•  John 4:23
•  Psalm 22:3
•  Isaiah 61:2-4
•  Isaiah 54:17
•  1 Samuel 17
•  Joshua 1:5 5
•  Psalm 103:1-14
•  Psalm 16:8-9
•  Matthew 6:13
•  2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
•  2 Timothy 3:1-4
• Psalm 149:6-9

Overcoming the Snare of the Fowler
Part 2

With Bishop Ronald K. Powell

The Answer to Pride!

John 4:23 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

•   ²³ But the time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. In fact, that time is now here. And these are the kind of people the Father wants to be his worshipers.

Psalm 22:3

•   Psalm 22:3 English Standard Version (ESV)

•   ³ Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises^[a] of Israel.

•   Footnotes:

•   Psalm 22:3 Or dwelling in the praises

Isaiah 61:2-4 King James Version (KJV)

•   ² To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

•   ³ To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

•   ⁴ And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Depression is a Spirit

•   In Worship of God it will flee.

•   Fear is a heart that is not made perfect in Love.

•   Either God is your victory Cry or you will suffer life long defeats.

Isaiah 54:17 King James Version (KJV)

•   ¹⁷ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

David and Goliath

•   1 Samuel 17

•   The God Filter…IF God Be For You

•   The Attitude… Confident of Victory

•   Our Victories Given Daily as we humble ourselves in the presence of the Lord

•   Joshua 1:5 5 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you or forsake you.

3. Three Practical Reasons Why We Worship God

•   1) To Keep Our Lives God-Centered

•   Psalm 103:1-14 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   Praise for the LORD’s Mercies/ A Psalm of David.

Psalm 103:1-14 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   103 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

•  ^{2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.}

Psalm 103:1-14 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   ⁶ The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

•   ^{7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities.}

Psalm 103:1-14 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   ⁶ The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

•  ^{7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities.}

Psalm 103:1-14 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

•   12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

•   13 As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him. 14 For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.

2) To Keep Our Faith in God Strong and Active

•   Psalm 16:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   ⁸ I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

•   ⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope.

3) To Keep Everything in its Correct Perspective

•   Matthew 6:13 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   13 And do not lead us into temptation,

•   but deliver us from the evil one.

•   For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

3) To Keep Everything in its Correct Perspective

•   2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

3) To Keep Everything in its Correct Perspective

•   2 Timothy 3:1-4 New King James Version (NKJV)

•   Perilous Times and Perilous Men

•   3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

3) To Keep Everything in its Correct Perspective

•    Psalm 149:6-9 New King James Version (NKJV)

•    6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

•    And a two-edged sword in their hand,

•    7 To execute vengeance on the nations,

•    And punishments on the peoples;

•    8 To bind their kings with chains,

•    And their nobles with fetters of iron;

•    9 To execute on them the written judgment—

•    This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord!

•   “Lord Jesus, you came to set captives free. Thank you for deliverance from the fowler’s snare this day, and for your strong name.”

What is the Holy Spirit saying to me through this message?
•   Let us Pray