harps
Fact #3: Angels Are Most Often Warriors Who Hold Swords
Genesis 3:24, NLT
Isaiah 37:36, NLT
Fantasy #4: All Angels Are Good And Obey God
Fact #4: Some Angels Are Evil And Oppose God
Matthew 25:41, NIV
Daniel 10:12-14, NLT
Fantasy #5: Angels Must be Seen To Be Real
Fact #5: They Are Usually Invisible And We Must Be Divinely Enabled To See Them
2 Kings 6:15-17, NIV
Numbers 22:21-31, NIV
Psalm 103:20-21, NLT
Hebrews 1:13-14, NIV
John 1:51, NIV
Fantasy #1: Angels Are Human Beings Who Have Died
Fact #1: Angels Are Spiritual Beings Created By God
Hebrews 1:14, NIV
Colossians 1:16, NIV
Fantasy #2: Angels Appear As Chubby Babies With Wings
Fact #2: Angels Most Often Appear As Ordinary Men
Hebrews 13:2, NIV
Fantasy #3: Angels Are Sweet Creatures Who Sing And Play Harps
Fact #3: Angels Are Most Often Warriors Who Hold Swords
Genesis 3:24, NLT
Isaiah 37:36, NLT
Fantasy #4: All Angels Are Good And Obey God
Fact #4: Some Angels Are Evil And Oppose God
Matthew 25:41, NIV
Daniel 10:12-14, NLT
Fantasy #5: Angels Must be Seen To Be Real
Fact #5: They Are Usually Invisible And We Must Be Divinely Enabled To See Them
2 Kings 6:15-17, NIV
Numbers 22:21-31, NIV
“If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” - Ronald Reagan
Psalm 9:9-10, NIV
Psalm 20:7, NIV
Proverbs 18:10, NIV
Jehovah-Sabaoth
The Lord of Hosts
The God of Armies
Psalm 24:7-10, NKJV
Big things seem bigger when compared to something smaller.
Big things don’t seem big when compared to something bigger.
How we hold up under tests is determined by our reference point.
1 Samuel 17:1, NKJV
1 Samuel 17:4-10, NLT
1 Samuel 17:16, NLT
1 Samuel 17:11, NLT
1 Samuel 8:6-8, NLT
1 Samuel 17:15, NLT
1 Samuel 17:34-37, NLT
1 Samuel 17:45-47, NKJV
2 Samuel 5:10, NKJV
Joshua 5:13-15, NKJV
Joshua 6:1-2, NKJV
Zechariah 4:6, NKJV
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
“If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
Ronald Reagan
We either set the culture or reflect the culture.
John 17:15, NIV
John 17:16, NIV
LIVING A STAND-UP LIFE IN A BOW-DOWN WORLD
Daniel 3:1-7, NIV
Daniel 3:12-14, NIV
Daniel 3:15, TLB
- Standing Firm Takes Courage
Daniel 3:16-17, TLB
- Standing Firm Takes Faith
Daniel 3:17, TLB
2 Timothy 4:18, NIV
Daniel 3:18, TLB
Daniel 3:19, NIV
Daniel 3:20, NIV
Daniel 3:21, NIV
Daniel 3:22, NIV
Daniel 3:23, NIV
Daniel 3:24, NIV
Daniel 3:25, NIV
Daniel 3:26, NIV
Daniel 3:27, NIV
- Standing Firm Inspires Others
Daniel 3:28, NIV
Daniel 3:28, NIV
Daniel 3:29, NIV
Daniel 3:29, NIV
- I Will Stand In Prayer
Daniel 6:10, NIV
- I Will Stand For My Purpose
1 Corinthians 15:58, NIV
- I Will Stand For My God
Matthew 10:32-33, MS
Colossians 3:1, NIV
Acts 7:55, NIV
Acts 7:56, NIV
When I stand, Jesus stands with me.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
ONE NATION UNDER GOD?
We either set the culture or reflect the culture.
John 17:15, NIV
My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
John 17:16, NIV
They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.
THE SPIRIT OF BABYLON
Satan’s Lie:
“I’m all about you.”
“God is all about Himself.”
Genesis 11:4, NIV
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves…”
Genesis 11:9, NIV
That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world.
Habakkuk 2:4, NLT
Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
Revelation 17:5, NIV
The name written on her forehead was a mystery: babylon the great. the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.
Isaiah 47:8, NIV
“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.’
Isaiah 47:9, NIV
Both of these will overtake you in a moment, on a single day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and all your potent spells.
Isaiah 47:10, NIV
You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
Babylon’s Motto:
“I am, and there is none besides me.”
Elevate Self:
Self-adoring
Self-building
Self-indulging
Lower God:
God doesn’t love me.
God isn’t for me.
God wants too much from me.
Daniel 4:4, NIV
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous.
Daniel 4:22-37, NIV
And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
- I Will Acknowledge God
1 Corinthians 4:7, LB
What are you so puffed up about? What do you have that God hasn’t given you?
1 Corinthians 4:7, LB
And if all you have is from God, why act as though you are so great, and as though you have accomplished something on your own?
- I Will Exalt God
Psalm 145:1, NIV
I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
- I Will Humble Myself
James 4:10, NIV
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
2 Chronicles 7:14, NIV
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Standing strong in a pride-inflated culture begins facedown.
Psalm 80:1-8, NIV
The Mayflower Compact
In the name of God, Amen…Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith…
President of Argentina to Roger Babson
“South America was settled by Spaniards who came seeking gold while North America was settled by the Pilgrim Fathers who came seeking God.”
Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights."
"George Washington is the tall red headed man who will get on his knees when the Congress stops to pray."
Abraham Lincoln
"I leave now, not knowing when or whether ever I shall return with a task before me greater than that that rested upon the shoulders of Washington…
Abraham Lincoln
without the assistance of the divine being who attended him, I cannot succeed and with that assistance, I cannot fail."
Thomas Jefferson
"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time."
National Anthem (Frances Scott Key)
O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation; Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
National Anthem (Frances Scott Key)
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
National Hymn (Samuel Francis Smith)
Our father's God to, Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King!
Psalm 80:9-19, NIV
Our Response:
Look Up
Confess Up
Speak Up
Stand Up
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Ruwach – a wind, breath, a violent exhalation, blast of breath.
Genesis 1:2, NIV
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Pneuma – a current of air, blast of breath, a strong breeze.
John 6:63, NIV
The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
Acts 2:1, NIV
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Acts 2:2, NIV
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Acts 2:3, NIV
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
Acts 2:4, NIV
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
Wind Is Unseen
John 14:16-17, NIV
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth.
John 14:16-17, NIV
The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
Wind Is Unpredictable
John 3:8, NIV
Jesus answered…“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
Wind Is Powerful
Acts 1:8, NIV
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.”
Genesis 17:4, NIV
“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:5, NIV
No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be AbraHam, for I have made you a father of many nations.
Genesis 17:15, NIV
God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be SaraH.
Wind Is Refreshing
Acts 3:19, NKJV
Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…
TRUSTING GOD DURING TRYING TIMES
A Sermon Series on the Book of Habakkuk
WRESTLING WITH GOD
WAITING ON GOD
WORSHIPPING GOD
CLIMBING OUT OF THE DIP
Habakkuk 3:1, NLT
This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk:
- REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAS DONE
Habakkuk 3:2, NLT
I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy.
Habakkuk 3:3, NLT
I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise.
Habakkuk 3:4, NLT
His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise. Rays of light flash from his hands, where his awesome power is hidden.
Habakkuk 3:5, NLT
Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind.
Habakkuk 3:6, NLT
When he stops, the earth shakes. When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains and levels the eternal hills. He is the Eternal One!
- ACCEPT WHAT GOD IS DOING
Habakkuk 3:16, NLT
I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror.
- TRUST WHAT GOD IS GOING TO DO
Habakkuk 3:16, NLT
I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us.
Habakkuk 3:17, NLT
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty,
Habakkuk 3:18, NLT
…yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
Habakkuk 3:19, NLT
The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights.
TRUSTING GOD DURING TRYING TIMES
A Sermon Series on the Book of Habakkuk
WRESTLING WITH GOD
HABUKKUK’S PROBLEMS WITH GOD
YOU DON’T SEEM TO CARE
YOU AREN’T DOING MUCH WHEN YOU COULD
WHAT YOU ARE DOING DOESN’T SEEM FAIR
WAITING ON GOD
- STOP AND LISTEN
Habakkuk 2:1, NLT
- WRITE DOWN WHAT GOD SAYS
Habakkuk 2:2, NKJV
- WAIT
Habakkuk 2:3-14, NLT
Hebrews 10:32, NLT
Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.
