Please Don't Lose Heart

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And also I just ask that you all pray for the pastor and his travels and that you keep us in our prayer the pastor he will be back Tuesday for Bible study of court and the next will have the praise team come back.

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Hey, man. Love thank you for all the love songs all the songs. Was focused on loving that is a blessing. So now it's time for I know our kids are ready to go to children's church before you leave. I would be remiss the pastor would want me to pray right for the children before they leave. So let's just clear out her to mine Heavenly Father. We come to your prayer. We just thank you for this day. We thank you for our youth. We thank you for each and every child here each and every child. They would like to be here each and every child. We just play pray for the children and then you go with them and be with them as they learn in kids world through children's Church Father. We pray for a safe return of our past their home from Chicago and pick you up raise you in Jesus name. Amen. Okay kids you can Go to children's church.

So as I said, the Pastor is out of town and of course when a pastor leaves he's not going to just leave his black in anyone's hands, right? And so he went to a person that I know that he loves dearly he cares about dearly we spent 8 years with them in Santa Cruz. I think he or I believe he ordained Elder Elder Howard. He ordained Elder Howard and I am so happy to see his wife sister Sandra high-powered and Elder Tony Howard. I'm here with us today. We love them both dearly. He is a man of God he teaches and free. Just like my husband even though cuz they were what it if you didn't see one for the other without the other for 8 years straight and so we are pleased to welcome him to UCF to give us the word. So if you will all stand We are going to do our confession of faith and after our confession of Faith, please continue to to stay and applaud and receive a my speaker of the of the our Elder. Tony Howard will be the next voice. You hear after I confession of Faith. So if you all repeat after me, I am not moved. By what I see. or by what I feel I am moved. By what I believe. I believe the word of God the victory is mine. I have now. I can see it. Through The Eyes of my face in Jesus name Amen, that's welcome, Elder Howard.

Giving honor to God who is the head? Through our Pastor Ken Williams in his absence. to our first lady sister Teresa Williams

You're our Deacons. Are you the lady God bless you this morning? I thank you that you would have thought us this opportunity. to come share with you what God has given us.

my beautiful wife Howard who tries to keep me in check Pray for us. What a blessing it is. I was here on Easter Sunday. And I went back to Santa Cruz and I had to tell the story. because the founders of this church, I've had the privilege to know as sister William said for some eight years and I know the hard work that they put in not just for the Christian Fellowship, but for God they are believers they believe in living the word not just preaching and teaching but truly living the word and sometimes even though we do our best. We can be discouraged. I'm a witness to that too. But God is a good guy. And look at all these beautiful faces. He said to Pastor insistently, so I thank God for them. And I thank God for you and I would share with you and I would say to you with all your heart and all your prayer just love on them because there's some lovable people. Amen. When your spirit speaks to me with my whole heart, I'll agree.

I'll say yes Lord. Yes. Yes Lord.

Spirit of the Living God fall afresh on me. Thank you master for another opportunity to serve to share each.

The Living Word the truth the gospel and let us not be confused as to who your son is and what he done for us.

The Holy Spirit our guide and direct us we come to praise you.

A prayer answering God in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen.

before we go To the scripture this morning if you will turn with me so 2nd Corinthians.

the fourth chapter

2nd Corinthians the fourth chapter, and I know that everyone has the Bible and if you don't will pray

