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Isaiah 54:2-3 NKJV
Exodus 25:8–9 NKJV
Exodus 33:11 NKJV
Psalm 122:1 NKJV
WE ARE THE HOUSE OF GOD
1 Corinthians 3:16 NKJV
HE IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH
Matthew 16:18 NKJV
Acts 2:15–18 NKJV
2 Corinthians 9:6–11 NKJV
James 5:7 NKJV
1. THE POWER OF FIRST
Matthew 6:24–34 NKJV
2. TRUE VALUE OR NO VALUE
Seek – Greek zeteo
– To seek in order to find.
3. IT WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU
Matthew 6:33, NKJV
Philippians 3:7–9 NLT
Hebrews 11:6 NKJV
Isaiah 40:29–31 NKJV
Wait – qâvâh’; a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:—gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
Wait here is a different word from just sitting passively. It’s the concept That those who are braided together with God, that as your waiting your being In twined together with him.
The post Seek First first appeared on Covenant Life Church.Hebrews 1:8-9 NKJV
INTRODUCTION
1. JOY HAS COME
Luke 2:8-14 NKJV
Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV
Psalm 45:6–8 NKJV
2. THE OIL OF GLADNESS
Acts 10:38 NKJV
3. THE ANOINTING TO RESTORE
Isaiah 61:1–4 NKJV
Isaiah 61:3 NKJV
4. PUT IT ON
Isaiah 9:6–7 NKJV
This day marks the moment when:
• Hope, redemption, and peace entered the world
Jehovah-shalom, “The Lord Our Peace,”
PEACE WITH GOD
Ephesians 2:14–18 NKJV
Romans 5:1–2 NKJV
PEACE WITH OTHERS
Galatians 5:22–23, NKJV
Romans 12:18 NKJV
Ephesians 4:1–3 NKJV
Revelation 12:10 NKJV
PEACE WITH MYSELF
Romans 8:1 NKJV
CONCLUSION
Colossians 3:12–17 NKJV
1. YOU ARE NEVER ALONE
Psalm 139:1–12 TPT
God Understands Loneliness
Jesus Himself experienced loneliness:
Because Jesus experienced loneliness, He can comfort us in ours.
2. OUR DEEPEST NEED IS EMMANUEL
Matthew 1:22–23 NKJV
Psalm 68:5-6 TPT
Isaiah 41:10 NKJV
3. BE THE ANSWER
Serving Others breaks the cycle of isolation.
Galatians 6:2 NKJV
4. STAY CONNECTED
Hebrews 10:24–25 NKJV
IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS
Psalm 92:1–2, NKJV
A landmark study from the University of Southern California (USC, 2015) found that when people
experience or express gratitude, it activates the:
Meaning:
A study from the University of North Carolina found that expressing gratitude to a partner increases oxytocin levels in BOTH people — the giver and the receiver. Gratitude increases oxytocin, the hormone associated with:
• bonding
Saying “thank you” actually releases the same hormone a mother releases when bonding with a newborn.
A study from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) found that daily gratitude practices:
• lower blood pressure
Saying “thank you” doesn’t just heal relationships — it heals you.
Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV
Hebrews 13:15 NKJV
Psalm 91:1–2 NKJV
MY REFUGE
Genesis 2:8–9 NKJV
MY FORTRESS
Root Word – “to hunt to capture, To lay hold of to secure something.
• A stronghold
The idea is that God Himself becomes your inaccessible defense, your safe place where nothing can reach you. He is the One who surrounds, secures, and defends you.
Psalm 91:2 NKJV
MY GOD
IN HIM I WILL TRUST
Psalm 103:1–5 NKJV
“Can God trust you with power without it corrupting you?”
INTRODUCTION
Joseph’s journey shows why God blessed him:
Genesis 41:37–45 NKJV
1. POWER REVEALS THE HEART
Joseph’s promotion exposed:
Genesis 50:17–21 NKJV
2. POWER IS FOR SERVING PEOPLE, NOT ELEVATING SELF
John 13:1 NKJV
John 13:12–15 NKJV
In the world: power = privilege
3. PROMOTION COMES FROM GOD ALONE
God can lift someone from the prison to the palace in a single day.
• God is the source of all influence.
Leaders who empower others receive greater power from God.
Ephesians 4:12–13 AMP
4. TRUE POWER REQUIRES ACCOUNTABILITY
Joseph remained:
• Submitted to Pharaoh
Authority without accountability becomes dangerous.
• Humility
The Power Test teaches that influence is given to fulfill God’s purpose, not to build our own platform. Leaders who steward authority well become vessels God can trust with destinies.
ACTION-ITEM HOMEWORK
2. Empower Someone—Delegate a responsibility or opportunity to someone who needs to grow. Help them succeed.
3. Conduct a Heart Check—Ask the Holy Spirit: “Is there any pride, insecurity, or self-promotion in my leadership?” Write down what He shows you.
4. Choose Accountability—Share one area of leadership or decision-making with a spiritual mentor or overseer. Invite feedback and correction.
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Galatians 5:16 KJV
Galatians 5:16 NLT
“So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.”
It’s not enough to try to not do what we shouldn’t do. We must be occupied doing what we should do.
1 Corinthians 13:1 NKJV
Ephesians 3:16 AMPC
The more from God we want, the more we have to get ourselves out of the way. Whenever God wants to bring us into something, we have to _____ ____ of something else.
The choice is yours.
You’re constantly sowing.
Galatians 6:7-8 AMPC
“Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked [a]by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and [b]that only is what he will reap.
For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
Life is all about making the decision that you’re gonna sow to the spirit and not to the flesh.
You’ll never become so spiritual that your flesh never gives you any trouble.
Sow to the _______ and you’ll reap life.
Sow to the _______ and you’ll reap ruin, decay, destruction.
The decision is ours and we’re making that decision several times, every day, as long as we live.
Depend on God and allow Him to work in your life.
Revelation 3:19 AMPC
Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude].
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me.
He who overcomes (is victorious), I will grant him to sit beside Me on My throne, as I Myself overcame (was victorious) and sat down beside My Father on His throne.
Which door in your life is God knocking at?
Matthew 26:41
God can use your situation to make you a better believer.
It’s already out of your control so you just have to __________ how you’re gonna respond.
It helps to ask God for His help.
Be patient with the process.
We have to allow God to prepare us for the dreams and desires we have.
How you act in the ___________ matters.
We’re not ready to have a thing until we can be happy _________ it.
God wants us to have as much as we can handle.
James 1:2-4 AMPC
When you got born again, you received the __________ of God and all of its fruit into your spirit. It just has to be ______________.
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