CWC Message with Pastor Kevin Kerr

 The strength from joy is rooted in God's will. Not yours. We get our strength from the presence of God.

God is not for individuals,, He is for His body the Church

Mostly, we don’t need strength and courage for the things that are familiar to us. We need strength and courage to follow God in things we haven’t done before.

To do the things we haven’t done before

Pray: Lord, don’t let us fail the assignment, don’t let us get weak…help us to accomplish this task.

Strength courage and joy are tied together 

When we embrace fear, we take the path of weakness not strength.

Faith must occur before courage manifests and strength can win!

Either fear or faith…. both are a choice. Easier to fear. Anyone can do that. More hearty to exercise faith, listen to God, obey, and do or build what he told you.

-Give God something to work with, God then will bless it and use it for His glory!

Regardless of the numbers, God will defeat His enemies and His foes when God can trust the courage and strength of the man or person he is working with.

-He will

God said, Find me a man after my heart!! Then He will move

-Seeing beyond the present circumstance, situation or problem in front of us, most often is the key to victory.

-Strength Courage and Joy is OUR responsibility..not God’s

Courage to face the battle

Strength to win the battle

Joy is to seal the victory

-joy also becomes the faith victory before the battle begins

His call and obedience has to lead past our own understanding

Self-doubt often hides and masquerades itself as false humility when God wants you to forge ahead. 

When feelings of self doubt come in, a sense of fear takes over and a false sense of humility wants to take over and rob you of completing God’s assignment 

Start on the approach. 

-Any blessing or success in our life is often tied to our obedience to the Lord. It's a yielding to our purpose over our own will.

Isaiah 1:19

If you are willing to hear and obey the Lord our God you will eat from the good of the land.

God has created us each one with a plan and a purpose and destiny that we can seek hard after and follow.

-We need the willingness to do what He said and not expect an explanation of everything. If you can hear and do -this is the key to victory.

God providence comes as we follow God's plan

Providence is not a gimme

Providence is not favor

Providence is God's guidance and protection as you are following him. 

Being prepared to be in the right place at the right time where God wants you to be.

Being prepared to be in the right place at the right time where God wants you to be.