Sermons Podcasts. He will bring you into His new creation. Simply seeing God is insufficient to solving our problem. Sometimes it is good to only have a few friends versus having people around who are really your enemies. We must also Proclaim God as our Light. I continued to read until I got to verse 30, and then an amazing thing happened. I hope you will wait a little while longer. And ships that were caught in this typhoon like situation found themselves being kicked like footballs from one wave to the other. My faith is stronger and my love for Him greater. I have grown tired and unsure of myself and my abilities to bring company back to a state of success..at any rate I drove down to a shady spot under a tree to pray(overwhelmed today) and the song came on k love about hold on to him who's holding on to you..this is playing the same time as I read your post, and has bought me much encouragement in a time of great need! He and the climber survived the rockfall. That is what I call holding on. Tim Counts is married to his best friend, Melanie, and they are the proud parents of three children. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Remember, He has a firm grip on youand His grip is much tighter than yours will ever be! It all depends on whether we will allow patience to have its perfect work. Because God was in his life, he said I cannot raise my hand against the Lords anointed. When you have God, you dont need to faint. Share 4. How Jacob obtained the promise AFTER he struggled. Verses 4-5, the Psalmist describes this pursuit. all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come and until then Im still holding on, Paul can testify that when his ship wrecked and was destroyed and it looked like no one would make, but my bible says some swam to shore but somebody like myself grabbed hold of the broken pieces, when you cant swim you are the one that should have drowned, the waves and the currents should have taken me under, the wind should have blown me farther out to shore, but when the storms ceased youll find me still holding on to the broken pieces, Im reminded of a story I heard a long time ago, story is about the different kind of fishes and he said sometimes the water is troubled, he said the catfish is a scavenger and he lives at the bottom of the sea collecting all the mess he can get, the goldfish is a beautiful fish but so aggressive that he cant get alone with no other fish other than it own kind, then there was the school of fish, these fish came together in a large group, they all swim in the same direction, the shark was in a class of its own because it was so large everyone was afraid of him, so he threw his weight around, then there was the minnow fish, this is the smallest fish is the sea, most of the time ppl use them as bait for fishing, one day a storm came and caused a whirlwind and it entered into the sea, the scavenger at the bottom of the sea was so busy collection everybodys garbage and got caught up in the wind, the goldfish was so busy fighting each other that they didnt notice the wind until it was too late, the school of fish was such a large group of fish that they couldnt separate from each other so the current took them all under, the shark was so big that he couldnt get out the way in time enough and got caught up in the whirlwind and the next day they was all washed up to shore, and someone asked the question what happened to the little minnow fish, the little fish was swimming close to shore he said Im still here Im still holding on, Scriptures: we are not ready to launch out right now; But because they refused to listen they launched out to soon. Lamentations 3:22 NKJV Sadness and depression In our weakness, the Lords strength is made perfect (2 Corinthians 12:9). James 1:1-3. read more, Scripture: read more, Scripture: Verse 1, The Lord is my Light and my Salvation; whom shall I fear. She knew that nothing could separate her from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Just hold on to me, Darlin, just hold on to me.This story reminds me of the familiar saying, When youre at the end of the rope, hold onto your faith. Thats easier said than done unless you realize that the object of your faith is a personJesus Christ. To keep that faith certainly says a lot about Jeremiah, but what about us? 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, Denomination: The pilot, Henry Dempsey was at the controls when he heard an unusual noise in the rear of the small commuter That is, are you still holding on to Gods hand? It lasted fourteen days to be exact; now when it first started the crew members hoped with all that was within them that it would soon pass over. They sang and prayed until God shook the jail house. Wildwind Community Church And He promises, Ive got you. It is a great advance spiritually to be able to say, "I believe God has allowed this difficulty for my good and his glory." We are all born dying. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Prayers for "a touch". No power of hell, no scheme of man, can ever pluck me from his hand.. I have pulled back from the people in the church I attend and this had caused me to feel isolated and neglected. When I visited Sarah a few days later, she was doing better. Encouragement. 