What The Bible Says About Delegation

 Tonight I will be talking about what the Bible says about Delegation. I would like for us to now look at some scriptures and the scriptures we are going to look at are 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:16, Colossians 1:16, Romans 8:28, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Acts 20:24, Acts 16:16-18, Acts 4:12, Acts 1:3, John 14:6, John 8:14, Luke 17:19, Luke 19:8, Luke 9:23, Luke 5:16. I would now like to share a quote with all of you. The quote says this: If you delegate tasks, you create followers. If you delegate authority, you create leaders. I would like to share a line from the song Speak O Lord before sharing another quote with all of you.

The line from the song says this: Cause our faith to rise, cause our eyes to see, Your majestic love and authority.

The second quote I would like to share says this: Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way.

When we take a look at the scriptures, and these two quotes, there is something that each have in common. The thing they have in common is that each of it talks about Authority. I want to take a minute and share just a little story for those who may not have heard this, I can still remember when Melvin who is a Bible study leader for Thursday nights with his study called Hidden Treasures, myself and Ricky were on and it was just the three of us. Well, I remember and I'm not sure why but this has always stuck with me ever since. Ricky was talking to Melvin and I about the delegation of authority and what it meant and to now see myself doing a study on what the Bible says about Delegation, well for me I shared something on a Monday Night Study called Seeds of Truth where I shared the story I did just now, but I shared other things that I related to that in parts of that and toward the end. Now we see how God is in control, but if we take time to stop and think about it, what is the difference between the authority that we see for someone who maybe a teacher in a school, and others have when it comes to maybe leading a study? What is the difference between all of that and the authority that God has for us?

Well let's take a look a minute at some scriptures that talk about Spiritual Authority first.

The scriptures we are going to look at are, 1 John 4 verse 4, James 4 verse 7, Matthew 28 verse 18, Mark 16 verse 17-18, John 10 verse 27, Genesis 1 verse 28, John 16 verse 13, Philippians 2 verse 9-11, Hebrews 4 verse 12-13, Ephesians 6 verse 13, and 1 Timothy 5 verse 17.

Now let's look at some scriptures on what the Bible says about Respecting Authorities. The scriptures we are going to look at are Leviticus 19 verse 32, Acts 5 verse 29, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, Philippians 2:3, and the last three that we are going to look at is Romans 12:1-2, Romans 10:17 and John 19:11.

In the scriptures we see the Spiritual Authority and Respecting Authorities is what God shows us that we need, but it also shows us that there are people who are leaders like teachers, parents, people in the medical field, and so many others who have a different role in something, this authority is where we need to be respectful to those who have a different role in what God helps them with because when we show that respect to them, then they also show respect to those around them. Now with Spiritual authority, God is the one that has Spiritual Authority and we need to remember that He's in control and that we need to also show respect for the authority He gives and know that He always has a plan.

Here is what I would like to leave you with tonight: We are not what others label us. We are who we choose to be. I wanted to leave with this quote because God doesn't label us, He does the opposite. He loves us unconditionally because He created us in His Image to be fearfully and wonderfully made and who we choose to be is not us saying we choose to be any different, because if we think about it, we are all different in God's eyes and we are unique and He chose us to do great things because He has purpose for us and because of that we don't have to be afraid or worry over what others say because God's in control and He's Got This. He always has and always will.

