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Do I love the Lord this Much? 1 I love you, O Lord , my strength. We all too often want to rely on our own strength over the Lord’s. We want to do it on our own. We want to take care of ourselves. We want the ability to do it alone. Yet, we see here that David loves the Lord because He is his strength.…

This Week’s Theme: The Strength of God’s Church Memory Verse: Isaiah 41:10 “10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’” This Week’s Word is Fear : Fear can have at least three meanings.…

13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Strength can be learned from situations and circumstances The Philippian church was given a lesson on how to be strong in a crisis or negative situation. Paul wrote this letter from prison. He was in a situation that could have keep him from…

Victims or Overcomes? How many of you could use a way to be strong ? Many people are looking for an outpouring of the manifest presence of God. Many people are crying out for more of God’s presence. Our heavenly Father has heard us and He is giving us His present, but He is giving us His true presence…

Introduction 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places . What is the Lord saying you you? What are you asking God for? What dose the Bible say about it? Study…

Background & Introduction Background 2 Timothy was written by the apostle Paul. It was his last letter before his martyrdom, about ad 67. It was written to Timothy who Paul had placed in charge of the church at Ephesus. Timothy was a young companion of Paul, and this letter as well as 1 timothy was written…

Last week we looked at the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation and the Hope of His Calling and the believers calling. There is so much wrapped up in that - It is amazing. I touched on our inheritance on Wednesday Evening. We are going to touch it again and center on the power of God. 19 and what is the immeasurable…

One of the challenges with any kind of religious activities that are observed weekly is that we can easily fall into the rhythm and habit and fail to think about what those things mean. This is a concern that many people have about the Lord’s table. Churches in our tradition usually observe the Lord’s…

Introduction Here I have a cheese grater, and a can opener. Let me tell you about them. Cheese grater - two different size grater. lid. easy to clean. Can opener - soft grip handle. Easy turn. sharp blades. can opener. Now, the big question. Which one is better? Anyone? It’s an impossible question, isn’t…

Introduction When I was probably 8 or 9 years old we decided to see what would happen if we tied a rock to a young tree. The tree ended up growing at a slant until it reached the point where the rock was tied. After that it grew straight up again. As we grow in our walk with Christ, things are going…

We are answering some questions Who has it? Who thinks they have it but do not? Who doesn’t think they have it but do? Who does not have it? We talked about Divine authority, Jesus Authority, the Holy Spirits Authority, Biblical Authority The limited authority of Satan, Apostolic Authority and positions…

We are reminded that God graciously preserves and strengthens our faith. We are encouraged to build our faith on Christ and nothing else.

David’s “Night Season” ch. 27 no trust in Saul’s word living amongst the Philistines “getting by” the best he can (serving Achish- sort of) David is Rejected ch. 29 Philistines gather for war with Judah (v1-2) Philistine generals reject David as a security threat (v3-5) Achish send David home (v 6-11)…

Live the will of God and rely on the strength that He provides

Review [Bartimaeus] [“Triumphal” Entry] Now: Opposition to the Servant King Fig Tree | Part 1 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but…

Samson seems like a super-hero. With his super-strength he is almost invulnerable, and single-handedly kills thousands. And yet his story is one of constant frustration and failure. Samson's strength is not his own, for he was called to a purpose: ridding Israel of the Philistines. So even when he ignores this purpose, God works through him to achieve this end. How can we avoid being like Samson--striving for (and failing at) our own purposes serving greater ends despite ourselves? Are we, too, doomed to Samson's restless misery, or is there a better way?

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that…

7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” 9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He…

What do our thoughts and opinions about current events reveal about the way we see and use power? The story of Gideon gives insight from long ago that is still helpful for us today.

The Power of a Spirit-Filled Church Have you ever been in the middle of a difficult situation and wondered how you could possibly make it through? When we surrender and yield to the Holy Spirit, we see the incredible power God’s makes available. We rise, we persevere, we triumph. Today, we're going to…

God provides resources when we encounter fear from external and internal tensions.

Strengthen yourself in the Lord. How many of you good use a good renewing? Today is a day of being renewed and strengthened in Christ. We are continuing to strengthen ourselves in the Lord. Tell the story of David and upbringing and time line all the way up to the point of being alone and strengthening…

Intro – Children have a way of gaining control of things don’t they – I heard about a young boy who received a harmonica for Christmas from his uncle . After the first of the year he saw his uncle for the first time since receiving the harmonica. With a large smile he said, “Thanks for the harmonica…

Abiding in Christ yields Fruit, Increasing Affection, and Lasting Joy.

Intro Week Three of Four Week One Looked to Amos and the fact that our faith is not to be a performance God doesn’t care about the performance or the check list if our hearts aren’t in the right place Week two Jeremiah’s testimony to the court prophets They just kept telling people what they wanted to…