Recorded December 01, 2024, with Rhonda Harrison.

It's time for the Champions in Christ broadcast

with Rhonda Harrison on 1017 Bay FM. morning

and welcome to Champions in Christ broadcast.

So nice to have you with us today. We're gonna

look into the Word of God and we're gonna talk

about more of the goodness of God. You know in

Psalms 23 the Word of God says the Lord is my

shepherd I shall not want. That's right he doesn't

want you in need of anything so he's provided

everything. His word goes on to say, he makes

me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside

still waters. Hallelujah. That means rest and

peace. That's right. He restores my soul. He

will restore to you everything the enemy has

stolen and he will restore to you that peace

of mind. He'll restore to you. He'll heal that

broken heart. He will restore your soul. He leads

me by the paths of righteousness for his namesake.

Hallelujah. That's right. He will be your lead,

your guide. He's a lamp unto your feet. Glory

to God. Yea, though I walk through the valley

of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.

We have nothing to fear. God says he has not

given us the spirit of fear, but power, love,

and a sound mind. For you are with me, your rod,

your staff, they come for me. That's the Holy

Spirit of God. That's who our comforter is. He

goes on to say he prepares a table in the presence

of our enemies and anoints our head with oil

and our cup runneth over. You remember last week

we talked about those rivers of living water.

Guess what? When he anoints your head with oil,

that's the oil of gladness. That's the Holy Spirit

and your cup runneth over. You're going to spill

over that joy into others because they will want

what you have because it's the goodness of God.

and the bible says goodness and mercy will follow

us all the days of our life and we will dwell

in the house of the lord forever which we talked

about heaven last week we talked about that place

in heaven that we're going to see where he they

are preparing mansions and it's going to be a

glorious time but let's turn to philippians 4

4 19 it says but my god shall supply all of my

need, your need, according to his riches and

glory by Christ Jesus. Now unto God our Father,

be glory forever and ever. You know, he doesn't

provide according to your checkbook or according

to... um what you know in the natural he has

his riches and glory and he will supernaturally

get those to you a lot of times through people

sometimes supernaturally as he did in the old

testament when when the ravens fed elijah that

was supernatural for birds to bring food to a

man right so there god has all kinds of ways

he's god so he can do it many many ways His goodness

and his mercy follow us all the days of our life,

all the days of our life. We will dwell in the

house of the Lord forever and forever. You know,

in Ephesians chapter three. Verse 14, we're going

to read a few verses here. It says, For this

cause I bow my knee unto the father of the Lord

Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven

and earth is named, that he would grant you according

to the riches of his glory to be strengthened

with might by his Holy Spirit in the inner man,

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith,

that being rooted and grounded in love, you'd

be able to with all saints what is the breadth,

the length, the depth, the height, and to know

the love of Christ that passes knowledge, yet

you might be filled with all the fullness of

God." That's a mouthful. That's abundance. That's

abundance he has provided for us. And in verse

20 it says, now unto him, speaking about you,

unto him I'm sorry unto him speaking about Jesus

is able to do exceedingly abundantly okay exceedingly

means far far -reaching right way more way more

than just normal abundantly overflowing above

all you could ask or think according to the power

that works in you so above anything you think

you could ask God for or think God could do for

you he can do exceedingly abundantly above all

that but it's according to the power that works

within you which is the Holy Spirit and it says

unto him be glory in all the church by Jesus

Christ throughout all ages world without end

amen. That's right, all ages, the world, without

end, glory, glory, glory. He not only has an

abundant supply for you, but we reach that supply

through faith. We receive that mercy and goodness

and grace through faith. We shall not want through

faith. It's all through faith in Him. So let's

go and watch this in action. Let's look at Luke

Luke 13 · chapter mention

chapter 13. and we're gonna go starting in verse

10 it says that he was teaching one in one of

the synagogues on the Sabbath speaking about

Jesus and behold there was a woman who had a

spirit of infirmity for 18 years and was bowed

over she could in no way stand up herself For

18 years, that's a long time to suffer with an

infirmity, but here we see it's a spirit of infirmity.

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him

and said unto her, woman, you are loosed from

this infirmity or you are free from this sickness.

And he laid his hands on her and immediately

she was stood up straight and glorified God.

Hallelujah. She stood up straight and glorified

just by him speaking to her because his word,

which he's filled at this point with the Holy

Spirit, the Spirit of God's upon him, so he's

using that life of God to deliver someone the

same way he'll use it for you. He'll do it for

you. She had to believe. You have to believe.

I have to believe. Faith. comes by hearing and

hearing by the word. So we're building our faith

while we're reading these exciting stories about

the goodness of God. And so this woman was healed

instantly after 18 long years of suffering, right?