What It Means To Have A Yearning Heart

I am going to be sharing with all of you What It Means To Have A Yearning Heart that is Longing for Jesus. I want to start of with three quotes before we go into reading scriptures and here are the quotes that I would like to share. The first quote says: I have learned that my quenchless longing for life is, a secret, unutterable yearning after God; for how can you conceive of life apart from Him? The second quote that I would like to share says: My Soul Longs For You Lord In A Dry And Weary Land. The last quote I would like to share for the moment says: In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart. The scriptures I would like to take a look at tonight is 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 16-18, Romans 12 verse 1-2, Psalm 73 verse 25, Jude 1 verse 3, Matthew 22 verse 37, 2 Corinthians 5 verse 17, Romans 10 verse 9, Hebrews 10 verse 22, Psalm 27 verse 8, John 16 verse 22, Psalm 73 verse 26, Psalm 84 verse 2. In the scriptures we see how God can give us a heart that yearns for Him and that is longing for Him. In 2 Corinthians 5 verse 17 it talks about a new creation in Christ. Well for us, we all at one time gave our life to Christ. We were all baptized as a baby at one point, and some of us as an adult. The reason I share that part is because whether we were baptized at a young age, or as an adult, eventually we would have questions as a new believer would or as we continue now. Our hearts yearn for Him, and it's Longing for Jesus to continue to do a great work in us as the new creation we are made to be because we are made in the Image of God. I would like to share two songs now. The first one being New Creation by Mac Powell. The lyrics of the song say this: I thought I knew what I was talking about, When I testified of Your great love, Well, I was a soul on fire, there was no doubt, Bible believing, saved, and washed in the blood, But it wasn't 'til I stumbled and made my mistakes, That I could know in my soul how amazing was grace, You brought me blessings out of a tragedy, You turned my old song into a symphony And with Your spirit living inside of me, I'm a new creation, I'm a new creation And now I know what You were talking about, Went from my head into my heart, When I was broken at the bottom, I found

You're my Healer and Redeemer, Jesus, that's who You are, You brought me blessings out of a tragedy, You turned my old song into a symphony And with Your spirit living inside of me, I'm a new creation, I'm a new creation, Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, But it wasn't 'til I stumbled and made my mistakes, That I could know in my soul how amazing was grace, You brought me blessings out of a tragedy, You turned my old song into a symphony And with Your spirit living inside of me, I'm a new creation (oh, oh-oh, oh, oh). The second song I would like to share is Image Of God by We Are Messengers which says: I woke up with a broken heart in my chest, I couldn't sleep couldn't get no rest, Weighed down by the heaviness of life And I try to shake it flipping through my phone, But all it does is make me feel more alone, How could anything that feels so wrong be right, Seven billion voices separate us, But only one can show us who we are, We are made, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, Beautiful shades of love, We are made, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, That's where the light comes from, We all need the same medicine, We all need another second chance, There's no first in line at the foot of the Cross, Father, forgive me, Show my concrete heart, We are made, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, Beautiful shades of love, We are made, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, That's where the light comes from, We fall apart, We all lose sight of Heaven, But still Your love is chasing us, Give me a heart, For every heart that's breaking, And give me eyes to see, We're so much more than flesh and blood, We are, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, We are made, Made in the image of, Made in the image of God, Beautiful shades of Love. We see here that our hearts long for Jesus as they yearn for Him because we are a Beloved child of God, we can see that as a new creation that when we were made in the Image Of God, we were created for purpose that as we grew in our relationship and our Faith, that our hearts would yearn and long for Him, long for His Word which is truth, and long for the wisdom and knowledge that He gives us to have a personal and deep connection with Christ to give our testimony in how God uses us in ways that our not ours but His. That brings me to another song I want to share called Holy Spirit by Francesca Battistelli where the lyrics of her song say: There's nothing worth more That could ever come close, No thing can compare You're our living hope, Your presence, Lord, I've tasted and seen Of the sweetest of loves, Where my heart becomes free And my shame is undone, Your presence, Lord, Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere, Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, To be overcome by Your presence, Lord, Your presence, Lord, There's nothing worth more That could ever come close, No thing can compare You're our living hope, Your presence, Lord, I've tasted and seen Of the sweetest of loves, Where my heart becomes free And my shame is undone, Your presence, Lord, Holy Spirit, You are welcome here Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere, Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, To be overcome by Your presence, Lord, Your presence, Lord. We see that we need the presence of God because it is what our hearts long for and it is what we need to know that the plans that God has for us are greater than what we will know. Here are three things that I would like to end on tonight with all of you. The first thing I would like to share comes from Jeremiah 29 verse 11 that says: For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you but to give you a hope and a future. The second thing I would like to share says: I don't know who you are or what your story is, but God does, and He loves you with a spectacularly brilliant, healing love. The last thing I would like to share with you in hopes that this can encourage you in your week, is this: When we are seeking God we know that our Hearts yearn and long for Him, because He is the Voice of Truth and because of that we know God is in the midst of our lives in helping us know that we can continue to seek Him and His Word for our Yearning and Longing Heart that wants to continue to seek knowledge, wisdom, and the purity, and radiance of God's Love. 

