Message September 13, 2020 - Glorying in Tribulation

 Hello Prophetic, Praying, Company of Believers,

This Sunday message was delivered by the grace of God from the lips of Sis. Sirena Anochiam.  Transparency coupled with practical applications was the theme of the hour as we are invited to glory in our light afflictions.  

Enjoy!

Scripture References & Highlights

Message Scriptures:

• Romans 5:1-5
• Peace = freedom from disturbance, tranquility
• Isaiah 26:3
• Hope - (nouun) feeling of expectation, (verb) a feeling of trust
• Glory - take great pride and pleasure in
• Tribulation - distress and trouble, to press, sqeeze, rub 
• Patience - the capacity to wait without getting upset
• Experience - encounter or undergo an event or occurrence
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Nuggets for the Week

• God wants us to walk through trials with peace.  This can't be done in the flesh but by His Spirit.
• God is working on our hearts
• Through our tests, God wants us to know Him, rely upon Him
• Obey through the way He is leading
• These tests are coming to grow us not to harm us.  To walk differetly from the world
• He wants us to rely upon His Word
• Acknowledge Him always
• Walk in unity with His Spirit
• Trust Him and allow His Word to transform us

Reflections

• God is working
• We have to apply His Word daily
• God's timing is perfect
• God wants or dos to align with what we say
• Allow God to be God
• It takes practice to grow in maturity
• Trials allow us to know our God to do great exploits

 Key Takeaway for the Body

• Applying the Word to glory in tribulation

1. Have faith - acting like God is telling the truth, faith requires no evidence, unbelief will stop us
• James 2:6
• Romans 10:17
• Hebrews 11:1, 6
• 2 Corinthians 5:7
  
• Matt 17:19-20
2. Trust God and not doubt
• Trust is based largely on evidence with our senses
• you have a history with God
• God is building our spiritual muscles to rely on His faithfulness
• God is building through our experiences trusting in Him
• Don't allow the enemy to magnify what is going on
3. Worshipping Him
• pressing in when we don't feel like it
• God is still good and worthy
• it takes our eyes off s and put them on God who is worthy
• Acts 16:25
4. Pray
• pray, declare and speak His Word
• The enemy wants us to worry so that we aren't praying effectively.
• God wants us to be effective to the world and not be focused on our situations
• God wants us to love despite things that are going on around us
• God wants us to look like Christ when we are going through
• 1 Thess 5:17
• Phil 4:6-7
• 2 Chron. 7:14
5. Renew Your Mind Daily
• 2 Cor. 10:5
• Phil 2:5
• 1 Peter 1:13
• Eph. 4:23
6. Continually offer up thanksgiving
• 1 Thess 5:18
7. Walk in Love
• John 13:35
• Eph. 5:2
• 1 Peter 4:8-9
8. Looking for ways to be a blessing to others
• your focs is on Good and what He desires and ot what the enemy is doing
• God sees our hearts
• If you allow me to transform your mind, you will see things differently
• Matt 25:40

Prayer Time

In your times of prayer this week (6am, 9am, 12noon, 3pm and 6pm) we encourage you to include the following scriptures located below and in the article 7 Verses and 7 Prayers for your Pastor/

Isaiah 53:1-5 

Ephesians 6:11

Philippians 1:6

2 Kings 6:15-17

2 Cor. 10:4

Isaiah 26:3

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