When was the last time you talked about holiness with your small group or heard it taught in church? It's not commonly discussed and yet, why not? Holiness is the power to live a victorious life. It should be your pursuit for all delight and joy in your life.
Are giants really necessary? Must we really suffer? While victory is possible over the challenges in our lives, it is only by God's strength. And as Carter Conlon reminds us, perhaps that's why the giants exist—so that we come to realize our need for him.
In this follow-up to keeping your wins, Gary shares an analogy of the beautiful aspen tree in his front yard that grows each year. With this, we learn that to hold onto the wins in our life, we must be alive in Christ. To grow in victory you must have deep roots that are fed and nurtured.
“Once when I told my story at a missions conference, a woman informed me I had a demon,” wrote George Verwer, international director of Operation Mobilization.
What is it about faith that keeps demanding of us greater testings? Why do our afflictions grow more intense, more severe, the closer we get to Christ? Just when we come through one trial that proves us faithful, here comes another test, increased in its intensity. Many godly saints must ask, “Lord, what is this awful trial about? You know my heart and you and I both know that I will trust you no matter what.”
How do you maintain seasons of victory? In this episode, Gary shares it will require you wanting it so bad that you'll hold on to the win. Press in and persist for those victories in your life.
The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
In Psalm 21, David wrote, in essence: “Lord, you pour out blessings and lovingkindness on me before I can even ask. And you offer more than I could ever conceive of asking.”
Peter preached a powerful message to the people in Jerusalem and their hearts were stirred when they heard God’s Word and recognized their sin. Peter instructed them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).
