What A Friend We Have In Jesus When We Are Heavyladen

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS WHEN WE ARE HEAVYLADEN AND CUMBERED WITH A LOAD OF CARE

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OUTLINE

1. THE LORD IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH AND THE FORCES OF EVIL CANNOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT

2. THE MOUNTAIN WE FACE WILL BECOME A LEVEL GROUND BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

3. THE PRESENCE OF GOD WITH US WILL MAKE US THE MAJORITY AND THE WINNERS IN OUR BATTLES

4. NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US WILL PREVAIL AND GOD WILL TURN ALL EVIL INTO GOOD

5. GOD WILL DELIVER US IN AN AMAZING MANNER WHICH MAY LEAVE US IN A DREAMLIKE STATE

6. GOD WILL REWARD THE RIGHTEOUS AND CAUSE US TO EXPERIENCE HIS FAITHFULNESS IN THE END

7. WHEN WE COMMIT OUR CAUSE TO THE LORD , HE WILL ENSURE JUSTICE FOR US AND DESTROY THE PLANS OF THE WICKED

THE MESSAGE

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS WHEN WE ARE HEAVYLADEN AND CUMBERED WITH A LOAD OF CARE

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1. THE LORD IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH AND THE FORCES OF EVIL CANNOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT

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The Lord builds His church and the forces of hell cannot prevail against it . The devil has tried to destroy the church since its inception on the Day of Pentecost , but has not prevailed because the Lord is building His church. The Lord has given us the keys of the Kingdom and we must use that authority to bind the works of the enemy and loose the blessings of God in our lives. Unused keys cannot benefit us in any way. The Lord will deliver us from the hand of the enemy . He will contend with those who contend with us and save us. The Lord goes before us and opens a way for us . He removes the barriers and hindrances that the enemy may put in our way to prevent our progress.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

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MATTHEW 16:18-19

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."

ISAIAH 49:24-25

Can plunder be taken from warriors, or captives rescued from the fierce ?

But this is what the LORD says: "Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save.

MICAH 2:13

One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their king will pass through before them, the LORD at their head."

ISAIAH 45:1-3

"This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

I will go before you and will level the mountains ; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.

I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

2. THE MOUNTAIN WE FACE WILL BECOME A LEVEL GROUND BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

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The Lord will destroy the obstacles facing us by the power of His Holy Spirit . He will make the challenge that looms against us like a mountian into a level ground. We may not have the human might or power against the mountain facing us. But the Lord will cause us to triumph by the power of His Spirit. When David faced Goliath , he did not have the human might or strength that Goliath had. But David came against Goliath in the name of the Lord and triumphed over him.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

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ZECHARIAH 4:6-7

So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ’Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.

"What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ’God bless it! God bless it!’ "

1 SAMUEL 17:40-50

Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David.

He looked David over and saw that he was only a boy, ruddy and handsome, and he despised him.