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Episode Synopsis
POINT #1 Every Follower Of Jesus is in the Plan of God and on a Divine Mission
APPLICATION #1 A follower of Jesus on divine mission “picks up sticks” to the benefit others and the cause of Christ!
POINT #2 A Follower Of Jesus Will Experience Opposition!
APPLICATION #2 What Is The Lord Calling You To Shake Off? Is it...
Discouragement—I’m ready to give up. (“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 “This I call to my mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:21–23
Resentment—I can’t forgive. (“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13)
Fear—I’m filled with insecurity. (“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7)
Isolation—I am all alone. (“I [the Lord] will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5)
Guilt—I am filled with shame. (“There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1)
Failure—I can’t picture future success. (“In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37)
Stress—I am overwhelmed by life’s pressures. (“In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37)
Stress—I am overwhelmed by life’s pressures. (“In this world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33)
Weary—I am weak and exhausted. (“The Lord is the strength of my life.” Psalm 27:1)
Opposition—I am under attack from the enemy. (“The one who is in you is greater than the one that is in the world.” 1 John 4:4)
Confusion—I lack wisdom and don’t know what to do. (“God generously gives wisdom to those who ask Him for it.” James 1:5)
APPLICATION #1 A follower of Jesus on divine mission “picks up sticks” to the benefit others and the cause of Christ!
POINT #2 A Follower Of Jesus Will Experience Opposition!
APPLICATION #2 What Is The Lord Calling You To Shake Off? Is it...
Discouragement—I’m ready to give up. (“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 “This I call to my mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:21–23
Resentment—I can’t forgive. (“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13)
Fear—I’m filled with insecurity. (“God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7)
Isolation—I am all alone. (“I [the Lord] will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5)
Guilt—I am filled with shame. (“There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1)
Failure—I can’t picture future success. (“In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37)
Stress—I am overwhelmed by life’s pressures. (“In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37)
Stress—I am overwhelmed by life’s pressures. (“In this world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33)
Weary—I am weak and exhausted. (“The Lord is the strength of my life.” Psalm 27:1)
Opposition—I am under attack from the enemy. (“The one who is in you is greater than the one that is in the world.” 1 John 4:4)
Confusion—I lack wisdom and don’t know what to do. (“God generously gives wisdom to those who ask Him for it.” James 1:5)
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