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Psalm 29:2 NLT“Honor the Lord for the glory of his name. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.” KABODWEIGHT, Heaviness, significance Key #1 - Worship recognizes His WorthProverbs 3:9 NLT“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.” Key #2 - Worship Reorders Our PrioritiesRomans 12:1 NLT“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.”Matthew 6:33 NLT“Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”  Key #3 - Worship Aligns Our Hearts1 Corinthians 6:19 NLT“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you?”Psalm 133:1 NLT“How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity.” Acts 16:25-26 NLT​​Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!

Genesis 3:8 ESVAnd they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Luke 5:17 KJVAnd it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. Luke 5:18 NASB1995And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.   Luke 5:19 NASB1995But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.   Luke 5:20 NASB1995Seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”  Luke 5:21 NASB1995The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”  Luke 5:22-24 NASB1995But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,' or to say, ‘Get up and walk'? But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—He said to the paralytic—“I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.”   Luke 5:25-26 NASB1995Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.” Isaiah 40:31 KJVBut they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Luke 24:28-33 ESVSo they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. hey said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem.

Romans 1:11–12 NLT“I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.” Key #1 - It gives us LifeProverbs 17:22“A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Key #2 - It Sets the RhythmRomans 1:12“When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.”Galatians 5:25“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Key #3 - It Fuels the Body

Romans 1:11–12 NLT“I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.” Key #1 - It gives us LifeProverbs 17:22“A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Key #2 - It Sets the RhythmRomans 1:12“When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.”Galatians 5:25“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Key #3 - It Fuels the Body

James 1:22 NLT“But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” Key #1 - The Word Grows our FaithRomans 10:17 NKJV“Faith comes by hearing… and hearing by the Word of God.” Key #2 - The Word Guides our DecisionsPsalm 119:105 NASB1995“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Key #3 - The Word Grounds us in TruthIsaiah 40:8 NLT“The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”Matthew 7:24 NIV“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 

James 1:22 NLT“But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” Key #1 - The Word Grows our FaithRomans 10:17 NKJV“Faith comes by hearing… and hearing by the Word of God.” Key #2 - The Word Guides our DecisionsPsalm 119:105 NASB1995“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Key #3 - The Word Grounds us in TruthIsaiah 40:8 NLT“The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”Matthew 7:24 NIV“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 

Key #1 - He will guide you through your SubmissionJeremiah 29:11 (NIV)“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Key #2 - He will empower you through your ServiceColossians 3:23-24 (NASB)“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people, knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.” Key #3 - He will change you through your Surrender Philippians 2:5-8 (BSB)“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.”

Key #1 - He will guide you through your SubmissionJeremiah 29:11 (NIV)“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Key #2 - He will empower you through your ServiceColossians 3:23-24 (NASB)“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for people, knowing that it is from the Lord that you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.” Key #3 - He will change you through your Surrender Philippians 2:5-8 (BSB)“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.”

POINT #1: “ARE THERE LIMITS TO GOD'S POWER, ABILITY, AND BLESSING?” Ephesians 3:20 (NASB1995)20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.  Ephesians 3:20 (PASSION TRANSLATION)Never doubt God's mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you. POINT #2: YOUR CAPACITY TO RECEIVE WILL LIMIT WHAT GOD CAN DO IN YOUR LIFE. 2 KINGS 4:1-7 (NASB1995)1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few. 4 And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. 6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not one vessel more.” And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”  POINT #3: WE CAN LIMIT GOD BY OUR SMALL THINKING!!! JOHN 10:10JESUS SAID THAT HE CAME THAT WE MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY!! ABUNDANTLY: GREEK = OVER AND ABOVE, MORE THAN IS NECESSARY, SUPERADDED. SUPERIOR, SURPASSING, EXTRAORDINARY!!! 2 Peter 1:3 (NAS)seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 (PASSION TRANSLATION)Everything we could ever need for life and complete devotion to God has already been deposited in us by his divine power.

