Turning On The Power Series

--*That enabled Peter to walk on water to reach Jesus who had already walked on water across the Sea of Galilee.

--*That parted the Red Sea so the children of Israel could cross over on dry land...and later rolled back the Jordan River.

--*That healed the lame, the blind, the diseased...and even raised the dead.

->It is power that sometimes defies logic, defies the odds, isn’t limited...It’s supernatural.

<>It is Overcoming Power.

--John 16:33 -- “...in the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

--1 John 4:4 -- “You are from God, little children, and have overcome them (evil spirits), because greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world.”

---LYR> Years ago, the song said it well: “There is no problem so big, God cannot solve it; there is no mountain so tall He cannot move it. There is no storm so dark, God cannot calm it; there is not sorrow so deep, He cannot soothe it. If He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders, I know, my brother, that He will carry you.”

->God’s power within us is bigger than the hour.

--His power within us is bigger than any problem, any challenge we’ll ever face.

---LYR> Ronald Steadman tells the story of an alcoholic who became a believer. The man was asked how he could possibly believe all the nonsense in the Bible about God’s miraculous, overcoming power. One skeptic asked him, “You can’t believe that Jesus changed the water into wine, can you?” The man answered, “I sure do, because in our house, Jesus changed the whiskey into food and clothes for my kids, and furniture for us all.”

->God’s promise to us is that we can do all things through His power, through His strength.

---LYR> And, as we sang earlier, “Nothing compares to the promise we have in Him.”

BRINGING IT HOME...

<>Questions to ask yourself today:

->Am I living my life as an empty glove?

--Am I trying to do things without God’s hand, God’s power operating within me?

->Do I find myself getting weary?

--Am I running on empty, maybe even running out of gas, instead of allowing the Lord’s power to fuel me, empower me to accomplish God’s purposes in my life?

->Am I truly abiding in, staying connected to God’s overcoming power?

--Am I trusting Him? Relying on His promises?

<>If not, I invite you to call on Jesus today...and learn that all things truly ARE possible through Him.