What Does The Bible Say About Mighty?

 Tonight we are going to look at different scriptures that talk about the words Mighty and Might. I want us to first look at a song by Laura Story called Mighty To Save. The lyrics of the song say this: Everyone needs compassion, A love that's never failing. Let mercy fall on me, Everyone needs forgiveness, the kindness of a Saviour, The hope of nations, Saviour, He can move the mountains, My God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save, Forever, author of salvation, He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave, So take me as You find me, All my fears and failures, And fill my life again, I give my life to follow in everything I believe in, Now I surrender, yes, I surrender, Saviour, He can move the mountains, My God is mighty to save, He is mighty to save, Forever, author of salvation, He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave. I want us to now look at some scriptures. 

The scriptures we are going to be looking at tonight are Psalm 62 verse 11, 2 Samuel 23 verse 8, John 7 verse 38, Luke 1 verse 37, Jeremiah 32 verse 27, Deuteronomy 10 verse 17, 1 John 1 verse 9, Psalm 145 verse 3. The other scriptures we are going to look at tonight are 2 Chronicles 27 verse 6, Isaiah 11 verse 2, Colossians 3 verse 1, John 1 verse 12, Mark 16 verse 16, and the last scripture we will look at tonight is John 6 verse 47.  We see here in scripture that God gives us the Might to be Mighty, but He give us the Strength to overcome obstacles each and every day in our lives. 

Tonight we looked at two different words, and tonight we're talk about What the Bible says about Mighty. So tonight I want to share some quotes that talk about it. The first one I would like to share with all of you says, Inside Me Is A Weak Heart: But Behind Me Is A Strong God. The second one I would like to share tonight says: ''You don't have to be rich and mighty in this world to be great in the sight of God. You only have to be humble in your heart.'' The last quote I would like to share with you all is this: By reading the Bible we learn more about God. The more we learn of Him the more we love and trust Him. 

So we see by these quotes that even when we don't feel strong and we feel like we might want to give up, God who is Mighty and powerful reminds us that we are His Beloved children who don't have to worry because He's handling it, and that we can live our lives as He has called us to live them. 

When I was trying to figure out how to go about this topic for tonight, I got a little bit hard on myself because I thought how do I go about talking on a word like Mighty? Although two people I know encouraged me and helped me see, just like so many others have helped me see that I don't have to be hard on myself on it because it always works out. They are right, it does work out. I just needed that reminder to know that when we have God, when we have friends that have become family, when we have our family we can be Warriors who are Mighty to do God's Work of what He has planned in our lives. 

We are called as Mighty Warriors to do many different things. For a lot of us God has called us to help with ministry and our church. God has called us to write, draw, sing, whatever it is that God has called us to, we as Mighty Warriors don't have to give up the Good Fight Of Faith to know that it's God who will continue to bless us daily. It's God who will continue to write the story of our lives and it's God who will show us that He is a Strong And Mighty Tower and that we as His Beloved, can rest in His Arms in knowing that Our God is So Big, So Strong and So Mighty that there's nothing He Cannot do for You. 

There's nothing He can't do for any of us and because of that we continue to trust Him and we know His love is unconditional because He is Love. Here are the two things I would like to end on and leave all of you with. As morning dawns and evening fades, You inspire songs of praise, That rise from earth to touch Your heart and glorify your name, Your name is a strong and mighty tower, Your name is a shelter like no other, Your name, let the nations sing it louder, 'Cause nothing has the power to save, But your name, Jesus, in your name we pray, Come and fill our hearts today, Lord, give us strength to live for you and glorify your name, Your name is a strong and mighty tower, Your name is a shelter like no other, Your name, let the nations sing it louder, 'Cause nothing has the power to save but your name. My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, There's nothing my God cannot do, My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, There's nothing my God cannot do, He made the trees, He made the seas, He made the elephants too, My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, There's nothing my God cannot do, My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, There's nothing my God cannot do, My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, There's nothing my God cannot do, The mountains are his, The rivers are his, The skies are his handy works too, My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, There's nothing my God cannot do, There's nothing my God cannot do, There's nothing my God cannot do For you. 