POINT #1: “ARE THERE LIMITS TO GOD'S POWER, ABILITY, AND BLESSING?” Ephesians 3:20 (NASB1995)20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.  Ephesians 3:20 (PASSION TRANSLATION)Never doubt God's mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you. POINT #2: YOUR CAPACITY TO RECEIVE WILL LIMIT WHAT GOD CAN DO IN YOUR LIFE. 2 KINGS 4:1-7 (NASB1995)1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels at large for yourself from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; do not get a few. 4 And you shall go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all these vessels, and you shall set aside what is full.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they were bringing the vessels to her and she poured. 6 When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not one vessel more.” And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”  POINT #3: WE CAN LIMIT GOD BY OUR SMALL THINKING!!! JOHN 10:10JESUS SAID THAT HE CAME THAT WE MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT MORE ABUNDANTLY!! ABUNDANTLY: GREEK = OVER AND ABOVE, MORE THAN IS NECESSARY, SUPERADDED. SUPERIOR, SURPASSING, EXTRAORDINARY!!! 2 Peter 1:3 (NAS)seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 (PASSION TRANSLATION)Everything we could ever need for life and complete devotion to God has already been deposited in us by his divine power.

John 17:18 NLT“As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.”Key #1 - KNOW THE ENEMY'S LIMITSEphesians 6:12 NLTFor we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.James 4:7 NLT“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Key #2 - WE ARE EQUIPPED FOR OPPOSITIONEphesians 6:10-11 NLTBe strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.Luke 10:19 NLT“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy.”Romans 8:31 NLT“If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” Key #3 - WE FIGHT DIFFERENTLY2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NLTWe are human, but we don't wage war as humans do.4 We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. 5 We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. Key #4 - “HERE I AM, SEND ME”Isaiah 6:8 NLT“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!'”

John 17:18 NLT“As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.”Key #1 - KNOW THE ENEMY'S LIMITSEphesians 6:12 NLTFor we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.James 4:7 NLT“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Key #2 - WE ARE EQUIPPED FOR OPPOSITIONEphesians 6:10-11 NLTBe strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.Luke 10:19 NLT“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy.”Romans 8:31 NLT“If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” Key #3 - WE FIGHT DIFFERENTLY2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NLTWe are human, but we don't wage war as humans do.4 We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. 5 We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. Key #4 - “HERE I AM, SEND ME”Isaiah 6:8 NLT“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!'”

Key #1: Outcome FocusedHebrews 12:2 (ESV)“…Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross” Key #2: Train Up The Next GenerationProverbs 22:6 (ESV)Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Key #3: A Deeper Revelation of The Grace of GodTitus 2:11-12 (NIV)For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, Key #4: We Are On the Brink of Revival Joel 2:28-29 (ESV)And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Key #1: Outcome FocusedHebrews 12:2 (ESV)“…Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross” Key #2: Train Up The Next GenerationProverbs 22:6 (ESV)Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Key #3: A Deeper Revelation of The Grace of GodTitus 2:11-12 (NIV)For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, Key #4: We Are On the Brink of Revival Joel 2:28-29 (ESV)And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Matthew 5:13–16 NLT“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” 

Matthew 5:13–16 NLT“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” 

1 Corinthians 16:13-14“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.”   1 Peter 1:18says you were handed down an empty way of life from your fathers… "lead with a H.U.G.” “Humility Understanding & Grace” 

1 Corinthians 16:13-14“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.”   1 Peter 1:18says you were handed down an empty way of life from your fathers… "lead with a H.U.G.” “Humility Understanding & Grace” 

Acts 9:1–6 NLT1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord's followers. So he went to the high priest.2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.3 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”5 “Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!6 Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” KEY #1 - NEW LIGHT. NEW LORD.Acts 9:3-4 NLT“As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. He fell to the ground…”Acts 9:4b-5 NLT“He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?' ‘Who are you, lord?' Saul asked. And the voice replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!'” Key #2 - New Faith. New Fire.Acts 9:18-20 NLT“Instantly something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is indeed the Son of God!'”Matthew 5:14-16 NLT“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden... let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Key #3 - New Name. New Nature.Acts 9:21 NLT“All who heard him were amazed. ‘Isn't this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus' followers in Jerusalem?' they asked. ‘And didn't he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?'”Ephesians 4:22–24 NLT“Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life… Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.”Isaiah 62:2 NLT“You will also be given a new name by the Lord's own mouth.” KEY #4 - NEW MIND. NEW MISSION.Romans 12:2 NLT“Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”Acts 9:15 NLT“But the Lord said, ‘Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.'”

