Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
"Our stories are not so much about how we got, "here," but what we do once we're here. Jephthah came from questionable beginnings, but it did not limit where he went in life...#mightymanofvalour!" -@pastormiddleton
Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
"Our text (Judges 12:1-4) reminds us that sometime the human calvary we want to show up for us will not come, but the good news is God equips us to take authority over our own lives!" -@pastormiddleton
Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
"The present day Ephraimites of our lives represent people and things that come specifically to halt/disrupt where we are heading in God." -@pastormiddleton
Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
"Declare to every Ephraimite or Ephraimite Like Situation in your life: NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT!!! Declare what God has in and for you is well worth fighting for." -@pastormiddleton
Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
How Do We Fight:
With spiritual tools. The weapons of our warfare ARE NOT CARNAL. Fight with the things of God: joy, praise, worship, trust, prayer, The Word of God, kindness -@pastormiddleton
Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
How Do We Fight:
Refuse to overlook the obvious: see what God HAS done. Allow past victories to fuel your current fight! Remind yourself God has not brought you this far to leave you now -@pastormiddleton
Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
How Do We Fight:
Refuse to overanalyze threats: many times we live in constant fear in response to the enemy's threats. However instead of fearing the threat, respond by dialing up your praise and worship!!! -@pastormiddleton
Not Without A Fight #sermonnote
How Do We Fight:
Refuse to underestimate what's possible with God on your side: God's Presence is bigger than any threat we face. Remember as long as God is with us we still have fight in us!!! -@pastormiddleton
How Bad Do You Want It #sermonnote
How Will You Know You Want It Bad Enough: You truly begin to trust God to bless whatever you're dedicated to -@pastormiddleton
How Bad Do You Want It
Quit playing with it!!! It's time out for half hearted commitment and dedication to God and the things God has for our lives -@pastormiddleton
We can never prepare for all that life brings our way. But thanks be to God that God is able and willing to take us beyond what we're prepared for. God blesses us beyond... -@pastormiddleton
How To Stay Out A Pigsty
The text reminds us that sometimes God gives us exactly what we ask for. In that we learn God provides, God prevents, and sometime God permits -@pastormiddleton
How To Stay Out A Pigsty
The father accepted his son's repentance, but he did not allow him to determine his destiny. The son offered to be a servant, instead his father gave him the best robe, a ring, & sandals. He dressed him as a son!! -@pastormiddleton
It is bananas in @CableMBC today!!! @pastormiddleton is doing MAJOR work
The Robe, Ring, & Sandals: How To Stay Out A Pigsty Luke 15:11-24
Come to yourself
We can't praise God for the deliverance God brings if we refuse to acknowledge the reality of the mess we're in