Gaining New Strength 
January 24,2016
Pastor Scott Shiroma

1.	We have help to do God’s work here on earth.
John 16:7 (NASB) 
"But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

2.	Victory goes to the side that God is on.
2 Chronicles 32:14-15 (NASB) 
 'Who was there among all the gods of those nations which my fathers utterly destroyed who could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? 
15  'Now therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?'"

Romans 8:31 (NASB) 
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

Philippians 4:13 promises us: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (NKJV)
· I gain HIS strength 
· HIS power
· HIS ability to deal with the difficulties of this life.
And I gain that strength only because I walk close to Him.

Psalm 29:11 David declares “The LORD gives STRENGTH to his people…” 
That’s a promise directly from God. He is offering to be your strength trainer

So, we need to remember that we are weak for three reasons:

1. Because we are.
2. And because if we don’t, we’ll risk falling into the temptation of pride.
3. if we don’t remember our weakness - we’ll miss one of the greatest truths in Scripture: That the strength of Christ’s Kingdom is built upon weakness.

2 Corinthians 13:4 (NASB) 
For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.