How to Outlast Every Storm and Finish Strong - Pastor Jason Lozano
Mk 4:35,37-40 “Let us cross over to the other side.” 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing (Satan words)?” 39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”
1. Don’t Stare at the Fear, Stare at the Savior and His Promise to You
Matt 14:29-31 “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him “O you of little faith why did you doubt?”
Do not be afraid - To gaze at, to inspect, consider, or bewildered
Fear always rushes in when faith is not present
Like God needs our faith to operate, Satan needs our fears to operate
Fear is the door opener to unbelief, remember it was unbelief that kept God’s people from the promised land
Heb 3:12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God
It’s actually the most dangerous of sins, it stops the power of God in men’s lives and it keeps men out of heaven
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him
Mk 6:5-6 And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 And he was amazed at their unbelief
Don’t just talk about the storm in fear, but speak to it in faith
Mk 11:23 Whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says
2. No Fear Here Because My Father Loves Me
1 Jn 4:18 There’s no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been perfected in love
Worry and anxiety are tormentors, torment is the element Satan uses to cause you to think that God is not going to help you
Fear remaining in our lives reveals our lack of faith in Fathers love
Rom 8:15 You did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out “Abba Father”
Fear always brings bondage, faith always brings freedom
The greatest gift Jesus gave us was adoption by his Father
Jn 17:23 You have loved them as You loved Me
Is 9:6 And His name will be called Everlasting Father
Heb 12:9 Be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
Matt 6:31-32 Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need these things
Ps 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me
5 авг 2024
