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Key #1
JOY BELONGS TO ME
James 1:2-3
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Psalm 94:19
When my anxious thoughts multiplied, your comfort filled my soul with joy.
KEY #2
PEACE BELONGS TO ME
John 16:33 NLT
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Key #3
A WAY HAS BEEN MADE FOR ME
Matthew 7:7–8 NLV
“Ask, and what you are asking for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you. 8 Everyone who asks receives what he asks for. Everyone who looks finds what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks has the door opened to him.
Isaiah 43:2 NLT
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
Key #4
A PRICE HAS BEEN PAID FOR ME
Galatians 3:14
Christ paid the price so that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to all the people of the world through Jesus Christ and we would receive the promised Spirit through faith.

The flavor of favor

Colossians 1:12 NIV Give joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light

2 Sam 9:1 (NLT) One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

Galatians 4:6-7 NLT  And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.’  Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.

2 Sam 9:2 (NLT) He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul’s servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked. “Yes sir, I am,” Ziba replied.

2 Sam 9:3 (NLT) The king then asked him, “Is anyone still alive from Saul’s family? If so, I want to show God’s kindness to them.” Ziba replied, “Yes, one of Jonathan’s sons is still alive. He is crippled in both feet.”

2 Sam 9:4 (NLT) “Where is he?” the king asked. “In Lo-debar,” Ziba told him, “at the home of Makir son of Ammiel.”

2 Sam 9:5 (NLT) So David sent for him and brought him from Makir’s home.

2 Sam 9:6 (NLT) His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson.

2 Sam 9:6 (NLT) His name was Mephibosheth; he was Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.” Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.”

2 Sam 9:7 (NLT) “Don’t be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness (favor) to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king’s table!”


2 Sam 9:8 (NLT) Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?”

2 Sam 9:9 (NLT) Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.

2 Sam 9:10 (NLT) Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will eat here at my table.”

2 Sam 9:11 (NLT) Ziba replied,“Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.” And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David’s table, like one of the king’s own sons.

Galatians 4:7 (NLT)you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.

Proverbs 25:25 NLT
Like a drink of cool water refreshes a weary, thirsty soul, so hearing good news revives the spirit.
Key #1
YOU ARE BLESSED
Proverbs 10:25 NLT
The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
Key #2
YOU ARE FAVORED
Proverbs 8:35
For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.
Revelation 3:7 CEV
Jesus said “When I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it.”
Key #3
YOU ARE LOVED
Romans 12:10
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
Key #4
YOU ARE FORGIVEN
Hebrews 10:12 TLB
But Christ gave himself to God for OUR SINS as one sacrifice for all time and then sat down in the place of highest honor at God’s right hand,

1 Samuel 1:4 NLT
On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children.

1 Samuel 1:5 NLT
And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.

1 Samuel 1:6 NLT
So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children.

1 Samuel 1:7 NLT
Year after year it was the same—Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat. 

1 Samuel 1:8 NLT
“Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?”

1 Samuel 1:9 NLT
Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up, and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.

1 Samuel 1:10 NLT
Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. 

1 Samuel 1:11 NLT
And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.” 

1 Samuel 1:12-16 NLT
As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. “Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!” “Oh no, sir!” she replied. “I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord. Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”

1 Samuel 1:17 NLT
“In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.”

1 Samuel 1:18 NLT
“Oh, thank you, sir!” she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad.

1 Samuel 1:19 NLT
The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea, 

1 Samuel 1:20 NLT
and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”

Galatians 6:9 NLT
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. 

1 Samuel 1:26-28 NLT
“Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord. I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life.” And they worshiped the Lord there.

1 Samuel 13:5 (1984 NIV)
The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 13:6
When the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns.

1 Samuel 13:16
Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Micmash.

1 Samuel 13:17
Raiding parties went out from the Philistine camp…

1 Samuel 13:19
Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!"

1 Samuel 13:22
So on the day of the battle not a soldier with Saul and Jonathan had a sword or spear in his hand; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

1 Samuel 13:23
Now a detachment of Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.

1 Samuel 14:1
One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, "Come, let's go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side." But he did not tell his father.

1 Samuel 14:4
On each side of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost was a cliff; one was called Bozez, and the other Seneh.

They are between a rock and a hard place.

They were in the enemies stronghold.

1 Samuel 14:5-6
One cliff stood to the north toward Micmash, the other to the south toward Geba. Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."

Key #1 - You don’t need great numbers to do great things for God.

1 Samuel 14:7
"Do all that you have in mind," his armor-bearer said. "Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul."

For Jonathan, it's his time and his turn.

1 Samuel 14:8
Jonathan said, "Come, then; we will cross over toward the men and let them see us.

1 Samuel 14:9-10
If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay where we are and not go up to them. But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the LORD has given them into our hands."

1 Samuel 14:11
So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. "Look!" said the Philistines. "The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in.”

Key #2 - The enemy knows you can't have a victory in your hiding place.

1 Samuel 14:12
The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, "Come up to us and we'll teach you a lesson." So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, "Climb up after me; the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel."

The 1st time Jonathan said; “the LORD has given them into our hands."

The 2nd Time Jonathan said; “the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:13
Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him.

Hebrews  12:1-2 NLT
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.

Key #1 - Drop the Weight

Matthew 6:25-26
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Key #2 - Your attraction becomes your distraction

Gal 5:7-8 MSG
You were running superbly! Who cut in on you, deflecting you from the true course of obedience? This detour doesn't come from the One who called you into the race in the first place.

Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Hebrews 10:25
And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

Key #3 - Stay in Your Lane

Luke 2:49 NKJV
And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”

Key #4 - Fix your Eyes

Hebrews 12:2 NLT
We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.

Key #1 - He’s the peace you’ve been looking for
Isaiah 9:6
His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 19:23-24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 24 I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”

Matthew 19:25-26
The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. 26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”

Key #2 - He Makes the Impossible POSSIBLE
Luke 1:37
For nothing will be impossible with God.

Key #3 - He’ll bring you back to life
Ephesians 2:4-5 NIV
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

John 11:39
“Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them. But Martha, the dead man’s sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”

Matthew 28:2 NLT
For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.