stand with me as we prepare to read the word, but let me say this to you before the message comes. Whatever you do. Don't blink cuz it only take a minute for the Holy Spirit to do what it has come to do. Amen. Amen. I won't be before you long. They know how I am Pastor has taught us over the years. Say what God say and have a seat. That's what I'm going to do. So that's why I don't want you to blame because it's going to be quick. Amen. Amen. Therefore seeing what we have this ministry as we have received Mercy. We faint not say faint not But how renounce the hidden things of dishonesty not walking things not walking in craftiness Noah howling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to Every Man's conscience and the sight of God, but if our gospel be hid it is head to that. I lost that I lost weight back that I lost. And whom the God of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not least the light of the Glorious gospel of Christ who in the image of God just sign on to them what we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord and ourselves your service for Jesus say for 6 for God who commanded the light to shine out of Darkness have shined in our hearts to give light of the width of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ verse 7 what we have this treasure in Earthen vessels that the excellencies of the power may be of God and not of us we are troubled on every side yet not distressed. We are perplexed but not in despair persecuted, but not forsaken cast down, but not destroyed verse 10 always. About the body dying of the Lord Jesus that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body verse 11 for Wii which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus say that the live also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh verse 12, so then but light and you we having the same Spirit of Faith according as it is written believe and therefore I have spoken. We also believe and therefore speak verse 14, which raises up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus and she'll present us with you. Birth 15 for all things are for your sex that the Bonnie Grace might through the Thanksgiving of many redound to to the glory of God. The final verse for which causes we faint not say thank God. But don't our yet the inward man is renewed day by day. Amen. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord.

when I took a look at this particular text.

Call makes a profound statement. He says we do not lose heart or we faint not. The phrase lose heart means to to be discouraged how many people have been discouraged at some time or another in their life?

If any of us have been discouraged most of us all was talking about in this particular text. Call also was wondering if anybody should have been discouraged. It should have been par. It's sad to say but even today in the church body. It is not uncommon for Christians to to lose heart. Off to come to become discouraged. This is both strange and side. It's strange because we do not experience. Are we having a the high

it's sad because Paul wrote it in Galatians 6:9 in due season. We shall reap Everlast. If we do not lose heart, so we we we as a people of God must be mindful that a promise to us. That don't get discouraged. That is what

no matter what is going on.

lose heart I want us to examine this particular text if we will there's a couple of things that you might want to to highlight the first thing that we want. The Highlight is the theme of this particular sermon. Do not lose heart. There is a sign for you when you're losing heart. There is a sign for you when you're beginning to get this and that first sign that I would think of if I were you is call a lot of persistence in prayer. And then lack of persistence in prayer.

Don't make me get happy up in here. I get happy and then they can't hold me down.

We're going through in our lives. It should not be without prep. I might for every morning. We had a prayer team in the morning at 5:30, but you got to be on the line I think big was on there one time you have to be on the line at 5:30. And you hear all these brothers trying to click in trying to get in and then we'll pass the cane. He said we can't be doing this. We got to get a conference line and we got a conference and I'm going to tell you what a blessing it was to wake up in the morning and have all these brothers on the line praying at the same time. That's the blessing because I understand that no matter what I go through in my life. I am no different from Paul. No different from Moses. No different from Jonah no different from Jacob. No different from Isaac. I too will have trials and tribulations in my life, which would sometime this skirt me. But I believe and I am a witness today that Prayer Changes Things. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Rice equated fervent prayer with not losing heart. I think if you look at Luke 18:1, and I'm a scripture man that tell you you probably got two pages of scripture, but just try to keep up if you can we should not lose heart, but be fervent in prayer. Bourbon and prayer characterized is what we call a strong Christian.

That's the characteristics of a of a strong Christian because the scripture says with all prayer and petition pray at all times and that for me for me and my wife will tell you you pray, but you worry. But you can't do it. You can't do them both you pray and leave it to God and get up and walk away and trust him to do what he said. He will do a man and you

a man and none of us. No one can come to the father without going through the son and we must be able to pray that the sun my intercede for us back door way to the father. Don't grow weary in doing good. Whatever you do. Don't grow weary. So what call helped us to understand them and we have to go to this particular text if you will go to 2nd Corinthians 11:23 to 2923 through 29 and let's just let's just read that. 2nd Corinthians

11th chapter 23 through 29 amen You wouldn't miss a man if I hear pages I can wait. I have time. I know we have to get out of here. Don't snorkel. Don't don't turn too slow.

amen 23 Are they Ministers of Christ I speak as a fool. I am more in labor more abundant in Stripes above measure in prison more frequent. And that's often other Jews 5 * received by 40 Stripes save 1 verse 25 Rights was I beaten with rods once was I Stone Trace I suffered shipwreck.