Acts 9:1–6 NLT1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord's followers. So he went to the high priest.2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.3 As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”5 “Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!6 Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” KEY #1 - NEW LIGHT. NEW LORD.Acts 9:3-4 NLT“As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. He fell to the ground…”Acts 9:4b-5 NLT“He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?' ‘Who are you, lord?' Saul asked. And the voice replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!'” Key #2 - New Faith. New Fire.Acts 9:18-20 NLT“Instantly something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is indeed the Son of God!'”Matthew 5:14-16 NLT“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden... let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Key #3 - New Name. New Nature.Acts 9:21 NLT“All who heard him were amazed. ‘Isn't this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus' followers in Jerusalem?' they asked. ‘And didn't he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?'”Ephesians 4:22–24 NLT“Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life… Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.”Isaiah 62:2 NLT“You will also be given a new name by the Lord's own mouth.” KEY #4 - NEW MIND. NEW MISSION.Romans 12:2 NLT“Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”Acts 9:15 NLT“But the Lord said, ‘Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.'”

Key #1 - HIS WAYS ARE NOT MY WAYSIsaiah 55:8–9 (NLT)"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."1 Corinthians 2:9 NLTThat is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,  and no mind has imaginedwhat God has prepared  for those who love him.” Key #2 - CLARITY COMES THROUGH TRUSTIsaiah 55:10 NLT"The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry." Key #3 - THE DETOUR MAY BE THE DIRECTIONIsaiah 55:11 NLT"It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it." Key #4 - REMEMBER HE'S NOT DONE YETIsaiah 55:12 NLT"You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!"

Key #1 - HIS WAYS ARE NOT MY WAYSIsaiah 55:8–9 (NLT)"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."1 Corinthians 2:9 NLTThat is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,  and no mind has imaginedwhat God has prepared  for those who love him.” Key #2 - CLARITY COMES THROUGH TRUSTIsaiah 55:10 NLT"The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry." Key #3 - THE DETOUR MAY BE THE DIRECTIONIsaiah 55:11 NLT"It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it." Key #4 - REMEMBER HE'S NOT DONE YETIsaiah 55:12 NLT"You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!"

Proverbs 27:17 NIV“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Key #1 - Will Shape your Standards1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.'”Proverbs 27:6 “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Key #2 - Will influence your DirectionAmos 3:3How can two walk together unless they be in agreement?Proverbs 13:20 NIV“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”2 Corinthians 6:14 NLTDon't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?  Key #3 - Should Reflect the kind of person you want to becomePhilippians 3:17 NIVJoin together in following my example… and keep your eyes on those who live as we do. Key #4 - Should CALL YOU TO GOD'S STANDARD1 Samuel 23:16 NLTJonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God. 

Proverbs 27:17 NIV“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Key #1 - Will Shape your Standards1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.'”Proverbs 27:6 “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Key #2 - Will influence your DirectionAmos 3:3How can two walk together unless they be in agreement?Proverbs 13:20 NIV“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”2 Corinthians 6:14 NLTDon't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?  Key #3 - Should Reflect the kind of person you want to becomePhilippians 3:17 NIVJoin together in following my example… and keep your eyes on those who live as we do. Key #4 - Should CALL YOU TO GOD'S STANDARD1 Samuel 23:16 NLTJonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God. 

