habitudes randy olsson monday, march 31 2008. lesson #2 keep on fighting!!! keep on fighting!!! when...

HabitudesHabitudesRandy OlssonRandy Olsson

Monday, March 31 2008Monday, March 31 2008

Lesson #2Lesson #2

Keep on Fighting!!!Keep on Fighting!!! When your When your

wounded…wounded… When it costs…When it costs… Keep on Fighting!Keep on Fighting!

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! Luke 14:28-33Luke 14:28-33

““Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' “Or suppose a king is about to go able to finish.' “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In the same way, any of you who does not give up the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.” everything he has cannot be my disciple.”

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! Through DifficultyThrough Difficulty…… Jesus the Christ Jesus the Christ

His betrayal…His betrayal… His mandate…His mandate… His opposition…His opposition…

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! The desire of the nationsThe desire of the nations

Abraham, Moses (The snake, the rock, the Abraham, Moses (The snake, the rock, the bread, the Levitical system), Samson, David, bread, the Levitical system), Samson, David, Isaiah, and more.Isaiah, and more.

ChristChrist

John 1:11John 1:11He came to that which was his own, He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. but his own did not receive him.

Isaiah 53 Isaiah 53 1 Who has believed our message and to whom 1 Who has believed our message and to whom

has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mendespised and rejected by men, a , a man of sorrowsman of sorrows, , and and familiar with sufferingfamiliar with suffering. Like one from whom . Like one from whom men hide their faces men hide their faces he was despised, and we he was despised, and we esteemed him notesteemed him not. 4 Surely he took up our . 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Christ's DifficultiesChrist's Difficulties

RejectionRejection PersecutionPersecution Ungrateful PeopleUngrateful People AccusationAccusation UnbeliefUnbelief MockeryMockery

Christ’s AttitudeChrist’s Attitude 3But those sacrifices are an annual 3But those sacrifices are an annual

reminder of sins, 4because it is impossible reminder of sins, 4because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5Therefore, when Christ came away sins. 5Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; 6with burnt offerings prepared for me; 6with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. and sin offerings you were not pleased. 7Then I said, 'Here I am—it is written 7Then I said, 'Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, O God.' “ - Hebrews 10: 3-7 / your will, O God.' “ - Hebrews 10: 3-7 / Psalm 40:6-8 Psalm 40:6-8

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting!

Hebrews 12:2-3 Hebrews 12:2-3

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who and perfecter of our faith, who for the for the joyjoy set before him endured the cross, set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. will not grow weary and lose heart.

The Joy Before Us.The Joy Before Us. God will be pleased - God will be pleased - God will be glorified -God will be glorified - God will be honored -God will be honored - We get a reward in heaven –We get a reward in heaven – Opportunities on Earth - Opportunities on Earth - Satisfaction -Satisfaction -

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! Thorn in fleshThorn in flesh 2 Corinthians 12:7-102 Corinthians 12:7-10

To keep me from becoming conceited because To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. weak, then I am strong.


Paul in JailPaul in Jail Acts 16:24 Acts 16:24

About midnight Paul and Silas were About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were and the other prisoners were listening to them. listening to them.

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! Don’t be a deserter!Don’t be a deserter! Philippians 4:3Philippians 4:3

Yes, and I ask you, Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of contended at my side in the cause of the gospelthe gospel, along with Clement and , along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. names are in the book of life.

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! My people come to you, as they usually My people come to you, as they usually

do, and sit before you to listen to your do, and sit before you to listen to your words, but they do not put them into words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express practice. With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are greedy for devotion, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.” - but do not put them into practice.” - Ezekiel 33:31-32 Ezekiel 33:31-32


2 Timothy 4:9-11 2 Timothy 4:9-11

Do your best to come to me quickly, Do your best to come to me quickly, for for Demas, because he loved this Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted meworld, has deserted me and has gone and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. helpful to me in my ministry.


Acts 15:38-40 Acts 15:38-40 ““but Paul did not think it wise to take but Paul did not think it wise to take

him, him, because he had deserted thembecause he had deserted them in in Pamphylia and had not continued Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. They had such with them in the work. They had such a sharp disagreement that they a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. brothers to the grace of the Lord.

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! Paul forsaken!Paul forsaken! 2 Timothy 4:16-18 2 Timothy 4:16-18

At my first defense, no one came to my At my first defense, no one came to my support, but support, but everyone deserted meeveryone deserted me. May it . May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen. and ever. Amen.