Hebrews 10:33, NLT
Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things.
Hebrews 10:34, NLT
You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever.
Hebrews 10:35, NLT
So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!
Hebrews 10:36, NLT
Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
Hebrews 10:37, NLT
“For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.
Hebrews 10:38, NLT
And my righteous ones will live by faith.
TRUSTING GOD DURING TRYING TIMES
WRESTLING WITH GOD
HABUKKUK’S PROBLEMS WITH GOD
YOU DON’T SEEM TO CARE
YOU AREN’T DOING MUCH WHEN YOU COULD
WHAT YOU ARE DOING DOESN’T SEEM FAIR
Habakkuk 1:1, NKJV
The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.
Habakkuk 1:2, NKJV
O Lord, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” and You will not save.
Isaiah 59:1-2, NKJV
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.
Psalm 66:18, NKJV
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.
Habakkuk 1:3, NKJV
Why do You show me iniquity, and cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention arises.
Habakkuk 1:4, NKJV
Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds.
Habakkuk 1:5, NKJV
“Look among the nations and watch—be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you.
Habakkuk 1:6, NKJV
For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, a bitter and hasty nation which marches through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
Habakkuk 1:7, NKJV
They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
Habakkuk 1:8, NKJV
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and more fierce than evening wolves. Their chargers charge ahead; their cavalry comes from afar; they fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.
Habakkuk 1:9, NKJV
“They all come for violence; their faces are set like the east wind. They gather captives like sand.
Habakkuk 1:10, NKJV
They scoff at kings, and princes are scorned by them. They deride every stronghold, for they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
Habakkuk 1:11, NKJV
Then his mind changes, and he transgresses; he commits offense, ascribing this power to his god.”
Habakkuk 1:12, NKJV
Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.
Habakkuk 1:13, NKJV
You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, and hold Your tongue when the wicked devours a person more righteous than he?
Habakkuk 1:14, NKJV
Why do You make men like fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler over them?
Habakkuk 1:15, NKJV
They take up all of them with a hook, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their dragnet. Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
Habakkuk 1:16, NKJV
Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their dragnet; because by them their share is sumptuous and their food plentiful.
Habakkuk 1:17, NKJV
Shall they therefore empty their net, And continue to slay nations without pity?
Habakkuk 2:1, NLT
I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost. There I will wait to see what the Lord says and how he will answer my complaint.
1 Peter 5:7, NIV
WHEN ANXIETY ATTACKS
Luke 10:38-42, NIV
Mark 4:35-41, NIV
- REMEMBER GOD CARES
1 Peter 5:7, NIV
Psalm 8:3-4, NIV
- GIVE GOD CONTROL
1 Peter 5:5-11, NIV
Psalm 55:22, NIV
FREE INDEED!
1 Corinthians 1:18, NIV
Revelation 12:10-11, NLT
Matthew 26:59-68, NIV
Isaiah 53:5, NIV
- The Whip: Freedom In My Body
1 Peter 2:24, NIV
- The Thorns: Freedom In My Mind
John 14:27, NIV
Isaiah 26:3, NKJV
- The Nails: Freedom In My Hands and Feet
Hebrews 8:12, NIV
Hebrews 9:14, NLT
- The Spear: Freedom In My Heart
Psalm 147:3, NIV
THE PICTURES OF PASSOVER
Exodus 12:1-14, NIV
- A NEW BEGINNING
Exodus 12:2=3, NIV
2 Corinthians 5:17, NLT
- SALVATION
Joshua 24:14-15, NIV
Exodus 12:3, NIV
Exodus 12:5, NIV
Exodus 12:6-13, NIV
Romans 5:8-9, NIV
- DELIVERANCE (FREEDOM!)
Exodus 12:8, NIV
Exodus 12:11, NIV
Exodus 12:8, NIV
Exodus 12:15, NIV
Exodus 12:8, NIV
Deuteronomy 15:15, NLT
1 Corinthians 6:9-11, NLT
Galatians 4:4=5, NLT
Colossians 1:13-14, NLT
- THE POWER OF GOD
Exodus 12:12-14, NIV
Power in the Blood
THE BLOOD STILL SPEAKS
Genesis 4:1-12, NIV
1 Corinthians 15:45, NASB
1 Corinthians 15:47, NASB
Genesis 4:1-12, NIV
Hebrews 11:4, NIV
1 John 3:12, NIV
Genesis 4:1-12, NIV
Hebrews 12:18-25, NIV
THE BLOOD AND THE OIL
Leviticus 8:23-24, NIV
Leviticus 14:14-17, NIV
Luke 10:25-37, NIV
1 Peter 1:18-19, NIV
1 Peter 2:9-10, NIV
Romans 12:1, NIV
OH THE BLOOD OF JESUS!
THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS SACRED BLOOD
Acts 20:28, NIV
THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS SHED BLOOD
Hebrews 9:22, NIV
THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS SAVING BLOOD
THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS SHARED BLOOD
- We Must Appropriate the Constant Provision of the Blood
Exodus 12:22-23, NIV
Romans 5:8-9, NLT
Leviticus 17:11, NIV
Leviticus 17:14, NIV
John 6:53-57, NIV
2 Peter 1:3, NIV
- We Must Rely on the Cleansing Properties of the Blood
1 John 1:7, NKJV
Hebrews 9:12-14, NLT
- We Must Claim the Conquering Power of the Blood
John 16:33, NIV
Revelation 12:11, NIV
THE REDEEMING POWER OF THE BLOOD
- Agorazo: The Marketplace For Slaves.
Romans 6:17, NLT
Romans 6:20, NLT
Romans 7:14, NLT
- Exagorazo: Out Of The Marketplace For Slaves.
Philippians 2:6-8, NLT
Galatians 3:13, NKJV
Hosea 3:1-2, NLT
- Lutrosis: The Full Payment Of A Slave.
1 Corinthians 6:20, NKJV
Ephesians 1:7, NKJV
Colossians 1:14, NKJV
Hebrews 9:12, NKJV
1 Peter 1:18-19, NKJV
Titus 2:14, NKJV
Revelation 5:9, NKJV
- Apolutrosis: The Full Payment Of A Slave’s Freedom.
Ephesians 1:7, NLT
Galatians 4:7, NKJV
Luke 3:34-38, NKJV
COME HOLY SPIRIT
JOHN 14:16, KJV
1.HOLY SPIRIT COMFORT ME
2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-5, NIV
JOHN 14:26, NIV
- HOLY SPIRIT REVEAL TRUTH TO ME
HEBREWS 4:12-13, NLT
JOHN 15:26
- HOLY SPIRIT USE ME
ACTS 1:8, NIV
JOHN 16:8, NIV
- HOLY SPIRIT CONVICT ME
PSALM 139:23-24, NLT
JOHN 16:13, NIV
- HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE ME
ISAIAH 30:21, NIV
GOD IS MY REFUGE!
Psalm 46:1-3, NIV
Numbers 35:9-12, NKJV
Numbers 35:25-28, NKJV
Proverb 18:10, NIV
Psalm 46:1, NIV
Isaiah 40:28-31, NIV
Hebrews 13:5-6, NIV
Psalm 46:2-3, NIV
Psalm 91:1-7, NIV
Psalm 91:9-11, NIV
CHRISTIAN ATHEISM
Living Like God Doesn’t Exist
James 4:13-16, NIV
James 4:13, NIV
- THE RIGHT VIEW OF LIFE
James 4:14, NIV
Job 7:6, NIV
Job 7:9, NIV
Job 8:9, NIV
Job 9:25, NIV
Job 9:26, NIV
Job 14:1-2, NIV
Psalm 90:12, NIV
- THE RIGHT VIEW OF GOD
James 4:15, NIV
Acts 18:21, NIV
1 Corinthians 4:19, NIV
James 4:16, NIV
James 4:17, NIV
JOY NO MATTER WHAT
Philippians 1:3-6, NIV
HAPPINESS IS EXTERNAL.