Proverbs 31:28-29“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” Key #1 - Speak Life, Even in the MessProverbs 18:21“The tongue has the power of life and death.” Key #2 - Model the Message2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. Key #3 - Pray Bold PrayersJames 5:16“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” Key #4 - Love Unconditionally, Lead Intentionally Proverbs 22:6“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” 

Proverbs 31:28-29“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” Key #1 - Speak Life, Even in the MessProverbs 18:21“The tongue has the power of life and death.” Key #2 - Model the Message2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. Key #3 - Pray Bold PrayersJames 5:16“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” Key #4 - Love Unconditionally, Lead Intentionally Proverbs 22:6“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” 

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLTLove is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Key #1 - It's Weather TestedMatthew 7:25 NIVThe rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Key #2 - Chooses Covenant Over ConvenienceHebrews 7:22 NIVJesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.Ephesians 5:25 NLTFor husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her. Key #3 - Practices Patience1 Corinthians 13:4 NLTLove is Patient…Ephesians 4:2 NIVBe completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Key #4 - Allows God to fill the Gaps1 Peter 4:8 NIV"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NLTLove is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Key #1 - It's Weather TestedMatthew 7:25 NIVThe rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Key #2 - Chooses Covenant Over ConvenienceHebrews 7:22 NIVJesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.Ephesians 5:25 NLTFor husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her. Key #3 - Practices Patience1 Corinthians 13:4 NLTLove is Patient…Ephesians 4:2 NIVBe completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Key #4 - Allows God to fill the Gaps1 Peter 4:8 NIV"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

Mathew 7:24-27 NIV “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” Key #1 - The Cornerstone: The Main Brick Ephesians 2:20“Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.”Isaiah 28:16 NASBTherefore this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, A precious cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. The one who believes in it will not be disturbed. Key #2 - The Brick of Vulnerability: Be Real2 Corinthians 6:11“We have spoken freely to you… and opened wide our hearts to you.” Key #3 - The Mortar of Forgiveness: Hold it TogetherColossians 3:13“Bear with each other and forgive one another… Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Key #4 - The Brick of Encouragement: Build UpProverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life and death.” Key #5 - The Insulation of Grace: Give Room to GrowRomans 15:7“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”Philippians 1:6“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.” 

Mathew 7:24-27 NIV “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” Key #1 - The Cornerstone: The Main Brick Ephesians 2:20“Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.”Isaiah 28:16 NASBTherefore this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, A precious cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. The one who believes in it will not be disturbed. Key #2 - The Brick of Vulnerability: Be Real2 Corinthians 6:11“We have spoken freely to you… and opened wide our hearts to you.” Key #3 - The Mortar of Forgiveness: Hold it TogetherColossians 3:13“Bear with each other and forgive one another… Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Key #4 - The Brick of Encouragement: Build UpProverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life and death.” Key #5 - The Insulation of Grace: Give Room to GrowRomans 15:7“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”Philippians 1:6“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.” 

Acts 1:3 NIVAfter His suffering, He presented Himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. KEY #1: - God's just getting startedLuke 24:6-7"He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'”Romans 8:28 NIV"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." KEY #2: - The Empty Tomb Is Our Receipt1 Corinthians 15:17"And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins." KEY #3: - The Resurrection Rewrites Our Story2 Corinthians 5:17"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"Romans 8:37"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." 

Acts 1:3 NIVAfter His suffering, He presented Himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. KEY #1: - God's just getting startedLuke 24:6-7"He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'”Romans 8:28 NIV"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." KEY #2: - The Empty Tomb Is Our Receipt1 Corinthians 15:17"And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins." KEY #3: - The Resurrection Rewrites Our Story2 Corinthians 5:17"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"Romans 8:37"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." 

Hosea 6:2“After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will restore us, that we may live in His presence.” Exodus 3:7-8“I have seen the oppression of my people. I have heard their cries. I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them.”  Exodus 10:21"Raise your hand, and darkness will fall across the land — a darkness so thick, it can be felt." Exodus 10:23"No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived." Matthew 27:45-46“At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock…” Isaiah 50:6“I gave my back to those who beat me… I did not hide from shame.”