2 Timothy 4:72 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the finished the race, I have kept the faith. faith.


John 5:36John 5:36"I have testimony weightier than "I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that that of John. For the very work that the Father the Father has given me to finish, has given me to finish, and which I am doingand which I am doing, testifies that , testifies that the Father has sent me. the Father has sent me.


2 Corinthians 8:10-12 2 Corinthians 8:10-12 And here is my advice about what is best And here is my advice about what is best

for you in this matter: Last year you were for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. desire to do so. Now finish the work, so that Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of itmatched by your completion of it, according , according to your means. For if the willingness is to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he what one has, not according to what he does not have. does not have.

Keep Fighting!Keep Fighting! Colossians 4:16 Colossians 4:16

Tell Archippus: "See to it that you Tell Archippus: "See to it that you complete the work you have complete the work you have received in the Lordreceived in the Lord." ."

Be faithful!Be faithful!

Faithful to the end…Faithful to the end… Faithful to death…Faithful to death… Strong under pressure…Strong under pressure…


Proverbs 20:6Proverbs 20:6Many a man claims to have unfailing Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can love, but a faithful man who can find?find?


Jeremiah 12:5Jeremiah 12:5"If you have raced with men on foot "If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” Jordan?”


Proverbs 24:10Proverbs 24:10If you falter in times of trouble, how If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength! small is your strength!


Revelation 2:10Revelation 2:10Do not be afraid of what you are Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. for ten days. Be faithful, even to the Be faithful, even to the point of deathpoint of death, and I will give you , and I will give you the crown of life.the crown of life.

Lesson # 3Lesson # 3

You must have a sense of IDENTITY You must have a sense of IDENTITY and DESTINY!and DESTINY! Know who you are…Know who you are… Know who you will be…Know who you will be… Lead others the same…Lead others the same…

Identity and Destiny!Identity and Destiny!

Baby Moses…Baby Moses… Hebrews 11:23Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses' parents hid him for By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, three months after he was born, because they saw he was no because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. afraid of the king's edict.

What are you doing about what you What are you doing about what you see?see?


Joseph…Joseph… Mary…Mary… Simeon…Simeon…

Identity and Destiny!Identity and Destiny! PaulPaul Galatians 1:14-16 Galatians 1:14-16

I was advancing in Judaism beyond I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age and was many Jews of my own age and was extremely zealous for the traditions of extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when God, who set me my fathers. But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles…the Gentiles…


By faith Noah, By faith Noah, when warned about when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his familyan ark to save his family. By his faith . By his faith he condemned the world and he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. that comes by faith.


God waited for NoahGod waited for Noah 1 Peter 3:201 Peter 3:20

who disobeyed long ago when God who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were only a few people, eight in all, were saved through watersaved through water


A vessel of HonorA vessel of Honor 2 Timothy 2:20-21 2 Timothy 2:20-21

In a large house there are articles not In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. to do any good work.


Keep your lamps burningKeep your lamps burning Luke 12: 35-40Luke 12: 35-40

"Be dressed ready for service and keep your "Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like men waiting for their lamps burning, like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. It will be immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants whose master finds good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. wait on them.


Nothing in life more painful than Nothing in life more painful than TOO LATE!!!TOO LATE!!!

EsauEsau MosesMoses


It will be good for those servants whose It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of comes in the second or third watch of the night. But understand this: If the the night. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." not expect him."


Help Others Discover Theirs As Help Others Discover Theirs As Well…Well…

Identity and Destiny!Identity and Destiny! Peter…Peter… Luke 5:6-11Luke 5:6-11

When they had done so, they caught such a When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners. John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men."from now on you will catch men." So they So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.and followed him.


AbrahamAbraham PeterPeter ZacheusZacheus

Identity and Destiny!Identity and Destiny! GideonGideon Judges 6:11-16Judges 6:11-16 The angel of the LORD came and sat down The angel of the LORD came and sat down

under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. When the angel of the LORD the Midianites. When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior." "But sir," Gideon replied, you, mighty warrior." "But sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our fathers told us about when they said, 'Did our fathers told us about when they said, 'Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?' But not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?' But now the LORD has abandoned us and put us now the LORD has abandoned us and put us into the hand of Midian." into the hand of Midian."


The LORD turned to him and said, "Go The LORD turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you have and save in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian's hand. Am I not Israel out of Midian's hand. Am I not sending you?" "But Lord , "Gideon sending you?" "But Lord , "Gideon asked, "how can I save Israel? My clan asked, "how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family." The LORD the least in my family." The LORD answered, "I will be with you, and you answered, "I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites will strike down all the Midianites togethertogether

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