I suffered shipwreck and my tie and a day I have been in the Deep. in a day I have been in the Deep call literally says

I don't know about you. But I've been doing some things in my life. That would run. Another person just wouldn't be able to. be able to go through the process even though Robin even though

If sometimes I used to say to the pastor every time I go through some I just passed, you know, this is the worst I've ever been through. I've never been through nothing so bad and you say you know, what are you coming? And you say that same online?

But he love me nevertheless. Is helping us here to understand that, you know, sometimes things just not going to go the way you want them to go in your life. But you can't give up and you can't be discouraged. We have to be mindful of this as Brothers and Sisters in Christ where to encourage one another where to lift one another up back in these days. That's what

with all that goes on in the church and all homes on our jobs and our business. We must encourage one another

I hate Enterprise toward that goal. Which is in Christ Jesus? So don't grow weary in doing good and he mean when he says don't get weary in doing good. Well think about this your call to a place in our lives when we come to Jesus.

We must keep in mind.

That's the first thing that somebody said you ought to be still and know that he is God. If you trust her like you say you trust him then you'll do what he said do so.

Repeal this like it is today because sometimes when we get the scars we want to give up. Somebody say it's alright to give out but don't give up. Yeah, yeah. It's alright to give out but don't give up. The reason some of us loses heart is because we have trials and tribulations in our life. I know that none of us can escape trials and tribulations somebody.

Call alluded to this in his remarks in Ephesians 3:13. He said to the church at my tribulations for which you is for which is your glory.

But watch what I can do through those through through Jesus Christ who lead and guide me. I don't care about those.

That's what Paul is talking about. He wasn't concerned with his self. He was concerned with the church. He was concerned at the church.

You know, he needed this and that but I'mma tell you this right now. I don't care. What car was it what he done what I know. What spray?

That's what we have to do tribulations comes in all forms. Why this in our families why this all night job tribulations and again, somebody taught me long time ago. The best way to defeat tribulations if you get down on your knees.

And if anybody have some sore knees around here, it's me. I tell you that right now, but it's okay because I understand that in all things in all things. It works out for the good of those and if you loving Jesus, there's nothing you can go through. God said in his work. I won't put more on you than you can bear. I believe that is reasons. Why. We get discouraged. There's reasons why we we lose faith is reasons why we lose we we we we got to keep our focus on the one who called us. Into his family and that is God himself. Jesus said the world would be the way the world.

until it's our when you think about lawlessness because that's another reason that we lose heart you think about the Disobedience you think about the attitude towards the people of God you think about the lack of respect for God and His word those things are what causes tribulations as I get ready to close all I would say and hope that you would hear it's trusting God in all that you do and all that you say and remember this when your brother is overtaken,

Thank Elder Howard again for the word.

And you know that this is the time where we talked about next step. I think he just freaked the next steps if you see on your program and on your connection card on next steps. Is the read your Bible daily gave us plenty of scriptures to refer to you to read this week pray daily throughout his message. Who is Lee we want you to continue to sign up and volunteer for opportunities at UCF attend Tuesday or Thursday or Tuesday and Thursday Bible study and also even most important is to invite someone to Sunday worship worship service, please invite people to so big it is our mission to bring God's word to the world and the only way we can do that is if we reach out and we invite and ask others to come and learn and listen and share with us in the word of God. So if this time will call up be convinced that he may give the invitation followed by the ties and offering so you have an opportunity to turn in your connection card and give your tight enough.

Let the Church Say Amen Let the church say Amen again Vanessa wonderful message today

and those that don't know him in the pardon of their sins. Now is the time.

You know, there's plenty of room at the cross. Waiting just for you.

In order for us to be right. We have to come on board and no Jesus. And we don't know Jesus within we can't help nobody else.

My God is waiting. Yo. No, the you that don't have a church home would like to come to be a memo United Christian Fellowship now, it's the time. And I always said you can check it on your connection card.

But not Jesus will save you all you got to do is just trusted.

trust him and believe

so I guess everybody is satisfied and we have done what God have told us to do.

Standing with his arm open today. Come on my children. Come to me.

In step with him and he going to stay up with you.

Well, we have done so. My God, how many quaters to do once again still made it? common receive the tithes and offering