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THE COST OF THE CROWN – PART 3
[1 Corinthians 4:1-2]
FAITHFULNESS – THE 3RD EXPENSE!
1. Prepare To Keep Going:
a. David – Faithful in Failures:
- Ziklag: The Place Where Everyone Is Tested, [1 Sam. 30:3].
- Prepare For Your Faithfulness Test.
- Stoning: The Frustration Caused by Time & Loss, [2 Sam. 30:4-6].
- Prepare For Weeping.
- Ephods: Connected To God Thru It All, [ 2 Sam. 30:6b-7].
- Prepare For Self-Encouragement.
- Encouragement: God’s Word = Recover All! [ 2 Sam. 30:8]. 30:17-19
- Prepare For Recovery.
b. The Hebrew Boys – Faithful in Fires:
- Statues & Songs: The Pervasiveness of Conformity, [Dan. 3:9-12].
- Prepare To Stand Out.
- Furnaces & Fires: The Place of Refining, Not Destruction, [Dan. 3:19-20].
- Prepare For Refinement.
- Fires & Figures: The Place of Revelation, [Dan. 3:24-25].
- Prepare To See Jesus.
- Smoke & Smells: The Place of Miracles, [Dan. 3:27-30].
- Prepare For New Decrees.
c. Words Of Counsel:
- Keep Your Head High No Matter What You’re Passing Through, [Isa. 43:2].
- Keep Your Faith High No Matter What Is Fighting Against You, [Isa. 54:15-17].