But God
No More Excuses!!
September 10, 2023 • Ps. Justin Spina
Key #1 - Be Responsible Psalm 119:29 NLT Keep me from lying to myself; Judges 6:14-16 NLT Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” 15 “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” 16 The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” Key #2 - GIVE what you GOT Acts 3:1-3 NLT Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. 2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money. Acts 3:4-6 NLT Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!” 5 The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. 6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!” Key #3 - Partner with People Acts 3:7 NLT Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. Deut 32:30 NLT How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight
When God Buts In
September 17, 2023 • Ps. Justin Spina
Key #1 - He takes care of it! 2 Chronicles 20:12 We are powerless before this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You. 2 Chronicles 20:15 Do not be afraid or discouraged, because of this vast army. 2 Chronicles 20:15 The battle is not yours, but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:17 Take up your positions; stand firm. 2 Chronicles 20:17 Stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you. Key #2 - He says It’s not over! Ezekiel 37:4-5 Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! Key #3 - He will use it for Good! Genesis 50:20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.
The Blessing
September 24, 2023 • Ps. Rob Spina
1 Corinthians 3:6-7 NKJV I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Key Point 1 - "Don't put a comma, where God puts a period" Acts 7:9 NIV "Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. BUT GOD was with him!!! "Because were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. BUT GOD was with him AND… Acts 7:9-10 NIV "Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. BUT GOD was with him AND rescued him from ALL his TROUBLES. B — But U — Understand T — this Acts 7:9-10 NIV "Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. BUT GOD was with him AND rescued him from ALL his TROUBLES. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwillof Pharaoh king of Egypt; so he made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace. Key Point 2 - The 5 “But God” moments of Joseph Key Point 3 - The “But God” Ripple effect Gen 45:4-7 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.