This morning I am want to talk to you about CONQUERING ADVERSITY. Are you facing adversity…some type of difficulty? Do you have health issue that you are trying to cope with? Have you had someone attack you? It could be a family member, a friend, or someone else attack you verbally or physically? When you are attacked it leaves you hurt and confused and angry! Maybe you have a financial problem…you have more bills than you have money. Are you facing some kind of adversity this morning? Well, I am going to teach you from the Bible how to conquer adversity!

There is something down deep in men that women just don’t have. It goes beyond DNA…it goes beyond testosterone. What is it? It is the need or drive to rule and to conquer…it is the desire to be great and to follow greatness…it is the ability to admire greatness! That is why boys as well as men have this insatiable desire to brag and to leave a legacy. Every man wants to have a sense of accomplishment. Deep down inside of every strong, healthy man is a desire to say…I did that! I made that! I created that! I own that! I am mastered that! Whatever that is…it is a desire to be excellent at something!

This morning I want to talk to you about THE TUG OF THE SPIRIT! In the letter to the Galatians Paul tells the church…yes…the church…that there is this Tug of War…this battle…that takes place in our lives. The battle is whether we are going to be led by the Spirit or are we going to do what the sinful nature…the flesh wants. You need to understand that this battle has been going on since the Garden of Eden. It is the same battle that Adam and Eve had…and they lost!

This morning I want to talk to you about GOING DEEPER IN THE SPIRIT! Specifically, I want to talk to you about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Next week I will talk more about the person and the work of the Holy Spirit. By that I mean what HE does…and how HE works on us, in us…and through us. This morning…I want to answer 5 questions that many people ask about the Baptism in the Holy Spirit…(1) Why Do I need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit? …(2) What difference does HE make in my life? …(3) How do I receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit…(4) Is the baptism the Holy Spirit for me? …(5) How do I know if I have been baptized in the Holy Spirit?

Did you know that many people struggle with trust? They have trust issues. That is why this morning I want to talk to you about GOING DEEPER IN TRUST! Did you know that if you have a hard time trusting people…you will most likely have hard time trusting God? Why is that? Because we have been conditioned by painful experiences to believe that no one is trustworthy.