I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE

Pastor Bryan – I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE –

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. 

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.

Proverbs 24:10

THE HARD TRUTH: Pressure doesn’t what’s inside of us—it what’s already there.

THREE THINGS THAT PRESSURE TRIES TO MAKE US DO

– I’ve got to fix this.

TRUTH TO LIVE BY: The more we try to  what only God can control, the more pressure we .

– Just this once won’t hurt.

TRUTH TO LIVE BY: Pressure doesn’t change our ; it reveals how deeply they’re .

– I can’t do this anymore.

TRUTH TO LIVE BY: Don’t make a permanent  because of temporary .

QUESTION WE NEED TO ANSWER: How do we develop a that doesn’t when the pressure?

A FAITH THAT STANDS SAYS

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But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.

Daniel 3:12

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And then what god will be able to rescue you from my power?

Daniel 3:15

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us.

Daniel 3:17

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But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.

Daniel 3:18

Even if doesn’t mean I don’t believe God . It means I’ve decided God is even when I don’t understand what He .

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We will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.

Daniel 3:18

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But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, ‘Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?

Daniel 3:24

FINAL TRUTH: How we walk through pressure can people to Jesus.

‘Look!’ Nebuchadnezzar shouted. ‘I see four men, unbound, walking around…’

Daniel 3:25

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you… When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up.”

Isaiah 43:2