1. Patience is a learned virtue and can only be demonstrated in adversity. Thus he says in verse 13, I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. This brings us to the second powerful lesson that is even more crucial than knowing you have enemies. Not only must we see God, we must also seek His goodness. God didnt give us insight into the great mysteries of his sovereign grace to confuse us, but to comfort us with his unstoppable, eternal love for us. Today's sermon takes a look at holding on to God during sadness and depression Home Sermons Food For Thought Sunday School Bible Study Series Still Holding On by Reverend Leo H. McCrary II Key Verse(s): Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. And then sometimes although He has it for us, He doesnt have that for us right now; because He knows us better than we know ourselves and for that reason He knows where our spiritual level is where it needs to be. God bless you, I feel the same..wow..this hit me too.I thank God he doesnt let go even when I seem to. a praise that the devil couldn't shake, because it was deep in the rock. Now what constitutes launching out too soon? I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. We know that something better is about to take place. (Romans 15:1) bear with the infirmities of the weak. We all have our weaknesses we all have our weaknesses but they do not make us weak. Im quite sorry if you are new to the faith and that surprises or disappoints you. Darryn Zewalk | Official Website of Mr. I dont know how to ride a horse! But God spoke peace to Him and said, . If you are depressed in spirit, I want to also share this scripture from Lamentations 3:25: The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. Yosemite Valley, California, is a dangerous place, where devastating forces clear the way for new creation. It was a wind of great fury that came out of the Northeast. And just in case there is someone looking at me right now, who finds themselves in the midst of a storm, I submit to you this morning, my brothers and sisters, DONT GIVE UP IN THE STORM. At that moment, neither of us was arguing for the doctrine of Gods absolute sovereignty over salvation. ", I'm encouraged this morning knowing my soul is anchored to the same one that was led up Calvarys hill early one Friday bearing the sins of the world on HIS shoulders and there HE. We Pray: Sermon One: Living in Sin for Jesus Why spend time giving credit to the enemy when you can spend time giving praise to God? Reflection Questions: 14:27, NLT) It's basically Jesus saying to you, "Hey child, I've got this covered. Holding on To My Faith Part 2 Yet, I tell you today that there is a spirit of depression and that spirit of depression is growing and spreading like a wildfire in the world today. I need the community support that God has provided in His church so that when Im feeling weak others can help to hold up my arms. Our Story; Our Pastor; Beliefs; Values; Kids; Students I reminded her of the care of her church family and the love of Christ for her. They talk but have no power to fight against God. We turn to Jesus who has promised us peace and rest when we need it. We must remember that when it comes to faith, patience is a requirement and it takes time for some to learn patience. Even when we see bad things happen and even when bad things happen in our life, we are not focusing on those times as permanent. We have allowed such spirits to go undiagnosed and untreated in the world today, and now the depressed spirits have gotten into our brethren and will not let them go. I just cant stop my tears reading your encouraging post. October 8, 2017 Posted by Rev Marvin Moss Sermons. I have to tell you this morning my brothers and sisters, the storm is raging, but God has told me to tell you: "Everything will be alright! II CORINTHIANS 4:8-9 God will make a way They did not faint while they were in jail. Genesis 40:14-15, Denomination: The medications were being balanced and the side effects had diminished, although she was still being kept and monitored. Sermon: I'm Still Holding On | Sermon: I'm Still Holding On Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ Text: Psalm 15 Rev. Now, He is alive again. Well I can break it down as simply as this; youre launching out too soon when you do something before God says do it. and when your built on the rock, hell can't move you. I want to help you today by presenting the Lord to you and showing you what God can do. He knew everything about our frailties and even our sins, but he chose us, came for us, and redeemed us anyway. Other times, however, life gets to be a bitter battle just to stay afloat. Gods goodness in the land of the living is to escape the enemy by entering Gods presence. I just came upon your site and found it so what I needed to read, especially about what to do and not do in a crisis. Now that storm was an awful storm. 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