b"SERMONStanding FirmBy Rev. Dr. PM Wynn Grove knock me out. When the smoke clears and the dusttake action the outcome may have been different.settles,westillwillbestandingYou may be sitting around wait-strong.TheBiblesay,nomanoringforGodtochangeyourcir-T he Scripture says, When you've done everythingwoman can take your joy. No cir- cumstances.Andyouthink.then you know how to do, just keep on standing firm.cumstance, no adversity can forceyou'regoingtobehappy,then You may be in a situation today where you have doneyou to live in despair. No one canyou'llhaveagoodattitude,then yourbest.You'veprayed.You'vebelieved.You'vemake you feel inferior without youryouwillgiveGodthepraiseBut placed your faith firmly on the truth of God's Word.consent. That's right, if you allowGod is waiting on you to get up on But it just doesn't look like anything is happening.someone to steal your joy and hap- the inside. When you do your part Now you're tempted to say, I give up or What's thepiness you have given them author- He'llbegintochangethingsand use? It's never going to change. ity over you. Give no person author- worksupernaturallyinyourlife. Don't give up! Keep standing. Keep praying; keepityoveryourcircumstancesandI'malivingwitnesstowhatGod believing;keephopinginfaith.Don'tcastawayyour emotions. It will take courage;can do! Amen!! There is no secret your confidence, one translation of the Bible says,it will definitely take determination,whatGodcando,andDonnie for payday is coming My Brothers & Sisters, Godbut you can do it if you decide to doMcClurkin song; We Fall Down is will reward you if you will keep standing up on theso. You must act on your will, notwhat this whole message is about. inside. You may be in the hospital, or laying flat onyour emotions. You must find yourIt's not about how many times you yourbackathome.Evenifyoucannotstandupstrength through adversity. fall,buthowmanytimesyouget physically, nothing can keep you from standing upLet'slookatanexampleintheback up again.on the inside. Sickness may have you down physi- Bible, Before David became king ofPM Wynn Grove WithGod'shelp,youcanget cally, but you don't have to be down spiritually orIsrael, David and his men were outbackupontheinside.Youmust emotionally.Youcankeepongettingupinyourpatrolling one day, doing what God had told them toshow the enemy that you're more determined than heart, mind and soul. do. While they were out and away from home somehe is. Dr. PM Wynn Grove & Lee W. Grove Jr., are I recently spoke with a young lady who had askedbandits attacked their city. They burned down theirFounders of Heavenly Sent Ministries also both are me to pray with her, she had lost her job. You wouldhomes,stoletheirpossessionsandkidnappedtheAssociate Pastors at The Potter House of Denver.We thinkthisladywouldbedownandoutbutshewomen and children. When they returned, they wereextend an invitation for you to come visit us!wasn't. Before I began to pray with her she stateddevastatedtheycrieduntiltheycouldn'tcryany- To all the mothers out there, You are somebody that she was excited about what God was going tomore. But David sat out their in the middle of every- failure is not an option!do next in her life. She had been knocked down bything they had lost, he made a decision that changed circumstances outside of her control, but she washis destiny. He was knocked down on the outside still standing tall on the inside. She had a victoriousbut decided to get up on the inside. Instead of justRev.Dr.PMWynnGroveand mental attitude. Her attitude was losing my job isn'tsitting around mourning over what he had lost, the going to defeat me, or steal my joy. As she said whenBible says that David encourage and strengthenedherhusbandPastorLeeGroveare God closes one door, He will open up a bigger andhimself in the Lord his God. David said to his menAssociatePastorsatthePotters better door. put your armor back on. We're going to attack theHouse of Denver. They are the Founders Our attitude should be similar; when the enemyenemy. You know the rest of the story.God super- ofHeavenlySentMinistries.Dr.Grove hits us with his best shot, his best will never be goodnaturally helped them to recover everything that had enough. I might get knocked down, but he cannotbeen stolen. If David had not decided to get up andcan be reached at pmwynn9@msn.comBODY OF CHRIST NEWS MAY 2019 19"