Therefore Endure Hardness

We gathered together & had another amazing service. Rob Gabbard preached an amazing message.
II Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

This was an amazing sermon. It lifted my faith so much. We have to praise God @ all times. We have to start our day like a solider. We are in a battle everyday w/ the Devil. He is out to destroy our souls. We have to let him know we are soldiers in the army of the Lord. No matter what comes our way we will fight w/ great praise & worship.

He also preached @ Uptown on Wednesday evening. He gave us a little summary of that sermon. Does the Devil Know Your Name? Does he know you as Sally Sue. He can just smile @ you & your falling apart or does he know you as a Child of the King. He is telling his demons that one is going to be a battle we may never break them but we have to try. They start everyday w/ great praise. They make sure they are on the straight & narrow. God has a wall of protection around them but we have to find a way in. He brings everything your way but you still stand on the Word of God. You praise him in the storm & praise in on the mountain. We all need to make sure the Devil knows our name. A child of the King...I am the head & not the tail.... I am a lender & not a borrower... I am covered in the precious blood of the Lamb.....I am healthy not sick....I am blessed not poor....I am protected & not forsaken...I am a child of the King. Make sure everyday he knows your name. Blood bought, spirit filled & on my way to Heaven.

At the end of his sermon he had us sing a song Brother Gabbard wrote many years ago. You could fill the spirit though the entire service. But when we begin to sing. He's Gonna Make Way. The spirit being to fall in a great way. You could feel the attack of the Devil just leave. Here are a few of the words....He made a path through the water away through the sea. I'm depending on you Lord to make away for me. When my heart sinks w/in me by faith I believe. Troubled waters rolling backwards as he makes away for me.

We have to stand by faith everyday. What ever you are going through God will make away where there seems to be no way out. Stand, Pray, Fast, & Read. God will make a way.

Brother Gabbard has gone on to be w/ the Lord. But while on earth he was a great man of God. He has done many things for God, one of them was a great song writer. You can tell his songs came straight from Heaven.

So make sure you endure hardness & when you endure hardness the Devil will know your true name. Child of the King