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Dangerous Prayers - 3  |  What’s Holding You Back?

Dangerous Prayers - 3 | What’s Holding You Back?

8.15.21 Pastor Curt Seaburg

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Victory Church - Greenfield

Freedom Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601, USA

Sunday 9:00 AM

Sunday 10:45 AM

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Proverbs 29:18 - If people can’t see what God is doing,they stumble all over themselves;But when they attend to what He reveals,they are most blessed. (MSG)

Acts 2:17 - “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,your young men will see visions,your old men will dream dreams.
How do you know if this is a God-Dream or not?
1) Does it line up with the Bible?
2) Will it make me more like Jesus Christ?
3) Do those in spiritual authority confirm it?
4) Is it focused on others?
What do you do when you’re STUCK?

Genesis 37:5-7 - Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”


Genesis 37:19-20 - “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. “Come now, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”
Don’t Give Up on Your Dreams

1) Even if it didn’t start off well.

1 Timothy 1:12-13 – “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service. Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.”
2) Even if the journey is full of surprises.

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
3) Even if it takes a long time to realize it.

Habakkuk 2:3 - These things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!” (TLB)

Galatians 6:9 – Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Along the Way
1. Recognize and value the process.

1 Peter 1:6-7 - So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. (NLT)

James 1:2-3 - Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

2. Refuse to let offense stop me.

Genesis 50:20 - You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good...

Luke 17:1 - Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come...” (NJKV)

Ephesians 6:12 - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
3.Remember God is ALWAYS with me.

Genesis 39:2 - The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered...

Genesis 39:20-21 - The LORD was with him; He showed him kindness and granted him favor...

Psalm 139:8-10 - If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast.

Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Isaiah 43:2,5 - When you pass through the waters,I will be with you;and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.When you walk through the fire,you will not be burned;the flames will not set you ablaze. (5) Do not be afraid, for I am with you;

Jeremiah 1:8 - Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:19 - They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

Matthew 28:20 – “… And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”


All scripture is from the New International Version (NIV) unless otherwise noted. NLT = New Living Translation; TLB = The Living Bible; MSG = Message Paraphrase

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