JOY IS INTERNAL.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18, NIV
HAPPINESS HAPPENS BY CHANCE. JOY HAPPENS BY CHOICE.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NIV
HAPPINESS IS BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCE. JOY IS BASED ON CHRIST.
John 15:11, NKJV
Philippians 4:11, NIV
- STOP ASKING “WHY?”
John 16:33, NIV
Philippians 1:12, NIV
- START ASKING “WHAT?”
Philippians 1:13, NIV
Philippians 1:14, NIV
Romans 8:28, NIV
- REFOCUS ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS
Philippians 1:15, NIV
Philippians 1:16-21, NIV
2 Timothy 4:18, NIV
MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE MAN OF GOD
1 Corinthians 16:13-14, ESV
- Be Watchful
Isaiah 56:10, NLT
1 Thessalonians 5:6, NIV
1 Peter 5:8, NIV
Mark 14:38, NIV
Revelation 3:1-2, NIV
Matthew 24:42, NIV
- Stand Firm in the Faith
1 Corinthians 15:1, NIV
1 Corinthians 15:58, NIV
Ephesians 4:14, NLT
1 Samuel 23:8-12, NIV
2 Timothy 4:7, NIV
- Act Like Men
1 Corinthians 13:11, NIV
1 Corinthians 14:20, NIV
2 Timothy 3:3, NIV
1 Peter 4:1, NLT
James 1:2-4, NIV
James 1:2-4, NIV
- Be Strong
Ephesians 6:10, NIV
2 Timothy 2:1, NIV
Ephesians 3:16, NIV
- Do Everything In Love
John 15:12-13, NIV
LIVING HOPE
A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
- A SANCTIFIED LIFE
1 Peter 2:11, NIV
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:12, NIV
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
- A SUBMITTED LIFE
1 Peter 2:13, NIV
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority,
1 Peter 2:14, NIV
or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.
1 Peter 2:15, NIV
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.
1 Peter 2:16, NIV
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.
1 Peter 2:17, NIV
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
1 Peter 2:18, NIV
Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
- A SACRIFICIAL LIFE
1 Peter 2:19, NIV
For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.
1 Peter 2:20, NIV
But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
1 Peter 2:21, NIV
To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
1 Peter 2:22, NIV
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
1 Peter 2:23, NIV
When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
1 Peter 2:24, NIV
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
1 Peter 2:25, NIV
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
YOU MEAN THERE’S MORE?!
Acts 19:1-2, NIV
Baptism – To Be Immersed
- Baptism Into The Body Of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:13, NKJV
Galatians 3:26-27, NIV
John 20:19-22, NIV
Luke 24:36, NIV
Luke 24:49, NIV
Acts 1:3-5, NIV
Acts 1:3-5, NIV
Acts 1:3-5, NIV
- Baptism In Water
Acts 2:41, NIV
Matthew 10:32-33, NIV
- Baptism In The Holy Spirit
Acts 8:5, NIV
Acts 8:12, NIV
Acts 8:14-17, NIV
1 John 5:7-8, NKJV
1 John 5:7-8, NKJV
1 Corinthians 10:1-2, NIV
The Holy Spirit baptizes us into the Body of Christ.
A disciple baptizes us in water.
Jesus baptizes us in/with the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 3:11, NIV
Mark 1:8, NIV
Luke 3:16, NIV
John 1:33, NIV
Ephesians 5:18, NIV
HOW CAN I BE BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT?
- Remove All Barriers
Acts 2:38-39, NIV
- Request The Gift Of The Holy Spirit
Luke 11:11-13, NIV
- Receive Him By Faith
Hebrews 11:6, NIV
- Relate To Him Daily
2 Corinthians 13:14, MS
Ezekiel 47:3-5, NIV
LIVING HOPE
DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE?
John 1:42, NIV
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
Matthew 16:18, NIV
7 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
1 Peter 2:4-10, NIV
4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—
1 Peter 2:4-10, NIV
5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:4-10, NIV
6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”
Isaiah 28:16, NIV
So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.”
1 Peter 2:4-10, NIV
7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
1 Peter 2:4-10, NIV
8 and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
Isaiah 8:13-15, ESV
13 But the Lord of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Isaiah 8:13-15, ESV
14 And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 8:13-15, ESV
15 And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”
1 Peter 2:4-10, NIV
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1 Peter 2:4-10, NIV
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
LIVING HOPE
A HUNGER FOR HOLINESS
1 Peter 1:13-16, NIV
13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
1 Peter 1:13-16, NIV
14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
1 Peter 1:13-16, NIV
15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3, NIV
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3, NIV
23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3, NIV
24 For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3, NIV
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3, NIV
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3, NIV
2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
1 Peter 1:22 – 2:3, NIV
3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
BUILD A HOLY HOUSE
What is a High Place?
Anything that exalts itself above God in your life.
When the sensual prevails over the spiritual in your life.
1 Kings 3:1-3 NKJV
1 Kings 11:9-10 NKJV
1 Kings 11:11 NKJV
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HIGH PLACES REMAIN?
The House Is Divided
1 Kings 14:23-25 NKJV
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE HIGH PLACES REMAIN?
The House Is Attacked
1 Kings 14:27-28 NKJV
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HIGH PLACES REMAIN?
The House Is Dysfunctional
II Kings 17:6; 11-12 NKJV
A HOLY HOUSE IS A…
HOUSE OF
PURITY
2 Kings 23:8 AMP
A HOLY HOUSE IS A…
HOUSE OF
THE WORD OF GOD
“ I see a plague coming on the world, and the bars, churches and government will shut down. The plague will hit New York City and shake it like it has never been shaken. The plague is going to force prayerless believers into radical prayer and into their Bibles, and repentance will be the cry from the man of God in the pulpit. And out of it will come a third Great Awakening that will sweep America and the world.” ~ David Wilkerson 1986
A HOLY HOUSE IS A…
HOUSE OF
HEALING AND RESTORATION
2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV
Living Hope
1 Peter 1:12-25, NIV
13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;
16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
24 For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.
Living Hope Part 2 Scripture
1 Peter 1:6-12, NIV
· In all this you greatly rejoice,
· though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
· 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—
· of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—
· may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
· 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him;
· and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
· 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
· 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,
· 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.
· 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,
· when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.
· Even angels long to look into these things.
LIVING HOPE (PART 1)
1 Peter 1:1-5, NIV
V1. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
· Strangers
· Scattered
· Suffering
V 2. Who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:
Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
V3. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
V4. and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.
This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,
V5. who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
ANCHORS FOR THE STORM
Storms are Inevitable
Storms are Impartial
Storms are Unpredictable
Matthew 14:22-36, NKJV
- GOD’S PROVIDENCE COULD HAVE PLACED YOU THERE
Matthew 14:22, NKJV
- HIS PRAYERS WILL PROTECT YOU
Matthew 14:23, NKJV
Mark 6:48, NKJV
Matthew 14:24-25, NKJV
- HIS PRESENCE COMES TO YOU
Matthew 14:25, NKJV
Isaiah 43:1-2, NKJV
- HIS POWER IS AVAILABLE
Matthew 14:25, NKJV
Matthew 14:26, NKJV
Matthew 14:27, NKJV
Matthew 14:28, NKJV
Matthew 14:29, NKJV
Matthew 14:30, NKJV
Matthew 14:31, NKJV
Matthew 14:32, NKJV
Matthew 14:33, NKJV
Ephesians 1:17-23, NKJV
- HIS PROMISE ASSURES US
Matthew 14:34, NKJV
Matthew 14:35-36, NKJV
WAITING ON GOD
Psalm 13:1, KJV
Psalm 69:3, NLT
Habakkuk 1:2, NIV
James 5:7-11, NIV
Three Things God Uses to Teach Us to Wait
- Uncontrollable Circumstances
James 5:7, NIV
- Unchangeable People
James 5:10, NIV
- Unexplainable Problems
James 5:11, NIV
- God Rewards Patience
James 5:11, NKJV
James 1:12, NLT
- God is Working Things Out
James 5:11, NIV
Job 42:10, NLT
Job 42:12-13, NLT
Job 42:12-13, NLT
Job 42:16-17, NLT
Philippians 1:6, NLT
- God is in Control
Isaiah 45:6-7, 9, 11-12, NLT
Isaiah 45:9, 11-12, NLT
Isaiah 45:11-12, NLT
Isaiah 45:11-12, NLT
Isaiah 40:12-15, NLT
Speed of Light = 186,000 Miles Per Second
In two (2) seconds we would reach the moon.
