15 March 2026 - Wilson Flavius - Born to Win

Devotional

Day 1: Our victory is found in Jesus Christ alone.

The battles we face are real and varied, touching every aspect of our lives. Yet, the source of our triumph is not our own strength or ingenuity. True and lasting victory is a gift, given to us through the finished work of our Lord. It is received, not achieved, and it is firmly established in His power and grace. This truth allows us to rest in what He has already accomplished. [46:52]

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 (NIV)

Reflection: What is one specific battle you are currently facing where you have been trying to rely on your own strength? What would it look like to consciously shift your reliance onto the victory Jesus has already won for you in that area?

Day 2: We walk in victory by acting in faith.

Faith is not a passive feeling but an active trust in the character and promises of God. It is the confident reach toward Christ, believing that His power is sufficient for our need. This kind of faith acknowledges who He is and what He has said, and then steps out accordingly. It is through this active, believing faith that we lay hold of the victory He provides. [57:19]

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
Mark 5:27-29 (NIV)

Reflection: Where is God inviting you to take a step of faith this week, even if it feels like a risk? What would it look like to practically “reach out and touch the hem of His garment” in your current situation?

Day 3: Our identity as God’s children carries power.

Being a son or daughter of the King of kings is our most significant identity. This relationship is not merely a title; it confers upon us the authority and assurance that comes from belonging to Him. The world may define us by our struggles or failures, but our true definition is found in being loved and chosen by God. This identity is the unshakable foundation for a victorious life. [01:06:53]

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
1 John 3:1a (NIV)

Reflection: When you are feeling defeated by a circumstance, how can remembering your identity as a cherished child of God change your perspective and your response?

Day 4: We serve God wholeheartedly to stand firm.

The manner in which we serve God directly impacts our spiritual resilience. A half-hearted effort leaves us vulnerable to the enemy’s attacks, but a whole-hearted commitment strengthens our position. Serving with everything we have is our spiritual discipline, our way of engaging in the battle from a place of strength that God provides. It is how we live out the victory we have in Christ. [01:03:25]

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)

Reflection: In which area of your life—whether at work, at home, or in your community—could you offer a more whole-hearted service to God as an act of worship and spiritual warfare?

Day 5: Jesus goes before us, leading us to victory.

We do not walk into any situation alone or unprepared. Christ, our victorious King, leads the way. He is not a distant commander but a present guide who has already overcome the world. His leadership ensures that the outcome is secure, even when the path is difficult. Our role is to follow closely behind Him, trusting in His perfect guidance and timing. [01:09:45]

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV)

Reflection: As you look ahead at the coming week, what anxiety or challenge can you release by choosing to believe that Jesus is already ahead of you, preparing the way?

Sermon Summary

Destined to Win centers on 1 Corinthians 15:57 and insists that victory already belongs to those who belong to Christ. The text opens with gratefulness for life and quickly moves to the claim that every believer faces battles—health struggles, financial hardship, loneliness, broken relationships—but the decisive fact remains: Jesus has secured the victory. Victory does not erase trials, but it changes how trials are fought; battles no longer define identity because the King fights on behalf of his children.

A concrete example grounds the teaching: the woman with the issue of blood who reached through a crowd to touch Jesus’ garment. Her bold, tactile faith drew power from Christ and resulted in healing. That story becomes a model: faith is not manufactured emotion but a confident response to God’s promises. Even when circumstances do not immediately change, God often gives sustaining grace so people can endure with dignity and hope. The text resists simplistic formulas; healing and deliverance rest on God’s will and sovereign wisdom as much as on human faith.

Practical disciplines receive equal attention. Serving God with wholehearted effort resembles a decisive athletic serve—put everything into it so the opponent gains little advantage. God supplies the tools, leads the way, and gives authority by identity: sons and daughters of the living God carry a name that matters. Service, faith, and steady hearing of God’s word position believers to reclaim what the enemy has stolen—joy, peace, health, opportunity—not by self-reliance but by divine power enacted through faith.

The conclusion moves toward worship and corporate prayer, inviting claim and confession: name the need, reach out in faith, and allow God to act. Whether immediate restoration or sustaining grace follows, the decisive posture remains the same—stand firm in the identity granted by Christ, fight the good fight of faith, and live from victory already won. The overall tone is hopeful, urgent, and pastoral in conviction: suffering exists, but it never has the final word because the Lord has gone before his people and secures their ultimate triumph.

Key Takeaways

1. Victory already secured in Christ Christians inherit an accomplished victory through Christ’s work, which reframes present suffering and loss. This victory does not guarantee an absence of trials but guarantees an ultimate and decisive outcome rooted in God’s triumph. Living from that identity reduces fear, reorients priorities, and empowers endurance under pressure. Respond from status as children of God, not from performance. [46:32]
2. Faith activates God's healing power Genuine faith responds to God’s revealed promises and reaches toward him with expectancy, as the woman who touched Jesus did. Faith does not manufacture outcomes but opens space for God’s power to move; sometimes God heals, other times God supplies sustaining grace. The call is to act on what is known of God’s character, not on wishful thinking or emotional certainty. Faith places one in the current of divine action. [57:09]
3. Serve God with everything Wholehearted service functions like a decisive athletic serve—effort and focus limit the enemy’s opportunities. God provides the tools and leads the way, but victory often depends on wholehearted obedience and commitment. Half-hearted service yields openings for defeat; disciplined, passionate service tightens the path to victory. Serve with all available strength and resources. [63:08]
4. Claim back what was stolen Spiritual restoration involves active, faith-filled claiming: declare the recovery of joy, peace, health, and opportunities taken by the enemy. This is not mere bravado but a posture of received authority rooted in Christ’s victory and the Spirit’s power. Naming needs aloud and reaching out in faith invites God to restore, whether by immediate change or by long-term grace. Take spiritual initiative and expect God to act. [50:19]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[44:41] - Gratitude for Life
[45:54] - Destined to Win (Theme)
[46:32] - 1 Corinthians 15:57 Explained
[46:52] - Opening Prayer
[47:43] - Common Battles Believers Face
[48:44] - The Battle Belongs to Jesus
[50:19] - “I Am Victory” — Taking Back
[53:23] - Woman with Issue of Blood Story
[57:09] - Faith That Touches Jesus
[60:59] - Tennis Analogy: Serving Well
[63:08] - Serve God Wholeheartedly
[66:16] - Identity: Sons and Daughters of God
[70:03] - Song: Claim and Declare
[75:24] - Corporate Prayer and Blessing

