Have the Courage to be different

TOPIC:  HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE DIFFERENT PREACHER:  REV. M.C ADEBISI MAIN TEXT: GENESIS 39:1-23. TEXTS: Galatians 1:10; Ephesians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 4:2-3, Genesis 41:37, 40, 44 ; Genesis 45:5. 1. Acts of Bravery As Christians we must have total dependence in God coupled with the boldness to stand firm in our beliefs. 2. Acts of Courage The ultimate goal as a Christian is to win the battle of life without conforming to the dictates, practices and standards of the world. 3. Stand in the face of pain Exemplary characters worthy of emulation are Job and Joseph. Joseph stood firm in his faith refusing to fall a victim to the advances of Potiphar wife, but his faithfulness and steadfastness was greatly rewarded by God through his promotion and favour in the sight of Pharaoh and men. He also showed great courage and was totally dependent on God’s directions and directives never drifting away from his path. 4. We must stand out, be courageous and aim to please God not men. For men pleasers have no inheritance with God. 5. As Christians we must never compromise in order to adopt the fashion of this world but instead we should be innovative and embrace better ways to aid the propagation of the gospel and the winning of more souls to the flock. 6. We must be stand firm unwavering from our faith and beliefs to avoid averting God’s plans for our lives Prayer points · We pray for the courage not to conform to the standard of the world. · We cast away all fears that induce failure. · We ask for God’s grace and strength to help us to be courageous and to stand firm in our beliefs as Christians.