In eight (8) minutes we would reach our sun.
In four (4) months we would exit the solar system.
After five (5) years we would arrive at Alpha Centuria, the next nearest sun to our own.
In 100,000 years we would finally exit the milky way galaxy.
In 1,500,000 years we would enter the next great galaxy to our own, The Great Nebula.
Isaiah 40:12-15, NLT
Isaiah 40:12-15, NLT
Isaiah 40:12-15, NLT
Isaiah 40:28-31, NIV, NKJV
Three Attitudes to Have While Waiting on God
- Wait Expectantly
Psalm 130:5, AMP
- Wait Quietly
Lamentations 3:26, NIV
- Wait Confidently
Micah 7:7, NLT
UNDER PRESSURE
2 Corinthians 1:8-11, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:8-11, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:8-11, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:8-11, NIV
- THE PROBLEM OF PRESSURE
2 Corinthians 1:8, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:23-28, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:23-28, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:23-28, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:23-28, NIV
2 Corinthians 11:23-28, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:8, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:8, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:8, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:9, NIV
- THE PURPOSE OF PRESSURE
2 Corinthians 1:9, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:10, NIV
2 Chronicles 20:6-9, NIV
2 Chronicles 20:6-9, NIV
2 Chronicles 20:6-9, NIV
2 Chronicles 20:6-9, NIV
2 Chronicles 20:12, NIV
2000: Y2K
2001: Anthrax
2002: West Nile Virus
2005: Bird Flu
2006: E Coli
2008: Bad Economy
2009: Swine Flu
2010: BP Oil Spill
2012: Mayan Calendar
2013: North Korea
2014: Ebola Virus
2015: ISIS
2016: Zika Virus
2020: Corona Virus
- THE PRAISE OF PRESSURE
2 Corinthians 1:10, NIV
2 Corinthians 1:11, NIV
Romans 5:3, AMP
WHEN YOU PRAY
Matthew 6:6, NKJV
Deuteronomy 22:12, NKJV
Psalm 91:1-4, NKJV
Numbers 15:37-40, NKJV
Isaiah 41:10, NKJV
Isaiah 41:13, NKJV
Isaiah 43:1-2, NKJV
Joshua 1:9, NKJV
Isaiah 35:4-6, NLT
Deuteronomy 31:6, NLT
1 Samuel 24:4, NKJV
1 Samuel 24:20, NKJV
Matthew 23:5, NKJV
Isaiah 61:1, NKJV
Ruth 3:9, NKJV
Ezekiel 16:8, NKJV
Malachi 4:2, NKJV
Matthew 9:20-22, NKJV
Mark 6:56, NKJV
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
2 KINGS 2:1-11, NIV
1 KINGS 19:19-21, NIV
NOTE: A MAN OUTRUNS A CHARIOT OF HORSES!
A church that’s prophetic and apostolic will always be ahead of the move of God.
God is taking us to places that have always been there in the spirit realm and He is begging for someone to be bold enough to tread where angels fear to tread and walk in places and dimensions that men have only dreamed about.
Hebrews 11:1, NIV
1 John 3:2, NIV
Isaiah 43:, NIV
John 5:25, NIV
The problem with believing “for” something is that we move our present experience to a future date.
One Hebrew scholar says, “That God must abide in all times at the same time, lest if God cease to abide in any time, that time ceases to be and all time based on that time will be discontinued.”
BUT WHEN GOD HEALS, HE CAN STEP BACK INTO YOUR PAST AND FIND THE FIRST CELL THAT MUTILATED YOUR FAMILY MEMBER AND SPEAK TO THAT CELL SO THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU CURED FROM YOUR CANCER, BUT EVERY PERSON THAT COMES AFTER YOU DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SUBJECT TO THAT DISEASE.
For every great purpose, there is a greater process.
God doesn’t give us anything without acquainting us with the value of process.
1 KINGS 19:10-13, NIV
When stuff starts to go wrong, I’m learning to get excited because that means that God is about to speak!
Rhema: The enemy is only allowed to attack you where God’s Word has presently affirmed you.
1 KINGS 19:19, NIV
Twelve is the number of apostolic anointing.
Apostolic ministries are called to break up fallow ground. Apostolic leaders will deal with issues that other ministers are afraid to deal with and avoid because they are called to break up what religion has pressed down.
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
The Bible says, “As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the Son of man…”
Two things happened during those days that God did:
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
You realize that the people you hang out with are a prophecy of where you’re going. Who I hang out with today will determine what I will be tomorrow!
1 KINGS 19:19-20, NIV
NOTE: WE MUST BE ABLE TO KISS THE PAST MOVE OF GOD GOOD-BYE.
Elijah replied (vs.20),
“Go back. What have I to do with thee?”
In this instance, Elijah was giving Elisha an opportunity to go back. Any real leader will consistently give you chances to walk away. But a real protégé or student will stay with you in spite of the many chances they have to walk away.
2 KINGS 2:2, NIV
2 KINGS 2:4, NIV
2 KINGS 2:6, NIV
2 KINGS 2:9-10, NIV
2 KINGS 2:9-10, NIV
Note: You will have multiple opportunities to disconnect from God’s purpose and the only people who get it, are the people who want it bad enough to say, “I’m staying and you aren’t getting rid of me.”
1 KINGS 19:21, NIV
THE POWER OF GOD’S FAVOR
Psalm 84:11, NIV
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
-
JOSEPH
-
DANIEL
Daniel 1:8, NIV
8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
Daniel 1:9, NIV
9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel.
Daniel 1:17, NIV
17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.
Daniel 2:27-28, NIV
27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, 28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come.
Daniel 2:48, NIV
48 Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men.
Daniel 5:29, NIV
Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 6:3, NIV
3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Daniel 6:4, NIV
4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.
Daniel 6:5, NIV
5 Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”
Daniel 6:10, NIV
10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Daniel 6:21-22, NIV
21 Daniel answered, “May the king live forever! 22 My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”
Daniel 6:24, NIV
24 At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Daniel 6:26, NIV
26 “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
Daniel 6:27, NIV
27 He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
Daniel 6:28, NIV
28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
THE POWER OF GOD’S FAVOR
Psalm 84:11, NIV
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
- JOSEPH
Genesis 39:1, ESV
Genesis 39:2-3, ESV
Genesis 39:4, ESV
Genesis 39:5, ESV
Genesis 39:20-21, NIV
Genesis 39:22-23, NIV
Genesis 41:38, NIV
Genesis 41:39, NIV
Genesis 41:40, NIV
Genesis 41:41, NIV
Genesis 41:42, NIV
Genesis 41:43, NIV
Genesis 41:51, NIV
Genesis 41:52, NIV
Genesis 50:19-20, NIV
- DANIEL
Daniel 1:8, NIV
Daniel 1:9, NIV
Daniel 2:48, NIV
Daniel 5:29, NIV
Daniel 6:3, NIV
Daniel 6:4, NIV
Daniel 6:5, NIV
Daniel 6:10, NIV
Daniel 6:21-22, NIV
Daniel 6:24, NIV
Daniel 6:26, NIV
Daniel 6:27, NIV
Daniel 6:28, NIV
TURN-AROUND FAVOR
Esther 2:5, NIV
Esther 2:7, NIV
Esther 2:8-9, NIV
Esther 2:10, NIV
Esther 2:15, NIV
Esther 2:17, NIV
Esther 2:21-23, NIV
Esther 3:1, NIV
Esther 3:2, NIV
Esther 4:12-13, NIV
Esther 4:14, NIV
Esther 4:15, NIV
Esther 4:16, NIV
Esther 5:2, NIV
Esther 5:3, NIV
Esther 5:7-8, NIV
Esther 6:1, NIV
Esther 6:7-8, NIV
Esther 6:9, NIV
Esther 7:3, NIV
Esther 7:4, NIV
Esther 7:5-6, NIV
Esther 8:1, NIV
Esther 8:2, NIV
Esther 8:5, NIV
Esther 8:6, NIV
Esther 8:15, NIV
Esther 9:1, NIV
Esther 9:20-21, NIV
Esther 9:22, NIV
-
THE NEED FOR FAVOR
-
FAVOR COMES FROM GOD
-
THE PURPOSE OF FAVOR IS TO FULFILL THE PLAN OF GOD
The favor of God is what God can do for you that you cannot do for yourself.