I wanted to end with these two songs because I wanted us to be reminded this week that with God all things are possible and that Nothing is Impossible for God when we have Him on our side and when we know that He is our Refuge, our Strength, and Great and Mighty Is The Lord our God, Great And Mighty Is He. Now I shared that last part as a reminder that God is always there and that we don't have to be afraid in anything.

What It Means To Have Confidence In Faith Alone

 Tonight I want to talk about What It Means To Have Confidence In Faith Alone. 

I want to start off with a song by Sanctus Real called Confidence where the lyrics say this: I'm not a warrior, I'm too afraid to lose, I feel unqualified for what you're callin' me to, But Lord with your strength, I've got no excuse, 'Cause broken people are exactly who you use, So give me faith like Daniel in the lion's den, Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness, Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense, So I can face my giants with confidence, You took a shepherd boy and made him a King, So I'm gonna trust you and give you everything, I'll be a conqueror 'cause you fight for me, I'll be a champion claiming your victory, So give me faith like Daniel in the lion's den, Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness, Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense, So I can face my giants with confidence.

 I want us to look at some scriptures now. The scriptures we are going to look at tonight are: Hebrews 13 verse 6, 1 John 4 verse 18, Hebrews 10 verse 35-36, James 4 verse 13-15, Romans 8 verse 28, Ephesians 2 verse 8-9, Romans 5 verse 1, Romans 1 verse 17, Hebrews 11 verse 6, Romans 4 verse 3, John 3 verse 16, Galatians 5 verse 6, Hebrews 11 verse 1, Romans 10 verse 17, John 5 verse 24, and the last one we are going to look at tonight is Galatians 3 verse 24.

We see in the scriptures that with God we can have the confidence to do all things through Him that gives us strength. Our Faith can be made stronger in everything we do through God's Grace. We don't walk this journey of Faith alone. Now with Hebrews 11 verse 1 we see how it has talked about how Faith is a substance of things hoped for and assurance of things yet not seen, but in different translations it talks about confidence and faith. Our God is strong, He gives us the character trait of confidence to overcome the obstacles and challenges we face in life.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, And His righteousness;

And all these things shall be added unto you. Hallelu, Hallelujah! Ask, and it shall be given unto you; Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Hallelu, Hallelujah! Man shall not live by bread alone,

But by every word, That proceeds out from the mouth of God. Hallelu, Hallelujah! When I think of the third verse in this song, I think of how God gives us the ability to share our Faith with confidence, so that others may come to know who He is and know that we are not defined by who the enemy tries to tell us we are, but we are defined by who God says we are because we walk by Faith and not by sight. God gives us these opportunities to pray, to seek, to tell others about our Faith with the confidence He gives.

Here are three things I would like to end on tonight.

Self confidence Has limited Potential, God-Confidence Has Unlimited Possibility.

''Faith is simply confidence in the trustworthiness of God.''

Put your Faith in God and confidence in yourself.

Let us pray.

What The Bible Says About Worthy

 Tonight I want to talk about what the Bible says about Worthy. Before I begin to share and the scriptures we are going to look at, let us pray. Here is the first thing I would like to start off of with. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain

Holy, holy is He, Sing a new song to Him who sits on, Heaven's mercy seat, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain

Holy, holy is He, Sing a new song to Him who sits on, Heaven's mercy seat. This comes from a song called Revelation Song.

I want us to take a look at some scriptures now. The scriptures we are going to look at tonight are, Revelation 5 verse 9, Psalm 150 verse 6, Philippians 1 verse 6, Psalm 138 verse 8, Hebrews 4 verse 16, 2 Corinthians 12 verse 9, John 14 verse 6, Ephesians 1 verse 6, Isaiah 49 verse 16, Hebrews 11 verse 1, John 1 verse 12, Revelation 5 verse 4. 

We see in scriptures that we are worthy, and that we are God's beloved children. I want to share two songs now.

The first one being by Sarah Kroger called Belovedness.

