BEFORE ANYTHING… I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations. (Jeremíah 1:5 NLT) Before… First, God thought of a purpose for you and then He created you. He didn’t create you and then say, “Whoops,…
IT’S NOT BY STRENGTH Part 2 …It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. (Zechariah 4:6 NLT) 1. Great projects are achieved with God’s help. Are you fighting alone, or have you made God a part of your marriage, business, and goals? 2. Great projects…
IT’S NOT BY STRENGTH …It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. (Zechariah 4:6 NLT) Great projects are achieved through God’s help. … It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit… (Zechariah 4:6 NLT) Great businesses can be raised up with…
CONTINUE OBEYING TO CONTINUE HAVING SUCCESS And if he continues to obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last forever.’. (1 Chronicles 28:7 NLT) He who stops learning, stops growing. He who stops obeying, stops having success. How do we maintain the success we’ve achieved? We need to…
THOSE WHO GLADLY DO GOOD You welcome those who gladly do good, who follow godly ways. But you have been very angry with us, for we are not godly. We are constant sinners; how can people like us be saved? (Isaiah 64:5 NLT) We, as parents, feel frustrated when our children don’t obey us or…
DON’T GO TO BATTLE GET CAUGHT UP IN PROBLEMS In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah, attacking and destroying it. However, David stayed behind…
WHAT A WISE, OLD PERSON DOES When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel. (1 Chronicles 23:1 NLT) 1. David was old because of the many days he had lived up to that point. He grew old, but because of time. There are young people that have…
THE BLESSING FROM A PARENT TO A CHILD “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you and give you success as you follow his directions in building the Temple of the Lord your God. And may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the Lord your God…
DANGERS OF IMPATIENCE Just as Saul was finishing with the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet and welcome him, but Samuel said, “What is this you have done?” Saul replied, “I saw my men scattering from me, and you didn’t arrive when you said you would, and the Philistines are at Micmash ready…
THE IMPATIENCE OF THE IMPATIENT Meanwhile, Saul stayed at Gilgal, and his men were trembling with fear. Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn’t come. Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away. So he demanded, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!”…