Troubles Come! But So Does Peace and Victory!

Acts 14:22 Paul returned to Iconium and to Antioch, 22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith and saying, Through Many Tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world!

1st Verse: Romans 8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes fro us with groaning’s to deep for words;

• Through the Holy Spirit Who Helps Our Weaknesses! Romans 8:26

• The Holy Spirit Intercedes for Us With According to the Will of God!

We overcome in all these things! Verse 35

Romans 8:35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation? Distress? Persecution? Famine? Nakedness? Peril? Sword? 37 In all these things we overwhelmingly Conquer through Him who loved us! 37 Nothing can separate You! Nothing can violate Your Peace with God! Death! Life, angels, principalities, whatever is present or whatever is to come, no power on earth, no height nor depth nor any other created thing is able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord!

2nd Verse: Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death!

• Through the Blood of Jesus!
• Through the Word of Our Testimony!
• Through Our Great Love For God!

3rd Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in Weakness!

You Find Peace and Power to Overcome By God’s All Sufficient Grace!

1. The Thorn in the Flesh Nearly Defined!

• A Messenger from Satan!
• To Buffet Me! To Torment Me!
• Given By God for To Keep Me From Pride!

2. The 3 time Prayer, Imploring God to Remove the Thorn!

Implore: To Call God to your side and to beg him, entreat Him, beseech Him to do something on your behalf! To take it away!

3. With the Thorn Un-Removed, God Gives Sufficient Grace to Overcome the Weakness!

Grace = God’s Sufficient Power!

• Grace that Brings You to Life! Philippians 3
• Grace That Instructs You to Live Life! Titus 2:11-13
• Grace That Perfects Your Weaknesses!

Grace that is Sufficient: To Be Possessed with Unfailing Strength whereby which is enough to defend you and ward off the enemy.

Weakness: Without Strength: You lack strength of Body and of soul or the capacity to

• Have the necessary understanding about what you are facing.
• Do Things in a Godly, timely, great and glorious way.
• Restrain your Fleshly, corrupt desires in Temptation.
• Bear Under the Trials, and Troubles of This Life!

4. And Now I Become Content with My Life No Matter What is Happening!

Verse 10 – Weaknesses, insults, distresses persecutions, difficulties for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong!

• Holy Spirit Helps and Prays!
• The Blood of Christ and Your Testimony and Your Great Love!
• God’s All Sufficient Grace!