HOW TO WIN LIFE’S BATTLES (3) 2 Chronicles 20:20-25 ‘Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord.’ 2 Chronicles 20:3 NKJV Third, take your problems to the Lord. In the midst of his crisis, Jehoshaphat ‘set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast.’ Prayer is often the last thing we think of. Why? Because we want […]
HOW TO WIN LIFE’S BATTLES (2)
HOW TO WIN LIFE’S BATTLES (2) 2 Chronicles 20:12-20 ‘We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.’ 2 Chronicles 20:12 NIV Second, admit your own inadequacy. The only people God can’t help are those who don’t think they need His help. King Jehoshaphat said, ‘We have no power to face this vast army […]
HOW TO WIN LIFE’S BATTLES (1)
HOW TO WIN LIFE’S BATTLES (1) 2 Corinthians 20:1-12 ‘We have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us.’ 2 Chronicles 20:12 NIV With God’s help, King Jehoshaphat overcame not just one army, but three! And his victory teaches us how we can win life’s battles. First, identify the enemy. Many of us have no […]
GOD HAS PROMISED TO BLESS YOU!
GOD HAS PROMISED TO BLESS YOU! Deuteronomy 15:1-6 ‘The LORD your God will bless you as he has promised.’ Deuteronomy 15:6 NLT Sometimes life beats you down so much that you give up hoping and believing that anything good will ever happen for you. If that’s where you are today, read these words: ‘“I know […]
LOOKING FOR DONKEYS–(2)
LOOKING FOR DONKEYS–(2) 1Samuel 10:17-27 ‘So they despised him.’ 1 Samuel 10:27 NKJV When God calls you to a special destiny, not everyone will be happy about it. After Saul was anointed king, some said, ‘“How can this man save us?” So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.’ Note […]
LOOKING FOR DONKEYS— (1)
LOOKING FOR DONKEYS— (1) 1Samuel 10:1-5 “Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head.” 1 Samuel 10:1 NKJV Here’s the remarkable story of how Saul became Israel’s first king. He was out scouring the countryside for his father’s lost donkeys when he met the prophet Samuel. “Samuel said to […]
‘AS UNPREDICTABLE AS THE WIND
‘AS UNPREDICTABLE AS THE WIND Romans 11:5-35 ‘How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!’ (v33) The way in which the Holy Spirit works to bring us to God is at times quite unexpected. As we saw yesterday, Jesus said that the Spirit’s coming to men and women is as mysterious and unpredictable […]
‘A MAN CAME AMONG US’
‘A MAN CAME AMONG US’ Romans 8:1-17 ‘You… are controlled…by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.’ (v9) Conversion is ‘the great surprise’ because it can happen in the most unexpected ways and to the most unexpectant people. Just as we cannot predict the precise course of the wind – it blows […]
LET GOD TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE!
LET GOD TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE! 1 Chronicles 4:1-10 ‘His mother called his name Jabez.’ 1 Chronicles 4:9 NKJV The name Jabez means ‘pain and trouble’. Can you imagine walking into a room and hearing someone say, ‘Here comes trouble,’ or someone describing you as ‘a pain’? And what’s more, his mother labelled Jabez that way […]
TRUGGLE NECESSARY IN THE PROCESS
STRUGGLE NECESSARY IN THE PROCESS Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you.’ Psalm 32:8 NKJV Why are you still here? When Jesus saved you, why didn’t he simply take you to Heaven to be with him? Because he’s not only interested in your final destination; he wants to do a work in you and through you […]