All right, praise God. So we're going to go to

chapter 14 now. Same book, Luke, and we're going

to start in verse one and read about another

one. And it came to pass as Jesus went into the

house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread

on Sabbath day, and they were watching him closely.

And behold, there was a certain man that stood

before him which had dropsy, which is kind of

like swelling. It causes the body to swell all

over. and hold fluid and Jesus said unto the

lawyers and the Pharisees is it lawful to heal

on the Sabbath he was saying this because he

knew what their thoughts were and they held their

peace and he took the man and healed him and

let him go and then answered and said to them

the Pharisees which of you would have a donkey

or ox fall into a pit and would not quickly pull

him up out of that pit on Sabbath day and they

could not answer him against these things. Why?

Because he was trying to show them, look you're

calling this work, but yet if you saw one of

your animals fall in a ditch and were hurt you

would pull them out. How much more should I heal

this man even though it's the Sabbath day? Healing

is a blessing. Healing is a blessing. Praise

God and mercy. His mercy on that person. Hallelujah.

You know God is such a gracious and good God

and he will always show his mercy to you. It

says his mercies are new every morning, every

morning. Cry out for that mercy. Thank God for

his goodness and his mercy. We're going to go

to Acts now, the book of Acts chapter 9. We're

Acts 9 · chapter mention

going to look again at another example of God's

goodness and mercy and how he provides all that

we need. Acts chapter 9 verse 32 it says, and

Acts 9:32

it came to pass, Peter passed throughout all

the quarters, he came down also to the saints

which dwelt at Lydda and there he found a certain

man named Aeneas and he had kept his bed eight

years and was sick with palsy or was paralyzed

and Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ

makes you whole arise and make your bed. and

he arose immediately. So what did Peter do? He

spoke the word of God. He said Jesus Christ makes

you whole. Why did he say that? Because before

Jesus died on the cross he took 39 stripes on

his back that by those stripes the word of God

says we would be healed. So this man, you know,

when Peter passed through the quarters He ran

into this man. He found him. He didn't ask him,

how long have you been sinning? He didn't ask

him, was he saved? He just showed the mercy of

God. He extended the life of God to this man

that Peter had received, the power of God on

the day of Pentecost. And he said, arise, make

your bed. And he arose. The man had to do it.

He had to stand up and do it. There's always

an action when our faith's involved. and all

that dwelt at Lydda, this is verse 35, and Saran

saw him and turned to the Lord. This one miracle

caused all of that area to turn to the Lord.

Praise God, why? Because it was a sign and a

wonder miraculous from God through man. God,

we are his hands and his feet on the earth. Any

of you that are born again, you have more power

in you. The same power that raised Christ from

the dead lives in you, and you can give that

out freely. The Bible says, freely you receive,

freely give. Let's continue in 36. Now there

was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha

which by interpretation is called Dorcas and

this woman was full of good works and did alms

which she did and it came to pass in those days

she was sick and she died. whom when they had

washed and laid her in the upper chamber for

as much as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, the disciples

had heard that Peter was there and they sent

him two men desiring that he would not delay

but come to them. Peter arose and went with them

and when he came he brought him into the upper

chamber and all the widows stood by and they

were crying, showing the coats and the garments

which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Peter put them all out and he kneeled down and

he prayed turning to him to the body turning

himself to her body and said Tabitha arise. So

we're here we have a situation a woman who sounds

like a wonderful person very did a lot of good

works for people and made blankets and things.

and she died, she got sick and died and they

were weeping and two of the disciples, they sent

for Peter and they asked him to come. So he put

them all out because they're crying thinking

she's never coming back and he wanted just the

room to be full of faith I believe and he knelt

down and he prayed and then he turned to the

body and he said Tabitha arise. Now how could

he do that? Because the power of God was within

him. and he knew it and then he gave her his

hand and lifted her up and when he called the

saints and the widows presented her alive wow

what a huge miracle do you mean christ the power

of god can raise the dead absolutely here's the

perfect example it says and it was known throughout

all of choppa and many believed on the lord You

know, it's interesting that we just read in Litta

that when that man was healed from eight years

of being paralyzed, it said all who dwelt in

that area turned to the Lord. But yet with this

miracle and this woman being raised from the

dead, it says many believed in the Lord. Wow.

You would have thought all would have believed

after that. That's amazing. It's something. You

know, God gives us free will. He gives us free

will. He will not try and force you to believe

Him or trust Him. It's up to us. It's up to us

to make that choice. We cannot expect God. to

force you to do anything, because he won't. He's

loving, he's kind. He doesn't want to make you

love him. He wants you to love him because it's

your choice, because of how good he is. I mean,

he's done so much for us, continues to do it,

has given us so much. Why wouldn't we want to

serve him? Why wouldn't we want to love him?