The key to experiencing the favor of God is OBEDIENCE.
Psalm 30:5, NLT
Ruth 2:10, NIV
Ruth 2:20, NIV
Leviticus 25:25, NIV
Deuteronomy 5:5, NIV
Requirements of a Kinsman Redeemer
He must be the nearest male relative.
He must be able to perform the obligations.
He must be willing to perform the obligations.
Ruth 3:9, NIV
Ruth 3:12, NIV
Ruth 3:13, NIV
Ruth 3:18, NIV
WILL THE REAL REDEEMER PLEASE STAND UP (Ruth 4)
Ruth 4:1-8, NLT
Deuteronomy 5:5-10, NIVRuth 4:9, NLT
Ruth 4:10-13, NLT
Ruth 4:14-15, ESV
Ruth 4:16-22, NLT
Luke 4:16-21, ESV
Luke 4:16-21,NKJV
Isaiah 43:1,ESV
Galatians 4:13-14, ESV
Galatians 4:13-14, ESV
The favor of God is what God can do for you that you cannot do for yourself.
The key to experiencing the favor of God is OBEDIENCE.
Ruth 1:11-13, NIV
Leviticus 25:23-25, NIV
Deuteronomy 5:5-6, NIV
Requirements of a Kinsman Redeemer
He must be the nearest male relative.
He must be able to perform the obligations.
He must be willing to perform the obligations.
He must fulfill all the obligations.
Ruth 1:22, NIV
Ruth 2:10-12, NIV
Ruth 2:20, NIV
Ruth 2:23, NIV
DECENT PROPOSAL
Ruth 3:1-18, NIV
Deuteronomy 5:5-6, NIV
FAVOR DEFINED
The favor of God is the guarantee of His presence and the provision of His power to accomplish His special purpose in and through my life.
The favor of God can be described as “tangible evidence that a person has the approval of the Lord.”
The favor of God is what God can do for you that you cannot do for yourself.
The key to experiencing the favor of God is OBEDIENCE.
THE FIELD OF FAVOR (RUTH 2)
- THE PLAN OF GOD
Ruth 1:8-9, NIV
Ruth 2:1-2, NIV
Leviticus 19:9-10, NIV
Deuteronomy 24:19-22, NIV
- THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD
Ruth 2:3-7, NIV
- THE PROVISION OF GOD
Ruth 2:8-19, NIV
- THE PURPOSE OF GOD
Ruth 2:20-23, NIV
FAVOR DEFINED
The favor of God is the guarantee of His presence and the provision of His power to accomplish His special purpose in and through my life.
The favor of God can be described as “tangible evidence that a person has the approval of the Lord.”
The favor of God is expressed by His approval, acceptance, support, provision, power, and joy.
(Dr. Charles Stanley)
The favor of God is what God can do for you that you cannot do for yourself.
The key to experiencing the favor of God is OBEDIENCE.
NECESSARY ENDINGS AND NEW BEGINNINGS (RUTH 1)
Ruth 1:1, NIV
Judges 21:25, NKJV
Ruth 1:1, NIV
Deuteronomy 23:3, NIV
Deuteronomy 23:6, NIV
Ruth 1:2-20, NIV
Ruth 1:22, NIV
Romans 8:28, NIV
Favor – Part 1 – 2020
• 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet is KAF.
• Numeric value of the letter KAF is 20.
• The word KAF means palm of a hand and also what might be contained within the palm of the hand.
• Numeric value of the word KAF is 100.
FAVOR DEFINED
The favor of God is the guarantee of His presence and the provision of His power to accomplish His special purpose in and through my life.
Exodus 33:12-17, NRSV
The favor of God is expressed by His approval, acceptance, support, provision, power, and joy.
(Dr. Charles Stanley)
Genesis 6:8, NIV
Genesis 39:20-23, NIV
1 Samuel 2:26, NIV
Daniel 1:8-9, NIV
Luke 1:28-30, NRSV
Luke 2:52, NKJV
Acts 2:46-47, NIV
- EXPECT
FRAME YOUR WORLD WITH FAVOR
Exodus 32:11, NIV
Psalm 119:58, NIV
2 Kings 13:4, NIV
Jeremiah 26:19, NIV
Leviticus 26:9-13, NIV
Psalm 5:12, NIV
Psalm 84:11, NIV
- RECOGNIZE
OPEN YOUR EYES TO OPPORTUNITY
1 Corinthians 16:9, NIV
Genesis 6:9, NLT
Genesis 39:20-21, NIV
- RESPOND
GIVE YOURSELF TO OBEDIENCE
Isaiah 66:2, NIV
Proverbs 3:1-4, NIV
Genesis 6:22, NIV
Daniel 1:8-9, NIV
Numbers 6:22-26, AMP
A FRESH ANOINTING
Psalm 92:10, KJV
I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Psalm 92
“A Psalm to be sung on the Sabbath”
Psalm 92:10, KJV
I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Psalm 23:5, NKJV
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
1 Samuel 16:12-13, NKJV
12 He was ruddy and handsome, with pleasant eyes. And the LORD said, “This is the one; anoint him.”
13 So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the olive oil he had brought and poured it on David’s head. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him from that day on.
Psalm 133:1-3, NKJV
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion.
Psalm 92:12-15, NKJV
12 The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing,
15 To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
Isaiah 10:27, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
Isaiah 10:27, NIV
In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.
BE LIGHT!
2 Corinthians 4:4, NLT
Acts 26:17-18, NIV
TO SEE THOSE BLINDED BY SIN FIND LIFE, FREEDOM, AND PURPOSE IN JESUS CHRIST.
- CONNECT THEM TO THE SOURCE OF LIFE
John 1:1-5, NIV
2 Corinthians 4:4, NLT
2 Corinthians 4:5-7, NLT
- EQUIP THEM TO SUCCEED IN LIFE
John 11:43-44, NIV
Hebrews 12:1-2, NIV
Ephesians 4:11-13, NIV
Ephesians 4:21-24, NIV
Ephesians 4:31-32, NIV
- EMPOWER THEM TO SHARE THEIR LIFE
Empower Defined
To give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
Matthew 28:18-20, NIV
Acts 1:8, NIV
1 Peter 4:10, NIV
Psalm 100:2, NKJV
Luke 2:10-11, NKJV
Luke 4:18-19, NKJV
Matthew 5:14, NKJV
Matthew 5:16, NKJV
Connect People to the Source of life
Equip People to Succeed in Life
Empower to Share Their Life
IN THE DARK STREETS SHINETH
Isaiah 9:2, NKJV
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.
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THE WORD OF GOD HAD NOT BEEN HEARD FOR FOUR CENTURIES
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THE PEOPLE OF GOD WERE UNDER THE OPPRESSIVE RULE OF ROME
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THE NATION OF ISRAEL WAS FRACTURING
Pharisees
Sadducees
Essenes
Zealots
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS CAME THROUGH A VIRGIN
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THE CENSUS WAS A CONSIDERABLE IMPOSITION
Luke 2:1-7, NKJV
- THROUGH THE HOSTILE FORCES OF HEROD, SATAN TRIED TO KILL JESUS
Matthew 2:13-18, NKJV
Genesis 3:15, TNIV
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.
Revelation 12:3-4, NKJV
3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.
Matthew 2:19-20, NKJV
19 Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.”
Isaiah 9:2, NKJV
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.
John 1:4-5, NIV
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 8:12, NIV
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
GOD IS…
Sovereign
Faithful
Omnipotent
Good
THE WONDER OF GOD’S PARTNERSHIP
- GOD DOESN’T NEED ANYTHING
GOD IS COMPLETELY…
Self-existent
Self-sufficient
Self-sustaining
Acts 17:24-25, NKJV
24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
Acts 17:24-25, NKJV
25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
- GOD DECIDED TO NEED YOU
Genesis 2:19, NKJV
Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.
Mark 6:5–6, NKJV
5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He marveled because of their unbelief.
1 Samuel 17:4, NKJV
And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
1 Samuel 17:8–10, NKJV
8 Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
1 Samuel 17:8–10, NKJV
9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.”
