Sermon - "Capsized with a Coke" - Secret Society - Pastor Jazzion Cathcart

Bible Reference: 1 Samuel 30:1-20 "...but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." -1st Samuel 30:6c In 2013, what happened to Harrison Okene of Nigeria"made international headlines. Serving as a cook on a tugboat off the coast of Nigeria, a massive wave hit the boat causing it to completely capsize and sink to the bottom of the ocean floor trapping Okene in an air pocket inside the vessel. Within minutes Harrison heard the voices of his eleven fellow crew members go deafly silent as they perished in the carnage. Minutes turned to hours, and then to three long days in the dark, cold, upside down world of the tugboat where Harrison had only a Coca-Cola and a prayer that somehow God could save Him.  One can only imagine the feeling Okene had when deep sea divers searching for the boat came with light pouring from their head lamps and found him alive- rescuing him.  Between the time that David was anointed to be Israel's next king, and the time where he was appointed to rule, David was constantly on the run from Saul's army. When a thug-militia of Amelekites raided his home village of Ziklag, kidnapping he and his men's wives and children, his once faithful men turned on him and deliberated killing him. 1st Samuel 30:6 says that David, on the brink of being completely overwhelmed and killed, "encouraged himself in the Lord His God" and found light, strength, and total salvation.  ................ If this message adds value to your life, share with someone you care about.  May God BLESS you!   Message by Pastor Jazz Cathcart in October 2025 during a Sunday Service at Hope City Fellowship - An authentically Christian, intentionally-diverse church based in Asheville, North Carolina that officially launched in November 2021.  Our mission- "Glorifying God by making mature, multiplying, world-changing disciples of Jesus who exude Gospel-hope!" To learn more or to support our ministry, visit our website at hopecityfellowship.org