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16 BODY OF CHRIST NEWSMAY 2015 Turn Your Obstacles into an Opportunity You and I have been predestined to accomplish great things in our lives. The obstacles or challenges that we face are just a formulas designed by God to increase our faith and pre- pare us for success in life. In fact Obstacles are just an opportunity for God to operate in our lives. Often what we see or think we see are merely distractions when we take our eyes off our goals. Defined as something or someone that impedes progress these obstacles stand in the way and attempt to deter our passage. We all have them but they are not meant to stop us. We can change our perspective and view them as an opportunity to grow and develop. An opportunity simply can be defined as a favorable set of circumstances. When obstacles show up in our lives there are some critical questions that we must ask and answer. Do we go around it Do we go over it Do we go under it Or do we just go through it James 12-3 tells us that when troubles of any kind come our way consider it an opportunity for great joy. New Living Translation copy- right 1996 Luke 191-5 tells us of Zacchaeus a man who was face with a few obstacles yet he turned these obsta- cles into an opportunity to see Jesus. Turning our obstacles into oppor- tunities require four things. First is a Cognitive-Awareness. We need change our mind-set towards the situation. The second is a Creative-Ability we must begin focusing on what we can do not what we cannot do. Third is a Courageous- Attitude. This equips us to dismantle excuses and make adjustments. Finally there is a Committed- Attainability. We must stay firm in our determination to accomplish the goals that God has placed within us. Remember Champions while it is easy to make excuses operating in these solid principles we can change our perception of the obstacle. Whether it is economi- cal mental or physical social or spiritual we can be confident that no matter what we face in this life God has equipped us to handle it get over it crawl under it or just to endure it. We can turn our obstacles into oppor- tunities. By Pastor Tommy L. Mitchell III region and west is often called the church planters graveyard because out of the 1700 pastors that quit the ministry every month its estimated by some that 50 are from the Rocky Mountains and west. No one provided us any assistance nor helped us what- soever but when youre a surger you grab His word pursue what He said. When youre a surger you dont allow the enemy to use people to stop you We are living witnesses to what God does when we are consistent. God has allowed us to give away over 46406 pounds of food and 37875 articles of clothing see over 1288 decisions made for Jesus Christ and so much more. We are excited about the tremen- dous opportunity to continue to change more lives in our region and are excited about the surge happening in the lives of the people of Harvest and the surge happening in our region. Once again I will stress the impor- tance of hearing the entire series so you can digest the entire revelation which you can get on our website at www.harvestcc.me or even by calling us at 3036955220. Know this you were not created to be average and just get by. You were created to rule reign conquer subdue. You were created to surge and this is our prayer for you and we invite you to worship with us to be part of the surge happening right here at Harvest. SURGE ... from page 8 Given any situation in life the thought of failure is scary. Even though we know God has not given us the spirit of fear but of sound mind and power. We are encourage to stir up our gifts. Although Satan was defeated at Calvary he can still talk. Satan will get in your head when you listen to him. Its his job to discourage us and Jesus is just the opposite He is our strength and constant encourager. When you look back over your life and think about times when you had to take a test or go to the bank and try to get a loan maybe it was something like telling a friend thatthey really arent a friend and good-bye. No mat- ter what the situation is or was some conversation will make us feel uncom- fortable building up to the moment you tell them or they tell you some kind of results. We all worry about being a failure at some point in our life. .And straightway Jesus con- trained his disciples to get into a ship and go before him unto the other side while he sent the multitudes away ...Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him and said unto him O thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt... Matt 1422-33. As the scripture goes Peter plays a major role with Jesus while on earth. He saw many miracles. Such as the one we discuss today him Peter walk- ing on water. Peter was the kind of person you would want on your team if it came down to fighting. Peter was on the cutting edge of what God was doing. Peter was simply a man who trusted Jesus and was determine to follow Him wherever He led. Then it happened Peter this man of great faith who enjoyed a close and intimate relationship with Jesus began to sink beneath the waves. You and I have experience times of sinking feeling like we have failed. Like Peter we have enjoyed personal intimacy with the Lord. Like Peter you and I have witness the power and glory of Gods display in our lives situations where we were in the 11th hour and God came through for uswhew Now we fast-forward we celebrate Palm Sunday this month the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ coming into Jerusalem one week before his death and resurrection. You know the story when Jesus entered Jerusalem the crowds cheered HIM on and waved palm branches almost immediately follow- ing this great celebration of Jesus HE begins his journey to the cross. The same people celebrating HIM shouting cheering HIM today a week later will be shouting cheering kill HIM. Lets go back to Peter here is a man that saw Jesus perform great mira- cles. At the last supper Jesus sent Peter and John saying Go and make preparation for us to eat the Passover. So Jesus took bread gave thanks and broke it and gave it to the disciples saying do this in remembrance of me. and Jesus did the same with the cup. Peter said Lord I am ready to go with you to prison and to death. Jesus answered Peter Ill tell you Peter before the rooster crows today you will deny me three times that you know me. Luke 22. Well you know the rest of the story Jesus was torment on the Mount of Olives then came Jesus betrayal and arrest and then Peters great denial. Luke 2254-62 Peter his die heart disciple who said he would go to prison or even death with Jesus. You see Peter didnt really think the situation would be as Jesus told them. All of us at some point in our life had an issue that was going to happen and we were unsure what the results would be. None of us can compare our life to the life of Jesus. What is in common with this situation is having a friend like Peter. Actually Peter did love Jesus and he really felt in his heart that he would go down with Jesus. But when he saw how heavy the situation was he got scare even after seeing all those miracles his faith had disap- peared. All of us will sink into failures at some time in our Christian lives. The scope of our failures can range from eating too much to not extending grace to someone who sins against us. Regardless of how it hap- pens we find ourselves sink- ing in the water. Why Because we took our eyes off Jesus and try to do it ourselves. Great failures and great faith are linked together. I leave you with this thought has Jesus called you to get out the boat give the situation to Jesus and trust HIM and you started out trusting HIM then you got distracted with cir- cumstances of the situation and took your eyes off Jesus- then tired to do it on your own. Failures often begin as great steps of faith. As we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Not just during the Holy Week but everyday we need to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Dont allow any- one or anything to distract you from your focus on God and what HE has done for you. Oh what a love the love of our Heavenly Father who watches over us. If I had a thousands tongues .I couldnt thank HIM enough. P.M. Wynn Grove Jesus Said Get Out The BoatBy Dr. P.M. Wynn Grove Dr. PM Wynn Grove is Associate Pastor at the Potter House of Denver. PM and her husband Pastor Lee Grove II are the found- ers of Heavenly Sent Ministries. For contact please email pmwynn9 msn.com SERMONLOCAL EVENT 17th Annual Prayer Breakfast May 16th Join us For a Morning of Prayer Praise Proclamation at our Prayer Breakfast Hosted by the Zion Baptist Church Saturday 9a - 12noon ticket donations 25 adults. children 4-12 12 dollars Embassy Suites Hotel 4444 Havana St. Denver CO. deadline May 11th.