1 Samuel 17:8–10, NKJV
10 And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.”
Romans 10:13, NKJV
For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:14, NKJV
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
- HAVE YOU DECIDED TO NEED GOD
A. GOD IS NEVER GOING TO DO OUR PART
B. OUR PART IS NEVER SUPERNATURAL
C. GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU TO DO YOUR PART
Psalm 78:11, NLT
They forgot what he had done—the great wonders he had shown them…
THE WONDER OF GOD’S GRACE
- GOD’S GRACE IS UNMERITED
Justice is giving us what we deserve.
Mercy is not giving us what we deserve.
Grace is giving us what we don’t deserve.
Ephesians 2:8-9, NKJV
- GOD’S GRACE IS UNEARNED
ROMANS 11:6, NKJV
Charis – Har-rece
- GOD’S GRACE IS UNLIMITED
John 1:16 NASB
Romans 1:5 NKJV
Romans 16:24 NKJV
I Corinthians 1:3 NKJV
I Corinthians 16:23 NKJV
II Corinthians 1:2 NKJV
II Corinthians 13:14 NKJV
Galatians 1:3 NKJV
Galatians 6:18 NKJV
Ephesians 1:2 NKJV
Ephesians 6:24 NKJV
Philippians 1:2 NKJV
Philippians 4:23, NKJV
Colossians 1:2, NKJV
Colossians 4:18, NKJV
I Thessalonians 1:1, NKJVt.
I Thessalonians 5:28, NKJV
II Thessalonians 1:2, NKJV
II Thessalonians 3:18, NKJV
I Timothy 1:2 NKJV
I Timothy 6:21, NKJV
II Timothy 1:2, NKJV
II Timothy 4:22, NKJV
Titus 1:4, NKJV
Titus 3:15, NKJV
Philemon 1:3, NKJV
Philemon 1:25, NKJV
Did You Ever Wonder?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
What do people in China call their good plates?
Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is this a hostage situation?
Psalm 78:11, NLT
They forgot what he had done—the great wonders he had shown them…
THE WONDER OF GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AND FAITHFULNESS
Mark 4:35-41, NKJV
- HE IS THE SOVEREIGN LORD OF THE UNIVERSE
1 Timothy 6:13-15, NKJV
Mark 4:35-36, NKJV
Mark 4:10, NKJV
Mark 4:33-34, NKJV
“Be still” (phimoo): to close the mouth with a muzzle
- HE IS FAITHFUL AND TRUE
Revelation 3:14, NKJV
Revelation 19:11, NKJV
Numbers 23:19, NKJV
Titus 1:1-2, NLT
Hebrews 6:16-19, NLT
- FAITHFUL OR FEARFUL
Mark 4:40, NKJV
Hebrews 11:11, NKJV
1 Samuel 17:37, NKJV
Lamentations 3:21-23, NIV
1 Corinthians 10:13, NKJV
1 John 1:9, NKJV
Hebrews 10:23, NIV
Mark 4:35, NKJV
Did You Ever Wonder?
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?
Why do they call them "Free Gifts"? Aren't all gifts free?
What do you call a male ladybug?
If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?
Why are they called "apartments" when they're stuck together?
Psalm 78:11, NLT
Psalm 119:18, NKJV
- WHAT ARE ATTRIBUTES?
Attribute
A Tribute
Tribe: the distinct characteristics of a group of people who have descended from one person.
Exodus 34:6, NKJV
1 Timothy 1:17, NKJV
- GOD DOES BECAUSE GOD IS
Hebrews 11:6, NKJV
- GOD IS GOOD
Psalm 119:68, NKJV
You are good, and do good.
Exodus 33:19-20, NKJV
1 Chronicles 16:34, NKJV
Psalm 34:8, NKJV
Psalm 100:4-5, NKJV
Genesis 1:4, NKJV
And God saw the light, that it was good…
Genesis 1:10, NKJV
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:12, NKJV
(Trees and plants) And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:18, NKJV
(Sun, moon, and stars) And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:21, NKJV
(Animals in the sea) And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:25, NKJV
(Animals on the earth) And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:31, NKJV
(Man and woman) Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.
Genesis 2:18, NKJV
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone…”
James 1:17, NLT
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.
TAKE TIME
James 4:14, NIV
“Time is a resource that is nonrenewable and nontransferable. You cannot store it, slow it up, hold it up, divide it up or give it up.
You can’t hoard it up or save it for a rainy day–when it’s lost it’s unrecoverable. When you kill time, remember that it has no resurrection.”
(A.W. TOZER)
TIME IS:
To Be Treasured Worshipfully
To Be Invested Wisely
Psalm 90:12, NIV
Ephesians 5:14-15, NIV
To Be Managed Well
Ecclesiastes 3:1, NLT
- Take Time To Teach
Hosea 4:6, NIV
Deuteronomy 6:1-2,6-9, NLT
2 Timothy 3:14-15, NLT
- Take Time To Train
Proverbs 22:6, ESV
Discover
Develop
Discipline
Proverbs 13:24, ESV
Proverbs 22:15, ESV
Proverbs 23:13-14, ESV
Hebrews 12:5-11, ESV
- Take Time To Have Fun
Ecclesiastes 3:4, NIV
Psalm 126:1-2, NLT
Genesis 21:6, NLT
Proverbs 15:13, NLT
Proverbs 15:15, NLT
Proverbs 17:22, NLT
Proverbs 17:22, MS
Psalm 45:7, NIV
- Take Time to LEAD Them Into the Presence of the Lord
Deuteronomy 29:10-13, NKJV
1 Samuel 2:18-21, NLT
Psalm 16:11, NKJV
Psalm 31:20, NIV
TWISTED
1 Corinthians 1:18-20, NIV
1 Corinthians 1:25, NIV
Romans 1:22-32, NLT
- We gave up on God’s wisdom and settled for the world’s ways.
Will we change the standard, or will we let God change us?
Romans 12:2, Message
Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out.
- We followed our feelings instead of our faith.
Are we going to agree with the Bible on what sin is, or will we trust our feelings to be our guide?
Romans 8:6, NLT
- We trusted ourselves more than we trusted God.
Are we going to trust culture’s new norm or are we going to trust God?
Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV
ANCIENT FAMILY (UNTWISTED)
Jeremiah 6:16, NIV
- Hurry Home
Isaiah 53:6, NIV
1 Corinthians 13:5, LB
- Cultivate Communication
“And then what happened?”
Proverbs 18:21, NKJV
- Nourish Romance
Proverbs 5:18-19, NIV
Ten Romance Killers
Over commitment and physical exhaustion.
Debt and conflict over how money will be spent.
Selfishness.
Interference from in-laws.
Unrealistic expectations.
Alcohol or substance abuse.
Pornography, gambling, or other addictive habits.
“Grass is greener” syndrome.
Business success.
Business failure.
15 Romance Builders
Love yourself first.
Start each day with a hug.
Say, “I love you” every time you part ways.
Compliment freely and often.
Slow down.
Go on a date once every week.
Kiss unexpectedly.
Apologize sincerely.
Be forgiving.
Let her give you directions when you're lost.
Laugh at his jokes.
Men – Ask her to marry you again.
Women – Say yes.
Never go to bed mad.
Always work it out.
- Celebrate Differences
Mark 3:25, NIV
Proverbs 24:3 GN, NIV
- Finish Together
Malachi 2:16, NIV
- Trust God
Psalm 127:1, NIV
FAMILY ESSENTIALS
Proverbs 24:3, NIV
Proverbs 2:6, NIV
- AUTHENTIC FAITH
Proverbs 14:26, TLB
Joshua 24:15, NLT
- INTENTIONAL SCHEDULES
CONVERSATION
Talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information is exchanged.
Psalm 39:6, NLT
Ecclesiastes 4:6, GNT
- DISCOVERING PURPOSE
Acts 20:24, NIV
Ephesians 4:29, NLT
Mark 10:16, NIV
- RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS
Proverbs 27:19, TLB
Proverbs 13:20, NLT
2 Corinthians 6:14, NLT
- AMAZING GRACE
Mark 3:25, NLT
Ephesians 4:32, NLT
Ecclesiastes 3:1-5, NLT
Genesis 31:44-46, NLT
- ACKNOWLEDGE MY OWN MISTAKES
Romans 3:23, NLT
Matthew 7:3-5, NLT
- ABANDON MY RIGHT TO GET EVEN
Romans 12:19, NLT
- APPLY GOD’S GRACE TO MY RELATIONSHIPS
1 John 4:8-11, NLT
Family Circus - Week 1
WHO’S THE RINGMASTER OF YOUR THREE-RING CIRCUS?