Bible Study Guide

Bible reading
1 Corinthians 15:57 (ESV) — But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Observation questions

What is the source of the victory described in 1 Corinthians 15:57?
In the story of the woman with the issue of blood, what specific action did she take that resulted in her healing? [56:53]
According to the teaching, what is the relationship between our service to God and the enemy's ability to defeat us? [01:03:08]
What are some of the specific things mentioned that the enemy can steal from a believer, which we are encouraged to claim back? [50:54]

Interpretation questions

How does the truth that "the battle belongs to Jesus" change a person's perspective when they are in the middle of a health or financial struggle? [48:44]
The woman with the issue of blood was considered an outcast and should not have been in the crowd. What does her boldness to reach out to Jesus anyway say about the nature of faith that God honors? [54:49]
The tennis analogy describes putting every effort into a serve to limit the opponent's options. What might "serving God with everything" look like in practical, daily terms for a believer? [01:01:54]
If a person prays for healing or a change in their situation and it does not happen immediately, how can the truth of a secured victory in Christ still provide hope and strength? [01:00:24]

Application questions

What is one area of your life right now—whether it's joy, peace, health, or an opportunity—where you feel the enemy has stolen something from you? What would it look like to actively "claim it back" in prayer this week? [50:19]
The woman reached out in faith based on what she knew about Jesus. What is a specific promise from God's Word that you can choose to act upon this week, even if your circumstances haven't changed yet? [57:19]
Serving God wholeheartedly limits the enemy's opportunities. What is one area of your service to God (e.g., in your family, church, or community) that has become half-hearted? What is one practical step you can take to put your whole effort into it? [01:03:25]
Our identity as sons and daughters of God carries weight. When you face a challenge, do you more often operate from a place of fear and self-reliance or from the confidence of your identity in Christ? What is one situation this week where you can consciously choose to remember who you are in Him? [01:06:38]
Jesus leads His people from the front. Is there a battle you are currently trying to fight on your own strength? What would it mean for you to stop striving and instead follow His lead in this situation? [01:09:28]

Sermon Clips

We need to put our fighting spirit. And the thing that is interesting, God gives us everything that we need to fight. Everything. It's like having an employee you say, I'll buy you all the tools, I'll give you my vehicle, I'll give you the customer, you go and do the job. And the employee just sits there and drinks coffee and nothing gets done. [01:04:50] (33 seconds) #UseYourTools

Sometimes we as church people that's how we are. God gives us all the tools that we need to fight. All the tools that we need plus he is ahead of us, leading us, telling us how to do it but yet we sit down and let the enemy defeat us. I have good news this morning. Let's rise up. [01:05:22] (29 seconds) #RiseUpBelievers

We are destined to win. Let us rise up and fight the good fight of faith. Let us fight. Don't let the enemy destroy our lives because we are destined to win. We are surrounded by His love. Can you imagine? If I'm the son of a president, the name carries a lot of weight. You would agree with me. [01:05:52] (35 seconds) #DestinedToWin

If you're the son of someone that is popular, your name carries a lot of weight. Here's the good news this morning, it is very simple. We are the child of the living God. That carries a lot of weight and we can rest assured that our God is able to do great and mighty things on our behalf and we carry his need. [01:06:27] (41 seconds) #ChildOfTheLivingGod

But the bottom line is Jesus in the middle of this crowd felt that the power had gone to this lady and said, Who touched me? Are you crazy? In this big crowd who touched you? Are you getting the picture? When we come to church it doesn't matter who is around maybe you will think I'm out of place. I should not be in church. I'm sick, people will look down on me, what am I doing? [00:56:01] (47 seconds) #YouBelongInChurch

But if you come with faith believing that Jesus is able to work some miracle on your behalf just reach out and touch him. I am so pleased with that passage because it tells me that God's power is able to come on to us when we act in faith believing in him that he can do a miracle on our behalf. [00:56:48] (41 seconds) #FaithActivatesPower

Can I tell you something this morning? How we serve God in his kingdom determines how we finish the battle. The way we serve will determine how we finish the battle. If we serve with everything that we have, it gives the enemy a very slight chance to defeat us. But if we serve then we're in trouble. [01:02:56] (47 seconds) #ServeWithPurpose

So when we serve God, we need to serve Him in a way that is pleasing unto Him so that the enemy that came to steal, to kill, and to destroy will not have a chance to destroy you and to kill you but thank God, God will fight on our behalf so that we can be victorious. [01:04:21] (29 seconds) #ServeToWin

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15 March 2026 - Wilson Flavius - Born to Win

Devotional

Day 1: Our victory is found in Jesus Christ alone.

Day 2: We walk in victory by acting in faith.

Day 3: Our identity as God’s children carries power.

Day 4: We serve God wholeheartedly to stand firm.

Day 5: Jesus goes before us, leading us to victory.

Sermon Summary

Key Takeaways

Youtube Chapters

Bible Study Guide

Sermon Clips

Chatbot

15 March 2026 - Wilson Flavius - Born to Win

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