FEIC Summit
Wednesday Session V
John Palmer
Let’s Press On!
Phillipians 3:12-14
Acts 16
When God closes a door He is not rejecting us, He’s directing us.
Lord I pray You will keep me from doing what I want to do, so I can do what You want me to do.
Let’s press on….God has plans for us!
Philippians 1:6, 12
Psalm 40:5
Proverbs 19:21
Jeremiah 29: 11-13
Proverbs 16:9
Proverbs 21: 30-31
Let’s press on…God has promises for us
Promise of His presence 1:21
Promise of His Purpose 2:13
Promise of His Peace 4:4-7,13
Promise of His Provision: 4:19
Told stories of his dad and mom’s testimony of continuing to serve God in spite of not being able to pastor the church he planted. Shared the story of a woman whose parents were missionaries in Zaire where she was born; deserted by her father; but a little boy her mother led to the Lord had grown up, started a church in his town and at that time, there were 600 believers in the town.
Let’s press on…
God has a prize for us!
Prize of knowing Christ – 3:7-11
Prize of being with Christ – 3:12-21
Where you are going is more important than where you’ve been.