2 Peter 3:18, NLT
Romans 14:9, NLT
Romans 10:9, NIV
Luke 9:23, NIV
Ephesians 5:15-24, NLT
Matthew 20:25-28, NLT
Philippians 2:5-8, NLT
Ephesians 5:15-24, NLT
- A WORD TO WIVES
Ephesians 5:22, NLT
Ephesians 5:24, NLT
- A WORD TO HUSBANDS
Ephesians 5:23, NLT
Ephesians 5:25-30, NLT
Ephesians 5:31-32, NLT
- A WORD TO CHILDREN
Ephesians 6:1-3, NLT
- A WORD TO PARENTS
Ephesians 6:4, NLT
2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NIV
THE POWER OF LOVE
1 John 4:7-8, NKJV
“Epithumia” - Desire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust, passion.
Mark 4:19, NKJV
“Eros” – Sexual Desire. The physical, sensual love between a husband and a wife.
“Philia” – Close friendship. Brotherly love.
Romans 12:10, NKJV
“Storge” – Family love. The bond among mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers.
2 Timothy 3:2-3, KJV
“Agape” - God’s love. The unique thing about Agape love. It is the only non-emotion based love.
Love by choice and by an act of the will.
Unconditional Love.
Genesis 1:26-28, NKJV
Exodus 20:3-5, NKJV
What you do to the image, you do to the God.
Colossians 1:15, NLT
Matthew 25:35-40, NLT
1 Corinthians 15:1-3, NKJV
1 Corinthians 15:7, NKJV
Love…bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- LOVE BEARS ALL THINGS
Proverbs 10:12, NKJV
- LOVE BELIEVES ALL THINGS
Galatians 6:1, NIV
-
LOVE HOPES ALL THINGS
-
LOVE ENDURES ALL THINGS
2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NIV
THE POWER OF UNITY
Ecclesiastes 4:12, NLT
John 17:9-11, NLT
John 17:20-23, NLT
- THE DEVIL IS A DEVIANT DIVIDER
A. The devil hates the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and despises their unity.
B. A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Mark 3:24-25, NKJV
Colossians 3:11, NLT
- SATAN HATES HIS NOTES ON UNITY
A. Unity Gets Answers
Matthew 18:19-20, NLT
B. Unity Is More Effective Against Its Enemies
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, NLT
C. Unity Drips, Dews, and Demands
Psalm 133:1-3, NKJV
D. Unity Is Unstoppable
Genesis 11:1-6, NKJV
- UNITY DEMANDS OUR COMMITMENT
Ephesians 4:3-6, NLT
A. We Must Be Committed Not To Judge
Matthew 7:1-2, NLT
B. We Must Be Committed To Be Quick To Apologize And Forgive
Matthew 5:23-24, NLT
Genesis 33:10, NLT
C. We Must Be Committed To See, Appreciate, And Celebrate
John 1:42, TLB
2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NIV
THE POWER OF PRAYING “IN THE SPIRIT”
Ephesians 6:18, NLT
Jude V. 20, NKJV
1 Corinthians 14:15, NLT
WHAT IS “PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT?”
IT IS PRAYER “BY MEANS OF” THE HOLY SPIRIT
IT IS PRAYER “WITH THE HELP OF” THE HOLY SPIRIT
IT IS PRAYER “IN THE SPHERE OF” THE HOLY SPIRIT
IT IS PRAYER “IN CONNECTION TO” THE HOLY SPIRIT
Praying in the Holy Spirit is
“praying out of hearts and souls that are indwelt, illuminated, and filled with the Holy Spirit."
George Lawrence Lawlor
Praying in the Spirit should be understood as praying in the power of the Spirit, by the leading of the Spirit, and according to His will.
WHY DO WE NEED TO PRAY “IN THE SPIRIT?”
- INDIFFERENCE
Romans 8:5-8, NKJV
Galatians 5:17, NLT
John 6:63, NKJV
- IMPOTENCE
Romans 8:26, NKJV
Matthew 26:40-41, NKJV
Romans 8:11, NLT
Philippians 2:13, NLT
- IGNORANCE
Romans 8:26-27, NKJV
Isaiah 11:2, NLT
- INTERFERENCE
Ephesians 6:12, NKJV
Daniel 10:12-14, NLT
- INACCESSIBILTY
Ephesians 2:18, NKJV
Romans 8:34, NIV
Weapons of our Warfare
THE POWER OF TRUTH
Ephesians 1:19-22, NLT
Ephesians 6:10-14, NKJV
2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NIV
Mark 4:2-9, NIV
Mark 4:13-20, NIV
John 8:31:32, KJV
Ephesians 6:17, NKJV
Matthew 4:4, NIV
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
(Deuteronomy 8:3)
Matthew 4:7, NIV
Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
(Deuteronomy 6:16)
Matthew 4:10, NIV
Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
(Deuteronomy 6:13)
Matthew 4:11, NIV
Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
Jeremiah 23:29, NIV
“Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
Not a Hostage to Addiction
NOT A HOSTAGE TO ADDICTION
Genesis 4:6-7, NLT
1 Corinthians 6:12, NIV
Isaiah 44:14-15, 17, NIV
“We’re seeking to find what only God can provide in something besides God Himself.”
HOW TO BECOME AN ADDICT
- DON’T ADMIT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
Jeremiah 3:13, NLT
- GRATIFY YOUR FLESHLY DESIRES
Galatians 5:16-17, NLT
Galatians 5:19-21, NLT
- RATIONALIZE YOUR BEHAVIOR AND MAKE EXCUSES
Luke 14:16-20, NLT
- KEEP YOUR ADDICTION A SECRET
Proverbs 28:13, NIV
People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
- DEPEND ON YOUR OWN POWER, NEVER GOD’S
2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NIV
3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
2 Corinthians 10:3-4, NIV
4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Galatians 5:1, NIV
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
NOT A HOSTAGE TO ANGER
Ephesians 4:26-27, NKJV
26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil.
TWO KINDS OF ANGER
Sanctified
Sinful
1 Samuel 17:28, NLT
- WRONG WAY TO DEAL WITH ANGER
SPEWERS
SPEWERS EXPRESS IT
Proverbs 29:11, NLT
Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.
Proverbs 14:17, NLT
Short-tempered people do foolish things.
Ecclesiastes 7:9, MS
Don’t be quick to fly off the handle. Anger boomerangs. You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head.
STEWERS
STEWERS SUPPRESS IT
Genesis 4:6-7, NLT
6 “Why are you so angry?” the LORD asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?
Genesis 4:6-7, NLT
7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
- RIGHT WAY TO DEAL WITH ANGER?
SANCTIFIED ANGER: FAN THE FLAME
Mark 3:5, NLT
He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!
SINFUL ANGER: PUT IT OUT
Proverbs 17:14, NIV
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
James 1:19-20, NLT
19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
James 1:19-20, NLT
Ephesians 4:26-27, NKJV
1 Chronicles 12:8, NLT
1 Chronicles 12:9, NLT
1 Chronicles 15:20, NLT
1 Chronicles 27:16, 18, NLT
NOT A HOSTAGE TO COMFORT
- WE REMEMBER THAT FAITH THRIVES IN DISCOMFORT
Hebrews 11:7, NLT
Hebrews 11:8, NLT
Hebrews 11:11, NLT
Hebrews 11:17, NLT
Hebrews 11:23, NLT
Hebrews 11:35-37, NLT
2 Corinthians 12:10, NLT
- WE REMEMBER THE POINT OF OUR LIVES IS THE FAME OF JESUS
1 Samuel 17:45-47, NLT
Philippians 2:9-11, NLT
-
WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH GOD
-
WE REMEMBER LIFE IS SHORT
Psalm 144:3-4, NLT
James 4:13-14, NLT
Psalm 90:12, NLT
Ephesians 5:15-16, NLT
NOT A HOSTAGE TO REJECTION
“If we live for people’s APPROVAL, we will die by their REJECTION.”
1 Samuel 17:28, NIV
1 Samuel 17:33, NIV
1 Samuel 17:42-44, NIV
- WE UNDERSTAND THE MIRACLE OF OUR CREATION.
Psalm 139:13-16, NIV
- WE REVEL IN THE MYSTERY THAT JESUS CHOSE US.
Ephesians 1:4-6, NLT
Psalm 27:10, NLT
- WE GRASP HOW COSTLY IT WAS FOR JESUS TO RESCUE US.
