Life Community Church La Porte

Pastor Alan
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Life Community Church La Porte

  1. 09/11/2023

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 5

    Matthew 8: 23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. 24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” 26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. 27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”     Luke 7: When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, 5 “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.” 6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. 7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” 10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.     26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!”   COULD YOU HANDLE CORRECTION IN THE MIDST OF YOUR STORM?   REAL FAITH IS NOT SIMPLY UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITY, BUT PLACING ONESELF UNDER AUTHORITY.     WE CAN HAVE APTITUDE AND UNDERSTANDING, BUT IF WE HAVE NO GIFTED TALENT OR ABILITY WE ARE IMPOTENT.   GIFTED FAITH IS THE ABILITY TO PLACE EVERYTHING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST.   WHEN IT’S UNDER JESUS AUTHORITY, HE HAS THE POWER TO EXERCISE HIS WILL.     LUKE 6: 46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? 47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. 48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. 49 But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”   HEBREWS 11: 6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.     REAL FAITH IS NOT SIMPLY UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITY, BUT PLACING ONESELF UNDER AUTHORITY.     WHAT IN MY LIFE IS NOT UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS?   EPHESIANS 1: 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.   COLOSSIANS 2: 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.     REAL FAITH IS NOT SIMPLY UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITY, BUT PLACING ONESELF UNDER AUTHORITY.

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 5

  2. 09/05/2023

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 4

    James 4: 6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”   1 Corinthians 13:1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.   13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.   Chapter 14   1 Let love be your highest goal!   WE DEFINE LOVE TO MEAN WHATEVER WE WANT TO MAKE IT MEAN.   Mark 10: 17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’” 20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” 21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.         IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW.   WHY DO YOU CALL ME GOOD? ONLY GOD IS GOOD?   HOW WE ADDRESS JESUS IS ALWAYS THE  BEGINNING TEST OF HUMILITY!   JESUS HAS TO BE LORD IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR HEART!   JESUS AS MASTER AND LORD, GIVES COMMANDS, NOT RECOMMENDATIONS!   Love is the missing ingredient.   1 Corinthians 8: Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church.   GOD’S LESSONS ARE NEVER LIMITED TO GREATER KNOWLEDGE!   Deuteronomy 6: 4 “Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. 5 And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.   Matthew 22: 37 Jesus replied, “ ‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”   WE WILL ALWAYS SACRIFICE FOR WHAT WE LOVE!   The Jesus Test!   At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.   Would Jesus ask me to give up my loves to follow Him?   OUR PRIDE OR HUMILITY, DETERMINES OUR ABILITY TO ANSWER THE CALL!   Is Jesus the Lord and Master of my life?What other loves inhibit my love for Jesus?Am I willing to sacrifice my loves for my love for Jesus?

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 4

  3. 08/28/2023

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 3

    FAITH IS FOUNDED IN HUMILITY!   2 Corinthians 1: 8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, WE STOPPED RELYING ON OURSELVES AND LEARNED TO RELY ONLY ON GOD, who raises the dead. 10 And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. WE HAVE PLACED OUR CONFIDENCE IN HIM, and he will continue to rescue us.   THE KEY: WE STOPPED RELYING ON OURSELVES AND LEARNED TO RELY ONLY ON GOD!   FAITH IS A TOTAL TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD.   CONFIDENCE IN GOD, NOT CONFIDENT IN OUR OWN ABILITY!   WE HAVE TO DIE TO OUR DESIRE TO CONTROL!   PROVERBS 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.     REAL GOD CONFIDENCE IS NOT ESTABLISHED IN THE FULFILLMENT OF A REQUEST, BUT KNOWING WHO WE ARE TO GOD!     ROMANS 8: 35 CAN ANYTHING EVER SEPARATE US FROM CHRIST’S LOVE? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 NO, DESPITE ALL THESE THINGS, OVERWHELMING VICTORY IS OURS THROUGH CHRIST, WHO LOVED US. 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, NOTHING IN ALL CREATION will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.   I AM LOVED!   THERE IS NEVER A CIRCUMSTANCE DIRE ENOUGH THAT CAN DEFINE WHO I AM TO GOD!       THE FAITH LIFE IS FOUND ONLY THROUGH DEATH.     LUKE 9: 23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.     IS THE FAITH LIFE ALWAYS GETTING WHAT WE WANT ON OUR TERMS?   JESUS HAS TO BE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY!   1 Peter 2: 13 For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority—whether the king as head of state, 14 or the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish those who do wrong and to honor those who do right.     FAITH IS MORE THAN A BELIEF SYSTEM, FAITH IS A LIFE OF COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN GOD OVER EVERY AREA OF OUR LIFE.       ESTABLISHING FAITH THROUGH HUMILITY!   FAITH IS TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN GOD!DO I USE GOD AS MY EMERGENCY PLAN, HOPING HE COMES THROUGH? KNOWING MY IDENTITY DETERMINES MY CONFIDENCE IN GOD.DO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NO OR NOT NOW? I MAY HAVE AN AUTHORITY ISSUE!  MEANING I WANT TO BE THE AUTHORITY! DEATH TO MY CONTROL ENABLES LIFE TO MY FAITH!AM I WILLING TO RELINQUISH COMPLETE CONTROL TO GOD? WE STOPPED RELYING ON OURSELVES AND LEARNED TO RELY ONLY ON GOD!     JESUS AS LORD IS MORE THAN JUST A TITLE.   CAN I GIVE JESUS AUTHORITY OVER EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE?