Hosea 6:2“After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will restore us, that we may live in His presence.” Exodus 3:7-8“I have seen the oppression of my people. I have heard their cries. I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them.”  Exodus 10:21"Raise your hand, and darkness will fall across the land — a darkness so thick, it can be felt." Exodus 10:23"No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived." Matthew 27:45-46“At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock…” Isaiah 50:6“I gave my back to those who beat me… I did not hide from shame.”

Key Verse: “Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father.” – John 14:9 (NIV) Do you look like your Heavenly Father? Jesus said, “I only do what I see the Father doing” (John 5:19) NIV THE PROBLEM: Why We Don't Look Like the Father“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires.” – John 8:44 (NIV) We Forget That Looking Like Jesus is the Goal“Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.” – 1 John 2:6 (NIV) THE SOLUTION: How to Look Like the Father Key #1 - Be Filled with the Holy Spirit“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” – Galatians 5:22–23 (NIV) Key #2 - Do What Pleases the Father “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light and find out what pleases the Lord.” - Ephesians 5:8-10 NIV How do we know what He loves?   ⁃  Through His Word.  ⁃  Through time in prayer.  ⁃  Through communion with the Spirit Key #3 - Take Care of What's Important to Him “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” – Matthew 25:40 (NIV) Are you aligned with what God calls important—or just what feels convenient? “Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters.” - Ephesians 5:1 TPT 

Key Verse: “Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father.” – John 14:9 (NIV) Do you look like your Heavenly Father? Jesus said, “I only do what I see the Father doing” (John 5:19) NIV THE PROBLEM: Why We Don't Look Like the Father“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires.” – John 8:44 (NIV) We Forget That Looking Like Jesus is the Goal“Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did.” – 1 John 2:6 (NIV) THE SOLUTION: How to Look Like the Father Key #1 - Be Filled with the Holy Spirit“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” – Galatians 5:22–23 (NIV) Key #2 - Do What Pleases the Father “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light and find out what pleases the Lord.” - Ephesians 5:8-10 NIV How do we know what He loves?   ⁃  Through His Word.  ⁃  Through time in prayer.  ⁃  Through communion with the Spirit Key #3 - Take Care of What's Important to Him “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” – Matthew 25:40 (NIV) Are you aligned with what God calls important—or just what feels convenient? “Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters.” - Ephesians 5:1 TPT 

Romans 10:14-15 NLT“But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? …That is why the Scriptures say, ‘How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!'” Key #1 - What You Carry Defines YouLuke 6:45 NIV“For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Key #2 - Carriers Are ContagiousMatthew 5:14-16 MSG“You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world… By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God.”Acts 4:13 NIV“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” Key #3 - The Message Is Worth the WeightLuke 14:27 NIV“Whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”Key #4 - You Don't Carry It AloneMatthew 11:28-30 MSG“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me… Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.”

Romans 10:14-15 NLT“But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? …That is why the Scriptures say, ‘How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!'” Key #1 - What You Carry Defines YouLuke 6:45 NIV“For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Key #2 - Carriers Are ContagiousMatthew 5:14-16 MSG“You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world… By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God.”Acts 4:13 NIV“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” Key #3 - The Message Is Worth the WeightLuke 14:27 NIV“Whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”Key #4 - You Don't Carry It AloneMatthew 11:28-30 MSG“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me… Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.”

Galatians 6:7-8 NIV"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."Judges 16:4-5 NIV"Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, 'See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.'”Key #1 - Be Careful Who You Let InProverbs 4:23 NIV"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."Key #2 - If You Play With Fire, You Will Get BurnedJudges 16:6 NIV"So Delilah said to Samson, 'Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.'"Judges 16:7 NIVSamson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I'll become as weak as any other man.”1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV"So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!"Key #3 - Deception Always Leads to DestructionJudges 16:19-21 NIV"After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him. Then she called, 'Samson, the Philistines are upon you!' He awoke from his sleep and thought, 'I'll go out as before and shake myself free.' But he did not know that the Lord had left him. Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison."Key #4 - God's Grace is GreaterJudges 16:28 NIV"Then Samson prayed to the Lord, ‘Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more...'"

