DIGGING DEEP 

COURAGE (IV)

TEXT: Ecc.10:10

Introduction: We said in the first part of this study that courage is the quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate. This definition differentiate courage from foolishness by incorporating the element of caution. Here caution is not fear but the exercise of wisdom. Courage without wisdom results in foolishness. Wisdom directs the courageous. Today, we will look at the wisdom dimension of courage. May God give us wisdom and courage.

1.             1Sam.16: 1-5

▪          God gave Samuel a dangerous assignment. (v1)

▪          He did not reject the assignment but expressed his fear to God (v2)

▪          God gave him wisdom to carry out the assignment (v2-5)

It would have been foolish for Samuel to proceed with the assignment without expressing his fear and receiving help from God.

2.             1Kig.17: 1-3; 8-16

▪          From what or whom did God hid Elijah? The famine or Ahab? Ahab of course.

▪          Elijah could stand up to Ahab but God will not allow it, 1Kig.18:10

▪          When the time comes to see Ahab, God told him to go, 1Kig.18:1

It is foolishness to stand up to Ahab when God did not command it. It is courage to go and see Ahab when God commanded it. Wisdom is to hold back when God commands and to go when God so commands

3.          Jo.11: 7-10

▪          Jesus, though the Lord of Hosts, did not take unnecessary risk

▪          He was aware the Jews were looking out to kill him, so He will not travel by night

▪          V53-57 Jesus kept himself safe and probably did not attend the Passover and did not enter the city of Jerusalem until his arrest, this is courage.

Courage is to understand the time and your environment. To know when to act and when not to act. Jesus keeping himself safe is courage so He could finish His assignment.

Conclusion:

 “Discretion is the better part of valor. Valor mean boldness to face dangers. One who does not face dangers boldly is a coward.

But if one foolishly faces danger, risking his life, it cannot be called a praiseworthy act”

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PEACE! BE STILL

Sunday Service Message, March 29, 2020.

Ministering: Pastor E.A Adeboye

Worship
There is non Holy as the Lord
There is non beside Him
Neither is there are any lord like our God
There is non Holy as the Lord

God want to prove Himself but for those who are mocking that it does not have anything to do with God, please keep on praying for them.

Ezekiel 2:5

When I spoke to my Daddy concerning my pain about those who are dying, He told me only those whose appointed time has come to die will die. As for me am on holiday. Don't worry, I believe it will soon be over as soon as God has proved himself.

Text: Mark 4:35:41
Topic: Peace be still

If God is in your boat, there is no way the boat can sink. If God is the boat of your life, you will never sink  John 1:4-5, Revelation 1:8, John 11:25-26 (I am the resurrection and the life).
Job 38:8-9.

Whatever storm may come, if Jesus is in your boat, the boat will not sink.

If He lives in your marriage, no matter the storm, the marriage will stand, Genesis 2:18. He hates loneliness, Hebrews 13:5, He hates barrenness, John 15:1-2. Remind Him that he said in Genesis 1:28, He said be fruitful and multiply. If there is a storm in your marriage, be sure that He is already in your marriage because you have already invited Him, John 2:1-11. Every storm in your marriage will be still today in Jesus name. Amen

If God is in your business, your business cannot go down, 3 John 2, Psalm 35:25, Job 36:11. If there is a storm in your business, remind Him in Luke 5:1-7, He is the prince of peace.

Let consider your health. Assuming that you are sick, remind that He is the Lord that heals, Exodus 15:26. All He has to do is to speak a word, Psalm 107:20, 1 Peter 2:25. He made you according to John 1:3, if you need spare parts He can give you one, John 9:1-7.

Assuming you have problems with your Academes, James 1:5, Daniel 2:20-21. God can solve difficult problems, Mathew 22:16-22, John 8;1-11. If there is a storm in your academics, call on Him, He has a way of turning things around, 1 Kings 3:1-28. Bring in Jesus if you have any problem in your academics.

If He is not in your boat when He comes, what will you do? God knows those who are His. If you do not belong to Him or live according to His ways, when He comes, He will separate those who are His from those who are not His own.
If you have not given your life to Jesus Christ, do so now before it is too late, Proverbs 1:24-27.

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