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 3

  4. 08/28/2023

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 2

    Luke 14: When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? 9 The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table! 10 “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. 11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”     LEARNING THE LESSON OF HUMILITY IS IMPERATIVE FOR BLESSING AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH.   For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.   Jesus Truth!!!   WE CRAVE FOR THE ATTENTION OF OTHERS TO HELP AFFIRM WHO WE ASPIRE TO BE!   WHEN PEOPLE ARE THE SOURCE OF OUR VALIDATION, THEY THEN BECOME THE GREAT DETERMINER OF OUR IDENTITY!   IF I ALLOWED YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF ME TO DETERMINE MY IDENTITY, I WOULDN’T BE PREACHING THIS SERMON TODAY!   MATTHEW 6: 5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.   IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR PRIDE WE HAVE TO EXAMINE AND CHANGE OUR MOTIVATION.   THE TRUTH IS: HUMILITY IS ENACTED BY OUR CHOOSING WHO WE DESIRE TO PLEASE AND HONOR.   WE CANNOT APPLY OUR DIFFICULTIES WITH DYSFUNCTIONAL MAN TO A PERFECT GOD!   SUBMISSION IS HUMILITY IN ACTION!   Ephesians 5: 21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.   James 3: 13 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 15 For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. 17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.         PLEASING GOD AND WALKING IN HUMILITY BRINGS A GODLY REWARD.   Proverbs 29: 23 Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.     Matthew 5:5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.   James 4: 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.   1 Peter 5: 5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for       “God opposes the proud       but gives grace to the humble.”   6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.     GOD SUPERNATURALLY GIVES PROMOTION TO THE HUMBLE.   EPHESIANS 3: 8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.   UNFORTUNATELY, THE PRIDEFUL ARE NOT ALWAYS CHANGED TO BECOME  HUMBLE!   HUMILITY ENABLES US TO SERVE GOD WITH THE RIGHT MOTIVATION!       THE PATH TO SUPERNATURAL PROMOTION   RECOGNIZE EVIL (PRIDEFUL) MOTIVATIONS AND REPENT.BY FAITH, ALLOW GOD TO BE THE REWARDER.YIELD TO RIGHT OF WAY TO OTHERS AND SHOW HONOR.

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 2

  5. 08/28/2023

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 1

    WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN WE SKIP IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL COURSES AND LESSONS?     AS CHRISTIANS, THERE ARE FOUNDATIONAL LESSONS THAT ARE A PREREQUISITE FOR GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION.   COLOSSIANS 1: 6 This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.   GOD’S END GOAL IN OUR LIFE IS SALVATION AND TRANSFORMATION!     EDUCATION IS ORDERED AND INTENTIONAL!   GOD’S EDUCATION SYSTEM IS ALSO ORDERED AND INTENTIONAL!   TRUTH: ROMANS 11: 36 For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.   Proverbs 11: 2 Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.   James 3: 13 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.   1 Peter 5: 5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for     “God opposes the proud       but gives grace to the humble.” 6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.     HUMILITY PRECEDES WISDOM! HUMILITY IS VITAL FOR SALVATION! TRUE OBEDIENCE AND SUBMISSION IS IMPOSSIBLE! HUMILITY ENABLES FAITH! HUMILITY EMPOWERS LOVE!     INTENTIONALLY PLACE YOURSELF IN SECOND PLACE!   JOHN 5: 19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.   PHILIPPIANS 2: 6 Though he was God,       he did not think of equality with God       as something to cling to.     7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;       he took the humble position of a slave       and was born as a human being.     When he appeared in human form,       8 he humbled himself in obedience to God       and died a criminal’s death on a cross.       HUMILITY PRECEDES SUBMISSION. SUBMISSION LEADS TO FAITH. WHICH IN TURN ENABLES OBEDIENCE. OBEDIENCE TO GOD LEADS TO BLESSING FOR GOD.   CHANGE YOUR POSITION AND CHANGE YOUR CONFESSION!SERVE WITHOUT EXPECTATION OF HUMAN RECOGNITION!     IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE GOD! IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE GOD! IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE GOD!   LUKE 17: 7 “When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’? 8 No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’ 9 And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not. 10 In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’ ”     IS THE COURSE SO HARD, YOU JUST QUIT?THE ELEMENTARY IS IMPORTANT!GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND FOCUS UPON LEARNING!PRACTICE HUMILITY THEN LIVE IN OBEDIENCE!

    Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 1

  6. 08/07/2023

    Pastor Paul Neel

    Life Community Church La Porte

  7. 07/31/2023

    Pastor Alan | Details PT 4

    EXODUS 26: 1 “Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. 2 These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet wide. 3 Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain. 4 Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set. 5 The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain. 6 Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.   WHY SO SPECIFIC? BECAUSE, WITHOUT ADEQUATE EXPECTATION THERE IS ALWAYS FRUSTRATION.       GOD IS A FIRST PLACE GOD WHO ALWAYS EXPECTS THE BEST!   ROMANS 12: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.   DOES GOOD EXPECT THE VERY BEST FROM US?   MATTHEW 22:11 “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. 12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. 13 Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” REVELATION 3: 17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. 18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.     THERE IS ALWAYS AN INVESTMENT OF TIME AND ENERGY NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSITIES OF GOD’S KINGDOM.         THE DETAILS ARE ALWAYS IN THE INSTRUCTIONS!   2 Chronicles 16: 7 At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram. 8 Don’t you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers? At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you. 9 The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”   HERE IS THE KEY: EVERY MIRACLE STARTS WITH A PROBLEM!   GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS ALWAYS REQUIRE FAITH!   John 9: As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” 3 “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him. 4 We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work. 5 But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes. 7 He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “sent”). So the man went and washed and came back seeing!     HERE’S THE LESSON   NOT EVERY MIRACLE IS INSTANTANEOUS!SOMETIMES THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS DON’T MAKE ANY SENSE!FAITH IS FOLLOWING DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS EVEN WHEN THEY DON’T MAKE SENSE.THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE NEED HELP FROM OTHERS TO GET TO THE PLACE TO RECEIVE OUR MIRACLE!THE PROCESS IS  ALWAYS AS IMPORTANT AS THE END RESULT.     THE WRAP-UP   GOD KNOWS ALL THE DETAILS OF YOUR LIFE!HE IS INTERESTED AND DESIRES TO BE INVOLVED! GOD HAS A DETAILED PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE!   IT BEGINS WITH BELIEVING IN ORDER TO RECEIVE!   GOD’S DETAILED PLAN INCLUDES DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS!

    Pastor Alan | Details PT 4

  8. 07/25/2023

    Pastor Alan | Details PT 3

    PSALM 37: 23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. 24 Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.   MATTHEW 6: 25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?     DYNAMIC FAITH IS ESTABLISHED UPON THE BELIEF THAT GOD IS INTERESTED AND INVOLVED IN EVERY DETAIL OF OUR LIFE.   DYNAMIC FAITH HAS THE ABILITY TO GROW QUICKLY.  BUT, IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE MANY CRASH AND BURN.   OUR PERCEPTION OF OUR PROBLEMS DETERMINE OUR FAITH!   Romans 5: 3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.     It’s never just the problem, but how we deal with the problem.   OUR SOLE PURPOSE IS JUST TO SURVIVE!    When survival becomes our objective, our chosen distractions or COPING MECHANISMS often become the crutches we can’t live without.   WHERE YOU GIVE ATTENTION, YOU GIVE AUTHORITY.   Enduring or surviving is never God’s end objective, building strength and confidence is God’s end objective.   HOW ARE YOU? AND WHO ARE YOU COMING OUT OF YOUR PROBLEM?   A CONFIDENT HOPE IS SEEING GOD IN THE DETAILS.   If God loves me and is interested in every detail, then why is this happening to me?   We cannot allow our circumstances to continually determine our faith.     For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.     THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TO FILL OUR HEARTS WITH HIS LOVE!   BUILDING DYNAMIC FAITH!     BELIEVE THAT GOD IS INTERESTED IN EVERY DETAIL OF OUR LIVES!   GOD INTENDS TO MAKE US OVERCOMERS, NOT OVERWHELMED!   ROMANS 8: 28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.   ENGAGE THE HOLY SPIRIT NOT THE COPING MECHANISM!   HOW ARE YOU COMING OUT OF YOUR PROBLEMS?

    Pastor Alan | Details PT 3
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