Galatians 6:7-8 NIV"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."Judges 16:4-5 NIV"Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, 'See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.'”Key #1 - Be Careful Who You Let InProverbs 4:23 NIV"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."Key #2 - If You Play With Fire, You Will Get BurnedJudges 16:6 NIV"So Delilah said to Samson, 'Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.'"Judges 16:7 NIVSamson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I'll become as weak as any other man.”1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV"So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!"Key #3 - Deception Always Leads to DestructionJudges 16:19-21 NIV"After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him. Then she called, 'Samson, the Philistines are upon you!' He awoke from his sleep and thought, 'I'll go out as before and shake myself free.' But he did not know that the Lord had left him. Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison."Key #4 - God's Grace is GreaterJudges 16:28 NIV"Then Samson prayed to the Lord, ‘Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more...'"

Job 14:7-9Metaphor - Word or phrase to suggest a likeness, compare Psalm 1:1-3Hope - Cord, expectancy Romans 11:18Yet - Nevertheless

Job 14:7-9Metaphor - Word or phrase to suggest a likeness, compare Psalm 1:1-3Hope - Cord, expectancy Romans 11:18Yet - Nevertheless

James 2:17 NIV"Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." Key #1 - Faith Starts with a Step1 Samuel 14:6 (NIV)"Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, 'Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.'” Key #2 - Risk-Takers Are History-Makers1 Samuel 14:7 (NIV)"‘Do all that you have in mind,' his armor-bearer said. ‘Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.'” 1 Samuel 14:13-15 (NIV)"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. In that first attack, Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre. Then panic struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God." Key #3 - The Right People Strengthen Your FaithHebrews 10:24-25"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another." Key #4 - Faith in Motion Inspires Others1 Samuel 14:22-23 (NIV)"When all the Israelites who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were on the run, they joined the battle in hot pursuit. So on that day the Lord saved Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven."

James 2:17 NIV"Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." Key #1 - Faith Starts with a Step1 Samuel 14:6 (NIV)"Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, 'Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.'” Key #2 - Risk-Takers Are History-Makers1 Samuel 14:7 (NIV)"‘Do all that you have in mind,' his armor-bearer said. ‘Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.'” 1 Samuel 14:13-15 (NIV)"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. In that first attack, Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre. Then panic struck the whole army—those in the camp and field, and those in the outposts and raiding parties—and the ground shook. It was a panic sent by God." Key #3 - The Right People Strengthen Your FaithHebrews 10:24-25"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another." Key #4 - Faith in Motion Inspires Others1 Samuel 14:22-23 (NIV)"When all the Israelites who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were on the run, they joined the battle in hot pursuit. So on that day the Lord saved Israel, and the battle moved on beyond Beth Aven."

Key Scripture:Revelation 12:11 NLT“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.”Key #1 - The Blood of the Lamb Secures Our VictoryColossians 1:13 NLT“For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son” Key #2 - Your Testimony is your Weapon1 Samuel 17:37 NLT“The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Key #3 - Fear paralyzes but Faith propelsMatthew 14:29-31 ESVSo Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Key #4 - The Promise comes through PerseveranceHebrews 12:1-2 NIVLet us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.James 1:2-4 NIVConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Key Scripture:Revelation 12:11 NLT“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.”Key #1 - The Blood of the Lamb Secures Our VictoryColossians 1:13 NLT“For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son” Key #2 - Your Testimony is your Weapon1 Samuel 17:37 NLT“The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Key #3 - Fear paralyzes but Faith propelsMatthew 14:29-31 ESVSo Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Key #4 - The Promise comes through PerseveranceHebrews 12:1-2 NIVLet us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.James 1:2-4 NIVConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Heart & Soul Week 31 Kings 19:19-2119 So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field. There were twelve teams of oxen in the field, and Elisha was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak across his shoulders and then walked away. 20 Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!”Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”21 So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant. Key # 1 - Claim Your CallingEphesians 2:10 For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Key #2 - Burn Your Backup PlanIsaiah 43:19 For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Key #3 - Faith Moves You ForwardMatthew 20:26 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,