You know, he is the good, good goodness of God.

He can't be anything but good. That's who he

is. You know, we're going to go look in one more

place in Acts. And why are we doing this? Because

I want you to see that the power of God worked

all throughout time, not just before Christ died,

not just when Jesus was on earth, but even when

Jesus has gone from the earth. He gave us the

Holy Spirit that the works of God would be made

manifest so that all would see the goodness of

God. everyone would see the goodness of God and

we know the holy the holy word of God in the

Old Testament many I mean every single book there's

some goodness of God he was pouring out on his

people and he used man to do it just supernatural

things so in the book of Acts chapter 3 it says

Acts 3 · chapter mention

now Peter and John went up together to the temple

the hour of prayer being the ninth hour which

was about three o 'clock in the afternoon and

a certain man lame from his mother's womb was

carried and laid daily at the gate of the temple

which is called beautiful to ask of alms who

all from all who entered the temple who sing

Peter and John about to go into the temple asked

for money and Peter fixing his eyes upon this

man with John said look on us and he gave attention

unto them expecting to receive something from

them so he was looking expecting for money but

surprise he gets much more than money because

peter said silver and gold i don't have but what

i do have i give to you in the name of jesus

christ rise up and walk Glory to God. He took

him by the right hand, lifted him up, and immediately

his feet and ankle bones received strength. Praise

God. That's a miracle. It says, and he leaping,

stood up, walked, and entered with them in the

temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

Wow, all the people of God were watching that

were in the temple. and they saw this man and

knew him because every day every day of the temple

he was put there to ask alms to get receive money

to help him every day and then now he's leaping

and praising God in the temple. and verse 10

says and they knew that it was he that sat for

alms at the gate beautiful and they were filled

with wonder and amazement at that which happened

to him he was a sign and a wonder this miracle

made them wonder that's what a sign and a wonder

is it makes you wonder and it says in verse 11

and as the lame man which was healed held peter

and john all the people ran together unto them

in the porch that was called solomon's greatly

wondering They were like, wow, this is the same

man. And Peter saw it and he said unto the people,

you men of Israel, why do you marvel at this?

Why do you look so earnestly at us as though

we by our own power or holiness made this man

whole? But the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,

the God of Jesus, I mean, the God of our fathers

who have glorified his son, Jesus, whom you delivered

up and denied him in the presence of Pilate when

he was determined to let him go. But you denied

the holy and just one. desiring a murder be granted

unto you. You killed the prince of life whom

God has raised from the dead and whereof we are

witnesses and his name through faith in his name

has made this man strong whom you see and know

and now the faith which is by him has been given

to him in perfect soundness in the presence of

you all." Wow! Wow, he's telling them, he's telling

them the same God that you guys crucified on

a cross and denied him rose from the dead and

has empowered this man to live that it wasn't

anything they did on their own or their own goodness.

It was the power of God working through them.

Glory to God, glory to God. Wow. Well, we have

a lot to think about, don't we? A lot to be thankful

for the goodness and the mercy of God. We're

going to go to a song right now and we're going

to come back at you and share a little bit more

before we close. I wanna dance like David, I

wanna faith like Paul I wanna sing like Silas

tearing down the prison wall I wanna face that

fire, it won't burn me though God's got my back

shot, rack me shack up and then go I wanna walk

like Moses, right through the waves One day I'll

see that promised land no longer slain Though

the fear is talking, no one can take out my faith

I'm gonna - I wanna sleep like Daniel, even in

a lion's cage I'm gonna get that promise, just

like Jericho like I've got no more precious time

to waste. I'm gonna give Him glory with all my

thanks, because there's no greater, stronger,

higher name, and that's who I praise. Will you

be my light when I cannot see? And when I can't

take another step, Lord, would you care? When

I've lost my fight, will you be my strength?

Will you set me a table in the presence of my

enemies? I shall not want, I shall not want.

Oh, my soul's got a shepherd in the valley and

I shall not want. I shall not walk cause my car's

running or running over and I shall not walk

and I will live my life we shall not want oh

we shall not want the goodness and mercy of our

god if you've never received this jesus as your

lord and savior maybe you've been to church maybe

you've seen things on tv and you know god is

but you've never accepted him pray this prayer

with me dear heavenly father we come to you lord

i am a sinner i repent forgive me of my sin i

turn my back on sin and i turn my face towards

you and i receive the Lord Jesus Christ as my

Lord and my Savior. I thank you for it. In Jesus'

name, amen. If you prayed that prayer today,

you have just been born again. We want to send

you a new Bible. You can contact me on championsinchrist3

at gmail .com. We want you to go out and make

it a wonderful day today. Thank you for listening.

Please know that we love you, God loves you,

and you are a champion in Christ.