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  • Ye Shall Have the Power

    Acts 1:8 KJV

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

    The New Birth = The Spirit within

    The Baptism of the Holy Spirit = The Spirit upon

    John 7:38 KJV

    He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

    Acts 1:4-5 NKJV

    4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said,“you have heard from Me;  5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

    If it was a command for them, it’s a command for us.

    The Day of Pentecost

    Acts 2:1-4, 15-21 KJV

    And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

    A Fresh Anointing

    Ephesians 5:18 KJV

    And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be (being) filled with the Spirit;

    Acts 4:31 KJV

    31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

    “The greatest miracles I ever saw happened after hours of praying in tongues.” – Kenneth E. Hagin

    “If we are weak in prayer, we are weak everywhere.” – Leonard Ravenhill

    “I never walked into power until i first walked into prayer.” – William Branham

    “Our prayers lay the track down which God’s power can come.” – Watchman Nee

    “I prayed for nearly seven hours before I preached until the only voice I heard was his, and the more I fasted and prayed the clearer his voice became.” – Maria Woodworth-Etter

    “I prayed for hours every day before preaching” – Reinhard Bonnke 

    “The more I prayed the more the church grew.” – Dr. Yonggi Cho

    “Pentecost will not live where prayer dies.” – William Seymour

    Dunamis

    KJV: ability, abundance, meaning, might(-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle(-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work 

    NASB: power, miracles, powers, ability, miraculous powers, miracle, strength

    Acts 10:44 NLT

    Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message.

    Acts 11:15 NLT

    As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning.

    Acts 19:6 NLT

    Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied.

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    55 min
  • Dad Ain’t No Joke

    1. DAD IS FUN

    Proverbs 3:1–4 NLT

    My child,* never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. 2 If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying. 3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. 4 Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation.

    “It’s ironic how over the last 30 years, the male figure has been reduced to a punchline.”

    In sitcoms and commercials, fathers are often portrayed as incompetent, mindless, or unnecessary. He’s the guy who can’t fold laundry, burns the toast, and has no clue what’s going on with his own kids. But God didn’t make dads to be jokes—He made them with purpose.

    2. MADE TO DISCIPLINE

    Love without discipline leads to chaos.

    Discipline without love leads to rebellion.

    “Play is a doorway to relationship. When a dad plays, he’s saying: ‘I enjoy you.’”

    — Harvard Graduate School of Education

    • Playful interaction creates a foundation of trust, making correction and teaching more effective later.

    FUN IS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT

    “Kids don’t remember every rule you set, but they remember how you made them feel.”

    — Child Mind Institute

    Proverbs 3:1

    “My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands.”

    “A fun dad doesn’t lose authority—he gains influence.”

    3. MADE TO PROTECT

    A real father will do anything to protect his children.

    “A dad’s laughter creates a space where kids feel safe being themselves.”

    — TIME Magazine

    • Fun dads provide emotional safety, which opens kids up to honest conversations and long-term confidence.

    3. MADE TO ENCOURAGE

    Proverbs 3:3

    “Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.”

    4. MADE TO REFLECT

    The highest calling of a father is not just to raise good kids—but to reflect the Father in Heaven.

    Matthew 19:14 NLT

    But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”

    Proverbs 3:6

    “In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.”

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    45 min
  • Connected to Christ

    The Power of Connection Part Two

    Colossians 2:9-10 NLT

    For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.* 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

    2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

    “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” Being “in Christ” means that we receive life from Christ. His nature is now in us.

    John 15:4-5 NLT

    Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Because a branch is connected to the vine, the branch is “in” the vine. It receives its life and nature from the vine.

    Romans 8:9 NLT

    But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)

    Matthew 28:20 NLT

    Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

    Hebrews 13:5–6 NKJV

    Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

    UNIFIED

    Ephesians 4:2-4 NLT

    Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

    CONNECTING THROUGH LOVE

    Matthew 16:18 NKJV

    And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

    Ephesians 2:19-22 NLT

    So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. 21 We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. 22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

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    40 min
  • Designed to be Connected

    DON’T DO LIFE ALONE

    Genesis 2:18 NKJV

    The Lord God said “it is not good for men to be alone“

    CHOSEN BY GOD

    Schofield wrote in the footnotes of his reference Bible…” man was made in the image and likeness of God. This image is found chiefly in the fact that in his personal, relational, and moral being. While God is infinite and man is finite, man possesses the element of personality similar to those of the divine person because God created us in his image it’s possible to have relationship or connection with him.”