Ephesians 1:7-8, MS
- WE LIVE FROM ACCEPTANCE NOT FOR IT.
Psalm 8:3-4, MS
Psalm 8:5-6, NIV
Matthew 3:16-17, NIV
FEAR
REJECTION
COMFORT
ANGER
ADDICTION
NOT A HOSTAGE TO FEAR
-
FEAR COMES FROM OUR CONDITIONING
-
FEAR COMES FROM OUR CONCEALING
-
FEAR COMES FROM OUR CONTROLLING
1 Samuel 17:4-11, NLT
1 Samuel 17:16, NLT
1 Samuel 17:20-24, NLT
1 Samuel 17:34-37, NLT
1 Samuel 17:50-51, NLT
-
WE REMIND OURSELVES THAT GOD IS ABLE
-
WE SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE US
Psalm 16:8, ESV
I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
- WE NAME WHAT’S KEEPING US UP AT NIGHT
Psalm 3:1-6, NLT
1 O LORD, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. 2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!”
3 But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. 4 I cried out to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy mountain.
5 I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the LORD was watching over me. 6 I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side.
- WE FILL OUR MOUTHS WITH PRAISE
Psalm 16:8, ESV
I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 16:9, NLT
No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety.
THROUGH THE EYES OF A LION
RUN TOWARD THE ROAR
Luke 24:13-35, NKJV
- REVERSE A FEAR
1 Samuel 1:48, NIV
As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
- DO OLD THINGS IN A NEW WAY
Luke 8:39, NKJV
“Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
Luke 3:12-14, NLT
12 Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should we do?”
13 He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.”
14 “What should we do?” asked some soldiers. John replied, “Don’t extort money or make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”
- ACCEPT YOUR MISTAKES AND KEEP MOVING
1 John 3:20, NKJV
For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
- REMEMBER ETERNITY
John 9:4-5, NKJV
4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
THROUGH THE EYES OF A LION
HOPE HAS A ROPE
Ne plus ultra = Nothing more beyond.
Plus ultra = More beyond.
Jeremiah 29:11, NIV
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Proverbs 23:18, NIV
There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Hebrews 6:19-20, NIV
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 11:1, NKJV
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:3, NKJV
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Proverbs 10:25, NIV
When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.
- HEAVEN IS NEARER THAN IT SEEMS
Mark 1:15, NLT
“The Kingdom of God is near!”
Acts 8:55-56, NIV
- DAILY ILLUMINATE YOUR HEART WITH TRUTH
Psalm 119:105, NKJV
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 27:13-14, NIV
13 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
- ASSEMBLE WITH GOD’S PEOPLE
Psalm 92:13, NKJV
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Hebrews 10:25, NLT
And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
- HOLD ON
Job 13:15, NKJV
Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
Isaiah 40:29-31, NKJV
Psalm 73:26, NKJV
My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
THROUGH THE EYES OF A LION
STANDING ON YOUR TIPTOES AT THE EDGE OF ETERNITY
2 Corinthians 4:18, NLT
So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
Romans 8:18-27, NIV, NLT
FOUR WAYS OF DEALING WITH SUFFERING
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DENIAL
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ANGER
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BLAME
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ACCEPT AND LEARN
TRUTH #1: OUR SUFFERING IS ONLY TEMPORARY
Romans 8:19-23, NLT
Groan Defined:
Romans 8:23, NLT
TRUTH #2: OUR SUFFERING IS EDUCATIONAL
Romans 8:24-25, NLT
TRUTH #3: OUR SUFFERING IS BENEFICIAL
Romans 8:26-27, NLT
Romans 8:35, 37-38, NLT
THROUGH THE EYES OF A LION
Ephesians 1:18-20, NLT
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
- LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
Genesis 3:5, NLT
“God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”
2 Corinthians 4:4, NIV
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
2 Corinthians 4:18, NLT
So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
- ETERNITY BECOMES VISIBLE BY FAITH
2 Corinthians 5:7, NIV
For we live by faith, not by sight.
- NEARSIGHTEDNESS MUST BE CONSTANLY CORRECTED
Romans 10:17, NKJV
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
- SEEING THE INVISIBLE, WE CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
Hebrews 11:33-37, NLT
Hebrews 11:27, NLT
It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.
Hebrews 12:2-3, MS
John 8:12, NLT
“I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
THE POWER OF VISION
Where there is no vision, the people perish…
(Proverbs 29:18, KJV)
VISION IMPROVES FOCUS
VISION INSPIRES ENDURANCE
VISION INVITES UNITY
VISION IGNITES PASSION
(1 Chronicles 28:1, NKJV)
(1 Chronicles 28:2, NKJV)
- Vision Is Imparted By The Spirit Of God.
(1 Chronicles 28:11, NKJV)
(1 Chronicles 28:12, NKJV)
(1 Chronicles 28:19, NKJV)
- Vision Includes The Presence Of God
And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.”
(1 Chronicles 28:20, NKJV)
(1 Chronicles 28:20 NLT)
Then David continued, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task, for the LORD God, my God, is with you.”
…Every willing craftsman will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the leaders and all the people will be completely at your command.”
(1 Chronicles 28:21, NKJV)
- Vision Inspires Investment By The People Of God.
PHASE 1A BUDGET
Painting $17,750.00
Popcorn Ceiling $23,000.00
Seating $79,569.00
Flooring $91,795.00
Total $212,114.00
(1 Chronicles 29:3, NKJV)
(1 Chronicles 29:4, NLT)
(1 Chronicles 29:5, NLT)
(1 Chronicles 29:6, NLT)
(1 Chronicles 29:7, NLT)
(1 Chronicles 29:9, KJV)
- Vision Initiates Praise to God
(1 Chronicles 29:10, KJV)
(1 Chronicles 29:11, KJV)
(1 Chronicles 29:11, KJV)
(1 Chronicles 29:11, KJV)
(1 Chronicles 29:20, NLT)
NEVER TOO LATE
Judges 13:1-5, NIV
Judges 16:1, NIV
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GOD’S POWER: IN ME OR THROUGH ME?
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SIN: HOLDOUT OR GET OUT?
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AFTER A FALL: LAUGHINGSTOCK OR CHAMPION?
Judges 16:23,25, NIV
23 Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
25 While they were in high spirits, they shouted, “Bring out Samson to entertain us.”
Judges 16:22, NIV
But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
Micah 7:8, NIV
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Colossians 2:13-15, NLT
13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.
14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
15 In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.
Judges 16:28, NIV
28 Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other,
30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.
TO THIS YOU WERE CALLED
1 Corinthians 7:17-24, NIV
- CARRY YOUR BURDENS
Galatians 6:2, NIV
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:5, NIV
For each one should carry their own load.
- ALWAYS ASSUME THE BEST
Philippians 4:8, NKJV
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
Song of Solomon 2:15, NIV
Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming!
Proverbs 19:11, NIV
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
- LIVE WITH CONTENTMENT
Philippians 4:11-13, NIV
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
- LET GOD BE GOD
2 Corinthians 3:16-18, NKJV
16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
WHAT WENT WRONG?
1 Corinthians 7:8-16, NIV
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WHEN CELEBRATION BECOMES FRUSTRATION
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WHEN WE BECOMES ME
Mark 2:3-5, NIV
- WHEN DEBTORS BECOME COLLECTORS
Matthew 18:21-35, NIV
Romans 13:8, NIV
- WHEN COVENANT BECOMES CONTRACT
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD
THE POINT OF NO RETURN
BIG IDEA
“It’s possible for us to do something now that will cause us to get to a future we don’t like when we get there.”
Hebrews 12:16-17, NIV
16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
17 Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.
The Message
Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
- YOUR DESIRES CAN KEEP YOU FROM YOUR DESTINY
Philippians 3:18-19, NLT
18 For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
19 They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth.
- WHEN YOUR STOMACH GETS EMPTY YOUR STANDARDS GET LOWER
2 Peter 1:10, NKJV
Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble…
Psalm 119:11, NKJV
Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
John 4:34, NKJV
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.”
- IN ALL YOU DO THINK FOLLOW THROUGH
1 Corinthians 10:13, NLT
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience.
And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
Psalm 90:12, NKJV
So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
- YOUR ENTIRE LIFE CAN CHANGE IN JUST A MOMENT OF TIME
Hebrews 11:17, NIV
Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.