Consider It Handled: Your Season of Sudden Turnaround

The assembly opens with heartfelt prayer and sustained praise, invoking God’s presence, power, and provision. Worship is punctuated by thanksgiving for past deliverances and a confident expectation that this year will bring acceleration and sudden turnaround for those who have sought the Lord. The congregation is urged to claim a settled assurance—“consider it handled”—a theological posture that treats God’s work as already accomplished in the present even before visible manifestation. That assurance rests on the sovereignty of God, the promise that weeping endures for a night but joy comes in due season, and the conviction that God can exceed human expectation.

Teaching emphasizes the necessary interplay between faith and action: belief must move the body. Illustrations point to biblical encounters where a single step or touch activated healing, underscoring that faith without corresponding movement is incomplete. The community dimension of faith is strongly affirmed—people are encouraged not to carry trials alone but to allow the body of Christ to pray, stand, and advance together. An open invitation to receive Christ and to be prayed with is extended, highlighting both salvation’s offer and ongoing discipleship in fellowship.

Practical pastoral directives press hearers to stop sitting on the sidelines: put boots on, make a move, march toward the goal, and focus on the assignment God has set before each life. The promise of sudden, supernatural shift is proclaimed—God’s interventions can be immediate and abundant, pressing down and running over beyond prior expectations. The service segues into remembrance of Christ through communion and an invitation to continued spiritual formation via midweek Bible study. The tone remains hopeful and urgent: God is at work, the church is a present help and a community of mutual strengthening, and those who step forward in faith should expect transformation, testimony, and the steady performance of the work God has begun until the day of Christ.

Key Takeaways

• 1. Consider it handled by God God’s past, present, and future action can be claimed now; this is not wishful thinking but a posture rooted in covenantal promise. Treating difficulties as already resolved aligns the heart with God’s sovereignty and reorients patience toward prophetic expectancy. This allows worship to precede visible change and cultivates gratitude that sanctions faith-filled risk. [48:35]
• 2. Faith requires movement, not passivity Belief that is alive will prompt action even when full outcomes are unknown; movement is the language faith uses to partner with God. Small steps—kneeling, speaking, reaching—often open doors that mere waiting cannot. Obedience converts potential into reality and invites God’s power into ordinary motion. [50:50]
• 3. God is a present help now Divine aid is not only future hope but immediate presence in trouble; God’s nearness reshapes how suffering is borne. Recognizing God’s help reframes anxiety into attentiveness and aligns practical coping with spiritual dependence. This conviction anchors persevering hope amid testing. [52:42]
• 4. Community stands with the hurting Spiritual progress is communal; others are meant to enter the struggle with those in transition rather than leaving them isolated. Shared prayer, presence, and practical support form a sacramental economy that both bears burdens and accelerates healing. Accepting help is itself a faithful act that advances sanctification. [55:01]

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• [00:00] - Welcome
• [05:01] - Opening prayer and invocation
• [06:55] - Call to worship and praise
• [20:16] - Gratitude for salvation
• [21:57] - Reflection on month of prayer
• [23:22] - Introduction: Elder Arthur Jackson Jr.
• [48:35] - "Consider It Handled" doctrine
• [50:50] - Call to faith and action
• [52:11] - Invitation to receive Christ
• [55:01] - Corporate prayer and support
• [56:15] - Promise of sudden breakthrough and benediction

1. What does the Psalmist declare God to be in the very first verse?
2. What is the immediate result or response to this declaration found in verse 2?
3. What four extreme and frightening circumstances are listed in verses 2 and 3?

1. The phrase "a very present help" suggests God's help is both immediate and near. How does this understanding change the way one might face a crisis compared to seeing God as a distant or future help?
2. The declaration "we will not fear" is made before the list of terrifying events. What does this sequence tell us about the relationship between faith in God's character and our emotional response to circumstances?
3. The circumstances described—earth giving way, mountains moving—are images of total instability and the collapse of things thought to be permanent. What modern situations or feelings could these ancient images represent?

1. The posture of "consider it handled" [48:35] is a decision to treat God's work as done before it is visible. What is one specific situation in your life right now where you need to choose this posture, and what would it look like to thank God for handling it today?
2. Faith requires movement, not passivity [50:50]. What is one tangible, physical "step of faith" you feel prompted to take this week, even if the full outcome is unknown?
3. Believing God is a present help now [52:42] reframes how we bear suffering. When you feel anxious or heavy, what practical step can you take to shift from coping alone to acknowledging and leaning into God's immediate presence?
4. Community is meant to stand with the hurting [55:01]. Is there a burden you are currently carrying alone that you need to share with a trusted believer? Conversely, who in your sphere of influence might need you to stand with them in their transition, and how can you intentionally offer support?
5. The promise is that God can do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think [53:15]. What is a "good" outcome you are praying for that God might want to exceed? How can you adjust your prayers and expectations to make room for his "pressed down, shaken together, and running over" abundance?