MEGA Favor

I’d rather be favored than skilled. God will give power and grace to the favored.

Be it unto you according to your faith.

Acts 4:33 KJV 1900

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

GREAT GRACE - 10 to the 6th power

GREAT -Mega - means a million

we get the word megapower.

Mega - watt, power, hertz, byte, ton

GRACE - Charis - favor, kindness on the part of the giver.

1. KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

1 Peter 1:2 KJV 1900

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

2 Peter 1:2 KJV 1900

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

2 Peter 1:2–4 KJV 1900

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

1 Peter

They that know there God shall be strong and do great exploits - Dan. 11:32

2 Peter 1:4 KJV 1900

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2. SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY

Luke 2:51–52 KJV 1900

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

3. MERCY AND COMPASSION

Psalm 112:4–5 KJV 1900

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: He will guide his affairs with discretion.

1 John 3:17 KJV 1900

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Psalm 112:

Psalm 112:9 KJV 1900

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness endureth for ever; His horn shall be exalted with honour.

10,000 Sermon Illustrations Legend of a King and a Heavy Stone

Legend of a King and a Heavy Stone

There are certain lessons of grace that can be learned only in the valley of pain and distress. Show me a Christian who has suffered much and deepened his dependence on God, and I will show you a sensitive soul full of compassion for others, and with a deep love for his Savior.

According to a legend, a king once placed a heavy stone in the roadway. Then he hid and waited to see who would remove it. Many who came by loudly blamed the government for not keeping the highways clear, but none assumed the duty of pushing the obstacle out of the way. At last a poor peasant stopped and rolled it into the gutter. To his surprise he found a bag full of gold embedded in the road beneath the spot where the rock had been. A note said it was the king’s reward for anyone who removed the troublesome object.

1 John 3:

4. FAITHFULNESS

4. FAITHFULNESS

Daniel 1:9 KJV 1900

Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

Daniel 6:4 KJV 1900

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Dan. 1

Daniel 10:11 KJV 1900

And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

5. HUMILITY

5. HUMILITY

James 4:6 KJV 1900

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

1 Peter 5:6–7 KJV 1900

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

James 5:6 KJV 1900

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

James 5:8 KJV 1900

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

1 Peter 5:5–8 KJV 1900

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

1 Peter 5:6 KJV 1900

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

6. FINDS A WIFE

6. FINDS A WIFE

Proverbs 18:22 KJV 1900

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favour of the Lord.