1. God Provides Strength www.christcenteredlessons.com

2. Awesome tasks to be accomplished How do we overcome adversities and challenges in life? Serious needs to be filled Terrible temptations to overcome Fearful dangers to be risked

3.  God is much Stronger than we are! Just because a problem looks too big, does not mean there is nothing God can do… Exodus 14:13, 14, 21, 22, 30-31 It is when we are most helpless that God’s ability to help us is Greatest… 1 Samuel 17 There is nothing that God wants us to do that we can’t do through him… Phil. 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

4.  God helps Us when we stand up for what is Right! We often feel “pressure” to take a course of action we know God would not approve of… Acts 7 - Stephen It is never necessary to do wrong to get ahead in life… Daniel 3:1-19 – Shadrach, Meshach, Abed-Nego 1 Cor. 10:13 – No temptation has overtaken you… We need to learn to stand up and be counted on the Lord’s side… 2 Tim. 1:7-8 - For God has not given us a spirit of fear…

5.  God will always provide for our needs… God knows our needs before we ask Him… Matthew 6:32-34 God supplies our sufficiency… 2 Corinthians 3:4-5

6.  With God, we do not ever have to be afraid! If we place ourselves on God’s side in the warfare between good and evil, we have every reason to be courageous Ephesians 6:10 Romans 8:31 Even if threatened with bodily harm, we need not fear Psalms 23:4 Revelation 2:10

7.  With God, we are Never Alone Christ in the Garden John 17 Paul in prison Acts 16:16-25

8.  God has an inexhaustible supply of everything we need be joyous and do his work God does his work through us Hebrews 13:20-21 Ephesians 1:19-20 Hebrews 4:15-16 Whatever we need to be victorious, God will see to it… Romans 8:31-39

9.  God wants you to be saved  He’s given you a path of reconciliation through the blood of Christ…  He’s equipped you with every tool you will need to deal with the challenges of life, including the strength to endure…

10. How Will You Respond?