Persistent Prayer: Trusting God Through Adversity

1. "Oh, for we serve a great and a mighty God. We serve a mighty, powerful God. We serve a God that dispatches angels at the very moment that we cry out his name. And those angels fight and they war for us. They see to it that we're protected. And we decree today that there is no other name. There is no other name like yours. There is no other name. There is no other name. There's no other name." [38:07] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "And so, on today, oh God, as we step into your word. Father, we thank you now for speaking to us. Cause ears to hear, cause eyes to see, cause our souls to be set ablaze. Father, we thank you on today that, God, you sent your word to heal and to deliver us. And God, on today, we believe that you're going to do just that. Now, Father, because you are God and because you are here, Father, we acknowledge you. We acknowledge you as the one that does all things well." [42:56] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "And so, when we think about jobs, we typically think about jobs that are not for us. We think about our jobs and the work that we are to do, the work that our hands are to do, the work that our mouths are to do, the work that we, God's people, his creation are to do. We think about our nine to five. We think about, oh, if I'm a housewife and I'm a stay-at-home mother, my job is to stay home, to be a mother to my children, to make sure that they have breakfast and lunch and that the house is clean." [48:45] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "Hannah then pushes past her weeping. Hannah then pushes past her sadness, Hannah then pushes past her depression, Hannah then pushes past all of the things that she had been struggling with all her life, and what does Hannah do? Hannah gets on her face and Hannah prays. And this is what I need to hear you, need you to hear me saying on today. The word of the Lord says in 1 Samuel chapter 1 and verse number 10, in her deep anguish, Hannah prayed to the Lord weeping bitterly. If you have to cry, cry on your knees in prayer." [52:50] (43 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "And this is what she did. that caused Hannah to become pregnant. It was Hannah making the decision that she was going to get on her feet, she was going to get on her knees, and she was going to pray. And one would think that because she prayed that it would just be done, it would be over with. But because the evil one has a job, his job is even when you do your job, because the word of the Lord says man ought to always pray. And so that's our job, that we ought to cast our cares before the Lord. That's our job." [53:45] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6. "If we just cry the name of Jesus, that alone is prayer. That alone gets answers. If we just cry the name of Jesus, demons tremble and they begin to flee. If we just cry the name of Jesus, that means the Lord shows up. And now he comes to see about your trouble, Donald. And so now Hannah now realizes that now she's got an audience. She's talking to the Lord, but she's got an audience. Now I'm not trying to. I'm not trying to say that Eli is the devil. But what I am trying to say is that the enemy is going to always try." [54:35] (40 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7. "The enemy's job, because he's only got one. He's only got one job. His job is to try to try you. His job is to see just how much you really love your Jesus. His job is to see how much you trust that God is with you and for you. And if he be for you, then he's more than the whole entire world against you. Just how much you believe that God fights for me. He wars for me. God shows up for me. And God. He hears my cry." [56:13] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8. "Our job is not to worry. Our job is to repent. Our job is not to be sad. Our job is to rejoice. Our job is not to be like them, but our job is to be righteous. But our job is to be the one that leads them right to God. Our job is not to take his glory. Our job is not to take his praise. Our job is not to take his honor, but our job Our job is not to be perfect, but our job is to lead others to the one who is perfect." [01:00:18] (62 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


9. "And so, God, we thank you today. We thank you for long life. We thank you, God, for sparing us. Come on, I need you to declare that with me today. God, I thank you for long life. Thank you for sparing me. Come on, y'all are not talking. I need you to open up your mouth and begin to declare. God, thank you for long life. Thank you for sparing me." [01:08:42] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


10. "And so just like Hannah, we got a job, got a job. Our job is not to worry. Our job is to repent. Our job is not to be sad. Our job is to rejoice. Our job is not to be like them, but our job is to be righteous. But our job is to be the one that leads them right to God. Our job is not to take his glory. Our job is not to take his praise. Our job is not to take his honor, but our job Our job is not to be perfect, but our job is to lead others to the one who is perfect." [01:00:18] (69 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)