    CONNECTED TO PEOPLE

    God designed us to have more than just a relationship with him. We were created to fellowship with other people as well.

    LIFELINES

    On may 29, 1953, sir Edmund Hillary, and Tensing Norgay made their first historic climb to the summit of Mount Everest. A few days before the climb, Sir Edmund and Tenzing were taking supplies to a camp up on the mountain. On the way back to base Camp Hill Larry jumped across the crevasse in the icefall. A chunk of ice he landed on gave way, plunging him down into the chasm. Norgay Doug his axe into the ice and tightened the rope that bound the two saving Hillary‘s life.

    Ephesians 4:15-16 NKJV

    but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

    Act 2:41-47 NKJV

    41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. 46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

    ACTS 9:23-25 NKJV

    Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him. 24 But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him. 25 Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket.

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    44 min
  • Pure Focus
    Romans 4:18-21 NKJV
    who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” 19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU CATCH
    2 Corinthians 11:13 NIV
    But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
    KNOW THE SOURCE
    This is very important
    Because where it comes from, is where it leads to.
    Isaiah 26:3-4
    You will keep him in perfect peace,Whose mind is stayed on You,Because he trusts in You.
    Trust in the Lord forever,For in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.
    Isaiah 55:8-9
    “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your ways,And My thoughts than your thoughts.
    DON’T CATCH IT, CAST IT
    2 Corinthians 10:3–5 NKJV
    For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, Casting down arguments, strongholds are made up of thoughts.
    Philippians 4:4-9
    Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, whichsurpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
    Isaiah 55:10-11 NKJV
    “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,And do not return there,But water the earth,And make it bring forth and bud,That it may give seed to the sowerAnd bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent itThe post Pure Focus first appeared on Covenant Life Church.
    46 min
  • Growing Faith

    Hebrews 11:1 AMP

    Now faith is the assurance the confirmation, the title deed of the things we hope for, being the proof of things we do not see and the conviction of their reality faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.

    Romans 12:3, NKJV

    For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

    YOUR MEASURE OF FAITH CAN BE INCREASED BY DOING TWO THINGS.

    1. NEED TO FEED OUR FAITH

    Luke 4:4 NKJV

    But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”

    What bread or food is to the body so is the word of God to the heart

    Gods word is faith food

    Romans 10:8 NKJV

    But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):

    Romans 10:17 NKJV

    So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

    2. EXERCISING YOUR FAITH

    2 Thessalonians 1:3 NKJV

    We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other

    Matthew 8:10 NKJV

    When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! You measure of faith can be increased by feeding it on the word of God and exercising putting it into practice.

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    43 min
  • Wisdom & Honor

    Today, we pause to celebrate a truly sacred calling—motherhood. On this Mother’s Day, we honor the women whose love, labor, and faith shape not only homes, but hearts and futures.

    2 Timothy 1:5 NLT

    I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.

    Proverbs 31:10–11 NKJV

    Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain.

    Proverbs 31:26–31 NKJV

    She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: 29 “Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.

    1. SHE OPENS HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM

    – She speaks life.
    – She gives counsel.
    – She teaches truth.
    – Her words correct without wounding.
    – Encourage without enabling.

    2. SHE WATCHES OVER HER HOUSEHOLD

    She does not “eat the bread of idleness,” not because she never rests, but because she knows her work has eternal value. Even the smallest acts, done in love, become sacred when done unto the Lord.“The hand that rocks the cradle usually is attached to someone who isn’t getting enough sleep.”
    – John Fiebig

    3. HER CHILDREN RISE AND CALL HER BLESSED

    Verse 29 says, “Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.” This is not competition—it’s recognition. Godly honor is not demanded, it is earned through a life that reflects the character of Christ.

