5 for Assistance

1. He is NEAR to me when I am broken-hearted (Psalm 34:18)
2. I will call on Him and He will ANSWER me in the day of trouble (Psalm 91:5)
3. He is PRESENT to help in my trouble(Psalm 46:1)
4. I may be sad for a night but I have the promise of JOY (Psalm 30:5)

5. He is the FORTRESS where I will not be shaken (Psalm 62:2)

 

5 for Greatness

1. Greatness understands and identifies power (Matthew 8:8-10)
2. Greatness doesn’t fear groveling (Matthew 15:23-28)
3. Greatness is using what He has given (Acts 3:6)
4. Greatness invests wisely (Matthew 25:20-21)
5. Greatness exhibits childlike qualities (Matthew 18:1-4)

5 for the Prepared Way

1. Even in the circumstantial wilderness, He is CLEARING the WAY (Isaiah 45:2-3)
2. Plan, knowing He DIRECTS (Proverbs 16:9)
3. LISTEN, He directs definitively (Isaiah 30:21)
4. He PROTECTS the path ahead (Exodus 23:20)
5. Do your part, MOVE FORWARD (Exodus 14:13-15)

5 for Leadership

1. When confronted by suffering, know He EQUIPS (Acts 3:6)

2. When opportunities arise, speak with AUTHORITY (Acts 17:22-23)
3. When exhausted, call for REINFORCEMENTS (Exodus 17:11-12)
4. When overwhelmed by responsibilities, DELEGATE (Exodus 18:14-24)
5. When positioned in power, know there is a PURPOSE (Esther 4:14)

5 for Reversed Logic

1. He became a baby to reveal His GLORY (Philippians 2:7; John 1:14)
2. He is patient with people to show His MERCY (2 Peter 3:9)
3. He allows antagonists to reveal His RESCUE (Exodus 14:4)
4. He delays responses to reveal His POWER (John 11:32-43)
5. He submitted to the horrific to reveal His REDEMPTION (Isaiah 53:2-5)

5 for the Irreconcilable

1. He became a baby to reveal His GLORY (Philippians 2:7; John 1:14)
2. He is patient with people to show His MERCY (2 Peter 3:9)
3. He allows antagonists to reveal His RESCUE (Exodus 14:4)
4. He delays responses to reveal His POWER (John 11:32-43)
5. He submitted to the horrific to reveal His REDEMPTION (Isaiah 53:2-5)

5 for the Fraught

1. He is NEVER ashamed of me (Hebrews 11:16)
2. He is PREPARING a place for me (John 14:1-3)
3. He created me for the ETERNAL CITY (Hebrews 11:16)
4. This world is NOT MY HOME (John 17:14; Hebrews 11:13)

5. The One who LOVES ME has the LAST WORD in every trouble and trial I face! ( John 16:33)

 

1. He uses me to bring the CHANGE everyone and everything needs
2. He expects an EXTREME commitment to be ready to go!
3. He takes me on a JOURNEY to pull others out of darkness
4. He makes me part of a GRAND STORY
5. He calls me to be a SOLDIER -

because SOLDIERS CHANGE THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!

*Mark 1:14-20 

 

5 for the Prevailing Need*

1. When He has something to say, He says it
2. When He has an assignment, He calls
3. When I hear the call, I respond
4. When there is a need, I will ask
5. The news of His power spreads immediately!

*Mark 1:18-42

5 for Cultivating Calm

1. Worry will not choke the HOPE (Mark 4:19)

2. Want will not rob me of SATISFACTION (Mark 4:19)
3. Small seeds of kindness reap JOY (Mark 4:32)
4. Small seeds of hope PROVIDE SANCTUARY for the hopeless (Mark 4:32)
5. WORSHIP will water the goodness! (Psalm 126:5-6)