You've owned your fear and all your self-loathing, You've owned the voices inside of your head, You've owned the shame and reproach of your failure, It's time to own your belovedness, You've owned your past and how it's defined you, You've owned everything everybody else says, It's time to hear what your father has spoken, It's time to own your belovedness, He says, "You're mine, I smiled when I made you, I find you beautiful in every way

My love for you is fierce and unending, I'll come to find you, whatever it takes, My beloved", You've owned the mess you see in the mirror, You've owned the lies that you're just not enough, You've been so blinded by all you're comparing, It's time to own your belovedness

He says, "You're mine, I smiled when I made you, I find you beautiful in every way, My love for you is fierce and unending, I'll come to find you, whatever it takes My beloved". The second song I would like to share is Jericho by Andrew Ripp. Ooh, I been stacking up the years I spent

Trading punches with the enemy, Ooh, built myself a double thick stone tower of lies, Higher than the eye can see, Trapped in my flesh and bone, Crying out to You, Lord

I'm desperate, Love, come rattle this cage and set me free

All of my fears like Jericho walls, Gotta come down, come down, All of my fears like Jericho walls, Gotta come down, come down, oh Lord, my prison turns to ruin, When Your love moves in, All of my fears like Jericho walls, Gotta come down, come down, come down.

We see here that God can tear down the walls and as His beloved children we know that we are worthy in His Eyes.

When we think of worthiness, what are some things that come to mind when we truly think of what it means to be worthy?

There are three things I would like to share with you.

The first being a scripture. Luke 12 verse 6-7 says: Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

The second thing I would like to share is a song called Sparrows by Jason Gray. You can't add a single day by worrying, You'll worry your life away, Oh don't worry your life away, You can't change a single thing by freaking out

It's just gonna close you in, Oh don't let the trouble win

You may feel alone, But you're not on your own, If He can hold the world He can hold this moment, Not a field or flower escapes His notice, Oh even the sparrow, Knows He holds tomorrow, Lean in and it's hard to miss, Everything can change, When you make it His, Oh He wants to carry it

Carefree in the care of God, When you let it go, You'll find that He's enough, Oh you never leave His love, You don't walk alone, If He can hold the world He can hold this moment, Not a field or flower escapes His notice, Oh even the sparrow, Knows He holds tomorrow, There's not a single star that's out of place, There's nothing broken He can't remake, If you long for hope when you're afraid

Oh look at the sparrow, Look at the sparrow, If He can hold the world He can hold this moment, Not a field or flower escapes His notice, Oh even the sparrow, Knows He holds tomorrow, Even the sparrow knows, He holds tomorrow.

The third thing I would like to share is something I heard from a friend which is, worry doesn't add a day to our life.

Here is a song I would like to share again by Jason Gray called I'm Gonna Let It Go. It's hard for me to let go, hard for me to breathe, Thinking that I gotta control it all, I can feel my worry and anxiety, When it's slipping through my fingers and I know it, I've been losing my sleep, I've been losing my cool, I can feel my heart go boom, boom, boom

Starin' at the ceiling, feeling like a fool, I'm going under and I know it, But I hear You whisper to me, If I lose my grip I could see, That You are carrying me, Oh, I'm gonna let it I'm gonna let it go, Oh, 'cause if I trusted, I could move with Your flow, Being carried in the current of Your love, When I lean into Your arms, You're enough, So, I'm gonna let it I'm gonna let it go, Time for me to let go, time for me to breathe, Knowing that He already holds it all, Time for me to turn down this anxiety, I can know my freedom in a moment, 'Cause when I lay it all down, You gonna lift me up, When I pour it all out You gonna fill my cup, You're holding out Your arms and telling me to jump

One, two, three, here I go, yeah, 'Cause I hear You whisper to me, If I lose my grip I will see, You're always carrying me

We see here that if we worry it doesn't do good because worry doesn't add a day to our life and because of that we can let it go. I want to share two quotes with all of you.

The first quote says: Have Faith. Sometimes You Just Have To Let Go And Let God Be In Control. 

The last quote I would like to share says: You are valuable because You exist, not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you Are.

Debbie will you close us in prayer.