Pray the Hardest, when it is the hardest to pray

1 cor. 15:58 Eph. 2:1-7 Isaiah 61: 1-3-our job for Christ Psalm 1:1-3 Roman's 5:1-2

January 5, 2023 GRACE POINT CHURCH of NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WORSHIP GUIDE: January 8, 2023 9:10am STREAMED LIVE on YouTube and FaceBook: CLICK HERE. 10:45am You may fill in the blanks and take personal message notes (click the blue boxes), then email them to yourself or others (link at bottom of page). Message Notes BEATING THE ADVERSARY Mike McDaniel, Lead Pastor Scripture: Zechariah 3:1-10 SPIRITUAL WAR BRIEFING 1) ENEMY: Lucifer is an arrogant fallen angel Isiah 14:12-13 Revelation 12:4 2) STRATEGY: The enemy’s trifecta Acts 20:28 Ask why? Why am I thinking this? Why am I feeling this? Why am I saying this? Why am I doing this? Why am I? Reread this verse. • satan - John 10:10 • World - 1 John 2:15 • Self - Ephesians 4:22 FOUR ROLES OF THE ACCUSER 1) Setting you up to fail • Ruling and deceiving • Roaming and devouring 2) Reminding you that you have failed Shame is a sham of Satan. Guilt is a gift from God. 1 John 1:9 3) Identifying you as a failure Satan defines. 4) Satan fails at our...

The Schemer Series: “Victory: When Losing Isn’t an Option” - Message 3 Mike McDaniel, Lead Pastor Scripture:  Ephesians 6:10-12 TWO SCHEME THEMES OF SATAN 1) Satan has a STRATEGY and a structure. • STRUCTURE: An Army • STRATEGY: war To be able to stand in the mist of it all is having victory. Verses 11 and 12 The devil will take you at your weakness.-anxiety The scewrtape letter-CS Lewis 2) Satan has a MEANS and an end. • The Tempter - Satan uses lies to attack the mind. - The antidote to a lie is the truth of God. Doubts Psalm 119:11 • The tormenter – Satan uses suffering to attack the body. - The antidote to suffering is the  grace  of God. 2 Cor. 12:7-9 • The terminator - Satan uses destruction to attack the life. - The antidote to destruction is the life giver. BONUS CONTENT: We have a savior and Lord.

The Schemer Series: “Victory: When Losing Isn’t an Option” - Message 3 Mike McDaniel, Lead Pastor Scripture:  Ephesians 6:10-12 TWO SCHEME THEMES OF SATAN 1) Satan has a STRATEGY and a structure. • STRUCTURE: An Army • STRATEGY: war To be able to stand in the mist of it all is having victory. Verses 11 and 12 The devil will take you at your weakness.-anxiety The scewrtape letter-CS Lewis 2) Satan has a MEANS and an end. • The Tempter - Satan uses lies to attack the mind. - The antidote to a lie is the truth of God. Doubts Psalm 119:11 • The tormenter – Satan uses suffering to attack the body. - The antidote to suffering is the  grace  of God. 2 Cor. 12:7-9 • The terminator - Satan uses destruction to attack the life. - The antidote to destruction is the life giver. BONUS CONTENT: We have a savior and Lord.

A Battle Plan for the Weary by Meredith Houston Carr FEBRUARY 6, 2023 “For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” 2 Chronicles 20:12b-c (ESV) As my husband drove us home from marriage counseling, I sat quietly and ruminated on the list of books and exercises we’d been recommended. Exhaling deeply, I tried to rid myself of a nagging thought:  I am just too tired to do this anymore . Month after month, we’d done what “good Christian couples” were supposed to do: seek counseling, have date nights, express feelings in a calm manner, etc. But it wasn’t enough, and we found ourselves wrangling the same issues over and over. Exhaustion set in, and I simply didn’t know  how  to keep fighting — or if I even could. I wonder if you’re also fighting a seemingly endless battle that’s leaving you empty. Maybe it’s a prodigal child or a dead-end job or a difficult diagnosis. Or maybe you, too, are fightin...