    4. A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD

    Finally, verse 30 brings it all home: “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.”

    Proverbs 9:10 NKJV

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. The world honors beauty, performance, and success. But the Lord honors faith, reverence, and righteousness.

    James 1:5 NKJV

    If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

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    38 min
  • Heavenly Hope

    1 Thessalonians 4:13-19 NKJV

    But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

    that you may not grieve [for them] as the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave].

    (AMP)

    14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

    John 14:1–3 NKJV

    “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

    PARADISE

    Luke 23:42–43 NKJV

    Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” 43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

    Revelation 21:3–4 NKJV

    3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

    Revelation 21:10–21 NKJV

    10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. 12 Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 three 1gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

    Jump down to verse 17

    17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

    Revelation 22:1–2 NKJV

    And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

    Philippians 1:21–23 NKJV

    For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

    Colossians 3:1–2 NKJV

    If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

    Luke 4:18–19 NKJV

    The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

    GOD IS PRESENT IN OUR PAIN

    Psalm 34:18 reminds us that God is near to the brokenhearted. He doesn’t keep a distance when we suffer. He steps closer.

    GRIEF HAS A SEASON, BUT HOPE IS ETERNAL

    Revelation 21:4 that one day, “He will wipe every tear from our eyes.” That means grief may visit, but it will not have the final word. Hope in Christ is stronger than death, deeper than sorrow.

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    47 min
  • Hold On To Hope

    Proverbs 13:12 NKJV

    Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

    Mark 11:24, KJV

    Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

    Hebrews 11:1 NKJV

    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

    The Greek word for “hope” is (elpis).

    – Confident, forward-looking trust in God. – Confident expectation of God’s promises. – A deep, forward-looking trust in what God will fulfill in the future – Not wishful thinking, but assured trust rooted in faith Hope (elpis) stands as a kind of spiritual perseverance—the trust that sustains believers between now and the fulfillment of God’s promises.

    1 Samuel 30:4–6 NKJV

    Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. 6 Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

    NEVER SURRENDER YOUR HOPE

    Proverbs 29:18 KJV

    Where there is no vision, the people perish…

    Romans 15:13 NKJV

    Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

    DAVID ENCOURAGED HIMSELF

    Jeremiah 29:11 NLT

    For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

    Psalm 42:11 NKJV

    Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

    Psalm 18:2 NKJV

    The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

    1 Samuel 30:18–19 NKJV

    So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. 19 And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all. You need hope for your soul

    Hebrews 6:19 NKJV

    This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast…

    Romans 4:18 NKJV

    who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”

    Ephesians 3:20 AMPC

    Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]—

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    45 min
  • To Die For

    Important or desirable enough to die for; your worth dying For.

    Revelation 3:20, NLT

    “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together

    1. THE PAIN OF SEPARATION

    Matthew 27:46 AMP

    And about the ninth hour (three o’clock) Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?—that is, My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me [leaving Me helpless, forsaking and failing Me in My need]?

    Psalm 22:1–2 NLT

    My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? 2 Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.

    Psalm 22:6–8 NLT

    But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all 7 Everyone who sees me mocks me. They sneer and shake their heads, saying, 8 “Is this the one who relies on the Lord? Then let the Lord save him! If the Lord loves him so much, let the Lord rescue him!”

    Psalm 22:14–18 NLT

    My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me. 15 My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead. 16 My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced* my hands and feet. 17 I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at me and gloat. 18 They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice* for my clothing.

    2. WE NEED HIS PRESENCE

    Psalm 23:4, NKJV

    “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

    Exodus 33:14–16 NKJV

    14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” 15 Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.”

    3. NEVER AGAIN SEPARATED

    Matthew 28:1–7 NLT

    Early on Sunday morning,* as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. 3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint. 5 Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. 7 And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.”

    Ephesians 2:4–6 NKJV

    4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

    Psalm 16:11 NLT

    You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.*

    John 14:6 NKJV

    Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

    5.HE IS KNOCKING (Altar Call)

    1 Peter 3:18 NKJV

    For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,

    John 14:6 NKJV

    Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

    Romans 10:9–10 NKJV

    that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

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