SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLESIsaiah 40:31but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

THREE THINGS YOU MUST DO TO SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES

( THREE THINGS YOU MUST DO TO REACH

HIGH SUCCESS )

1. THERE MUST BE A STRONG RIGHT WING OF LOVE FOR GOD

2. THERE MUST BE A STRONG LEFT WING OF FEAR OF GOD

3. THERE MUST BE TWO SHARP EYES FIXED IMMOVABLY ON THE LORD JESUS

1. THERE MUST BE A STRONG RIGHT WING

OF LOVE FOR GOD• Mark 12:30

And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.'

• 1 John 3:18 (NIV)Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

a.) WE SHOW STRONG LOVE FOR GOD WHEN WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS INCLUDING DIFFICULT COMMANDS AND INSPITE OF DIFFICULTIES

• John 14:21 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." • 1John 5:3 This is love for God: to obey his

commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

b.) WE SHOW STRONG LOVE FOR GOD WHEN WE CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN HIM EVEN WHEN THERE ARE THINGS DRAWING US AWAY FROM HIM ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE DEEPLY HURTING AND DONT UNDERSTAND THINGS AND OUR SITUATION

• John 15:10 If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.

c.) WE SHOW STRONG LOVE FOR GOD BY NOT HATING ANYBODY BUT LOVING EVERYBODY EVEN ENEMIES

• 1John 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

• 1John 4:21 And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

•Matthew 5:44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

d.) WE SHOW STRONG LOVE FOR GOD BY NOT LOVING AND CONFORMING TO THE PATTERN OF THE WORLD BUT OVERCOMING WORLDLINESS.

• 1John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

• 1John 2:16 For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world.

• 1John 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

• Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.

• 1 John 5:4-5(NIV)• for everyone born of God

overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

e.) WE SHOW STRONG LOVE FOR GOD WHEN WE TEACH AND MENTOR OTHER BELIEVERS ESPECIALLY THE NEW ONES FAITHFULLY AND SACRIFICIALLY

• John 21:15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."

• John 21:16 Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep."

• John 21:17 The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.“

• John 21:18 Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go."

f.) WE SHOW STRONG LOVE FOR GOD WHEN WE LOVE HIM MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE

• Matthew 10:37 "Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

g.) WE SHOW STRONG LOVE FOR GOD WHEN WE TRULY ENJOY AND ARE DEEPLY SATISFIED WITH HIS PRESENCE IN YOUR TIME OF WORSHIP.

•WE WERE MADE TO WORSHIP GOD

• Psalms 16:11 You have made [5] known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

• (GNB) You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.

TRUE WORSHIPPPERS HAVE STRONG LOVE FOR

GOD• John 4:23 Yet a time is coming and

has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.• John 4:24 God is spirit, and his

worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."

• Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.• Mark 7:7 They worship me in vain;

their teachings are but rules taught by men.'

• Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.• Matthew 4:9 "All this I will give

you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."• Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to him,

"Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'

• Lucifer was an ex-anointed cherub ( a cherub is a high-

ranking angel assigned in the presence of God )

• Ezekiel 28:14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

Isaiah 37:16 "O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone

are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You

have made heaven and earth.

Ezekiel 28:16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

TODAH - an extension of the hand

YADAH - Hold out the hand, to

revere or worship

BARAK - to kneel or bow, to give reverence to God to be attuned to His Presence

KARA - to bend the knee, bow down

a.) PRIORITIZE YOUR PERSONAL DAILY TIME OF WORSHIP

•Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

BENNY HINN ..." THE VICTORY IS THE

PRESENCE OF THE LORD JESUS "TRUE WORSHIPPERS ARE VICTORIOUS

TRUE WORSHIPPERS HAVE PASSION FOR GOD'S PRESENCE

• Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

b.) PLAN AND TAKE SPECIAL TIME TO SEEK THE PRESENCE OF GOD ESPECIALLY WHEN

THERE ARE NEEDS FOR STRENGTH AND WISDOM AND OTHER FAVORS FROM GOD.

• Luke 6:12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.• Luke 6:13 When morning came, he called

his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:

• Luke 5:16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.• (TMSG) As often as possible

Jesus withdrew to out--of-the-way places for prayer.• (ISV) However, he continued

his habit of retiring to deserted places and praying.

c.) DON'T GIVE UP SUNDAY CHURCH WORSHIP FOR ANY GATHERING AND ACTIVITY.

NOTE:REGARD CHURCH SUNDAY WORSHIP WITH

REVERENCE AS A CHRISTIAN SABBATH

•Hebrew 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

• (TMSG) not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.

• (CEV) Some people have gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord's coming is getting closer.

CONCLUSION:• " GOD SHOWED HIS STRONG LOVE TO

YOU BY GIVING HIS ONLY SON WHO DIED FOR YOUR SINS”• Romans 5:8 But God showed how much

he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.