Standing in the Storm, part IV -- 6 February 2022

Standing in the storm.
Week 1

Matthew 7:24 Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice...is like a wise man who built his house on the ROCK.

1) Life-giving power of the word and 2) Life-saving power of the word (Psalm 107:20)

Week 2

Matthew 14 The disciples in the storm doing what they were told to do. Jesus walks out on the water to them in the storm. Storms of correction and perfection, discipline and revelation.

1) He is aware of your storm and He will meet you in that storm 2) to listen to Him and 3) to keep your focus on Him

Week 3

Hebrews 12:1-3 Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us...we do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

1) Fix our eyes on Jesus 2) listen to Jesus (the Word) and 3) learn from Jesus

Week 4

Hebrews 12
It’s a marathon so we must learn to endure. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, he endured the cross for the joy that was set before him.

It’s a marathon. Prepare yourself. There will be some twists and turns. Up some hills and down others. Keep your eye on Jesus (the Word). Mature believers must develop the ability to focus on Jesus. Not others. Not your people and not your pastor. You need people but they’ll let you down. You need a pastor but don’t let him/her be your Messiah.

Do the hard stuff. It’s worth it. Walk in the Spirit and not the flesh. Do that stuff that your flesh doesn’t want to do. It’s worth it. Deny yourself, take up your cross, and expect the supernatural. Go ahead and get out of the boat, do what The Word tells you to do, go ahead, trust it.