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God : Our Only Anchor Of Hope In These Challenging Times
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jul 6, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: THIS SERMON IS ABOUT GOD BEING OUR ONLY ANCHOR OF HOPE IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES AND PRESENTS HIM AS OUR 1. BUILDER 2. HEALER 3. PROVIDER 4. PROTECTOR 5. DELIVERER 6. DESTROYER 7. PLANNER
GOD : OUR ONLY ANCHOR OF HOPE IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES
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OUTLINE
1. BUILDER
2. HEALER
3. PROVIDER
4. PROTECTOR
5. DELIVERER
6. DESTROYER
7. PLANNER
THE MESSAGE
GOD : OUR ONLY ANCHOR OF HOPE IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES
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1. BUILDER
The Lord is building His church and the gates of hell cannot prevail against it. When we belong to the church of Jesus Christ , our lives will be built up by the Lord. He will be a wall of fire around us. He will watch over us . The glory of the latter house will be greater than the former and the Lord will grant us peace. He will help us rebuild the broken areas of our lives and turn our wilderness into a garden of Eden.
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And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ’and I will be its glory within.’
I, the LORD, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it.
’The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the LORD Almighty. ’And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the LORD Almighty."
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.
The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
2. HEALER
The Lord is our healer. He will bless our food and water and take away sickness from us. The promises for healing is even greater for us who live under the New Covenant because Jesus took our infirmities and carried our sicknesses and we are healed by His stripes. We must receive the Lord as our Healer and experience His healing in our lives.
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Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you,
He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."
3. PROVIDER
The Lord is our provider and we must rely on Him to meet all our needs. When we fear the Lord and seek Him He will meet our needs. The Lord can meet our needs in a supernatural way. The widow who fed Elijah with her last meal was supernaturally provided for by the Lord. We must be faithful in giving to God even in difficult times and He will be faithful to provide for our needs .
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I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food.
I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will ever sing for joy.
"Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown on his head will be resplendent."
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
Then the word of the LORD came to him:
