End Like You Started | Jentezen Franklin
Sunday, June 28
Are you relying more on your own strength than God? Through the powerful story of King Asa, Pastor Jentezen challenges us to return to a life of dependency on the Holy Spirit.
Key Scriptures:
II Chronicles 16:9-13; II Chronicles 14:8-12; II Chronicles 15:2-4; II Chronicles 15:13-15; II Chronicles 16:2-3; Psalm 1:1
Introduction:
The Church needs people who know how to pray and seek the Lord— not just when you’re in a battle, but in every season of life. You must always rely on God more than your own abilities.
Key Points:
Pray always.
Some people only pray when they're in a battle. But if you pray when times are good, you won't panic when the battle comes. No matter how much success you experience, you're never above praying.
End like you started.
When God blesses you and you reach a place of success, you enter one of the most dangerous seasons of your life. Why? Because the blessings and victories that once drove you to your knees can become the very things you trust instead of the Lord. Don’t finish in the flesh what was born of the Spirit.
Walk by faith, not by sight.
Like Asa, many people become diseased in their feet and stop walking by faith like they once did. It's one thing to make a mistake and quickly repent, but don't let sin become part of your walk. Sin spreads, and if you don't deal with it quickly, it will affect every part of your life.
Final Thoughts:
If the disciples needed their feet to be washed, so do you. If you’ve allowed your feet to be diseased and let sin into your walk with God, it’s time to be cleansed. Finish the same way you started— with faith and purity.
Preguntas de reflexión:
1. What was your prayer life like when you first got saved compared to now?
2. What compromises have you allowed in your walk with God?
3. What can you do this week to renew your faith in God?