Your Finest Hour

Illustrations: What is your finest hour? What is your one defining moment?

• England’s – (Winston Churchill’s Speech)
• America’s – Patrick Henry – Give me liberty.
• What you do under pressure, and against ALL odds.
• 9-11 – Firemen, Policemen.

• It’s not always what you do out of your Strengths that counts.
• It’s not always what you do out of your Successes that counts.
• But what you do when your back is to the wall.
• When you are looking Failure square in the face.

1.  When You Get Back Up!

• It’s not your victories and successes that are so awesome, it’s your recovery from failure.

2 Tim 2:25-26 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

(2 Tim 2:26)  And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

• When You Recover Yourself.
• Righteous man falleth Seven Times.

2.  When You Stand Up To The Enemy

• Pea Patch
• David – Goliath
• Devil, I’ve had it with you.
• Take Dominion, Plead the Blood
• Moses, Refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
• When you take a stand for Godliness, Righteousness, (Pay bills)
• Take a stand for Godliness at Home: (With children, companion)
• When you say to the devil, you can’t have my son! (daughter)

3.  When You Surrender To God

• When They Say Yes To Him.
• Abraham Offering Isaac: (Now I Know You Love Me)
• Saul – Damascus
• When you turn from your sin, to God.
• Put Him First.
• No happiness living halfheartedly.
• Fall completely in love with Him.

4.  When You Forgive

• Let go of your bitterness.
• Get your sweet spirit back.
• Stop counting your injuries.
• Release your prejudices and hate.

5.  When You Recover What You Lost

• David – Gilgal
• Dreams, Vision, Burden
• Joy, Love,
• Prayer life, Worship
• Lit a candle and swept the house UNTIL she found it.
• Get Victory over Critical and Self-Righteous spirit.
• Find your tenderness again.

6.  When You Come Home

• Onesimus went back to his master.
• Prodigal

John Mark – was re-invited by Paul to join him in ministry.  (He Become Profitable To Work Of God)

What’s Your Finest Hour?

When You Get Back Up!

When You Take A Stand!