Josh McPherson

God is big and we are small. It’s all about Him and it’s not about us. He’s the One on center stage. He’s the One worthy of the spotlight. He’s the One orchestrating the story of redemption. He’s working all things and overseeing all things according to His ultimate purposes. Nothing and no one can stop God from being God. Nothing and no one can stop God from fulfilling His promises. At the end of the day, we want to clearly proclaim our faith in the Lord to sovereignly bring about His good plans and purposes, in His timing, through His people. As the traditional doxology of the Lord’s Prayer states, let us be careful to give all glory and all honor to God alone. We exist by Him and for Him. In the end, we know that Jesus wins. As we near the end of this reflection on the Lord’s Prayer, we return to the theme of faith-filled worship, focusing on WHO OUR GOD IS and ALL HE HAS DONE, IS DOING, AND WILL DO. God is absolutely Sovereign, altogether Good, All-Powerful, abundantly Gracious, and Glorious beyond all comparison. He who was and is and is to come…to Him be all glory, honor, power, and dominion now and forever. Amen! Support the showThanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

Satan is real. Demons are real. No, they are not behind every bush, but they would love nothing more than to derail the mission, leaders, and people of the Church. Like a hungry lion looking for someone to devour, the devil would enjoy eating you for lunch. He wants to destroy your faith, your marriage, your children, your hope, your integrity, your witness, and ultimately your soul. Do not be deceived. Spiritual attack and spiritual warfare are REAL. The Christian life = WAR. Period. We are on the offense. We do not want to give our adversary, the devil, an ounce more or less of the attention than God’s Word calls us to give. We are not to be ignorant or unaware of his schemes. We are to pray for God’s divine protection, leadership, and deliverance from temptation and evil. We have the armor of God, mighty weapons for warfare, the ability to resist and rebuke the enemy, the triumph of the Cross to daily remember, and the confidence of victory past, present, and future as we worship the Victorious Serpent-Crusher, King Jesus! Let us humbly—yet boldly—ask for God’s protection, and live lives of vigilance as we fight the good fight of faith! Support the showThanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

A distinguishing mark of Christianity is FORGIVENESS. Not only do we accept the radical gift of God’s forgiveness in and through Christ, we also extend the radical gift of forgiveness to others, especially those who have sinned against us. One of the signs of the Spirit’s work among us will be our relational health and unity. This isn’t possible without forgiveness. Let us be slow to anger and quick to forgive. Let us be quick to ask for forgiveness and gracious to grant it. Do not give place to bitterness or harbor hidden sin in your life. Let us confess our sins to God and each other. Let us get in right relationship with God and each other that we might tell the truth to the watching world about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What sin(s) do you need to confess? Who do you need to seek forgiveness from? Who do you need to forgive? Let’s keep short accounts, friends, not long lists of records of wrongs. Let’s walk in integrity with God and in humility and unity with one another. Take whatever steps necessary TODAY to walk in forgiveness.Support the showThanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

“Give us this day our daily bread.” Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! He Himself is our daily Bread. The Bread of Life has come down to give life to the world. Do you daily hunger for this Bread? Do you seek it and secure it with a heart of faith and gratitude? Our spiritual satisfaction and sustenance are even more crucial than our physical life. Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. So seek Him today for the daily Bread of Life that you need. And then trust Him to graciously provide for your physical well-being, as well. Let’s be clear—at the heart of prayer is “asking.” God is the giver; we are the receivers. God is glorified when we make much of Him by expressing His worth and fullness through our asking. Jesus commanded us to “ask,” to “seek,” to “knock,” and to keep on asking, seeking, and knocking. So be bold in this season of prayer to ASK! Do you have a physical or financial need? Present your request to God. Take a moment to consider God’s provision in your life. The clothes you are wearing, the food you will eat today, the transportation you use, the house you rest in, the bed you sleep in. Acknowledge these good gifts today and give thanks to the One who sustains you day by day!Support the showThanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

The central request of the Lord’s Prayer, which brings every other blessing with it, is the request for the Kingdom of God to come andthe Lord’s will to be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. The blessing of the rule and reign of God over His people and into the world brings life to the fullest! Every revival and renewal in history is preceded and marked by intensifying Kingdom-centered prayer. There is nothing better than life in the Kingdom and no agenda better than the Lord’s will. Every other will and agenda disappoints, disillusions, and destroys. God’s King and Kingdom alone has authority to set captives free and usher in the blessings of salvation and restoration. Jesus came preaching, “The Kingdom of God is at hand.” May we have eyes to see it and welcome it where we are! Your Kingdom come!Support the showThanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

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 Week one of the Kingdom Come sermon series - The highest and greatest truth that we can know and experience is to be called a son or daughter of God. Of all the blessings bestowed upon us through the Gospel, none is greater than our adoption. Knowing God as your Father is a game-changer. Some people struggle with the concept of relating to God as Father because of the broken or painful relationship they have with their earthly father. Rather, He is the perfection of everything a good father is and should be. Regardless of what kind of father you've had, the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that you get a better Father. The perfect Father. And He loves you. In Christ, He's chosen you and adopted you as His own. And if God is for us, who can be against us? If God is our Father, who or what could we have to fear? Support the showThanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

“Lord, teach us to pray.” This is itself a great prayer. It’s also the request of the disciples that prompted Jesus’s teaching on the Lord’s Prayer in Luke 11. In this introductory sermon to a new 8 week series titled “Kingdom Come” on the Lord’s Prayer, Pastor Adam James unpacks the purpose, common pitfalls, and preconditions to true prayer. No matter where you are as a follower of Jesus in your understanding or practice of prayer, this sermon aims to awaken a fresh desire in your own heart to join in the disciples prayer, “Lord, teach us to pray!”Support the showThanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

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