“The Father has called and declared that they will be troubled on every side, but clearly they are not in despair.”
A Bible-study message on kingdom strategy: how to move from God's vision to sustainable results by discerning the end, assessing present reality, building backwards, aligning people/resources/timing, measuring progress, executing with flexibility, and developing endurance under pressure.
“to be troubled on every side, but not in distress”
Bishop Senegal teaches that strategic thinking is an apostolic grace that turns faith into responsible action: begin with a clear end, write and communicate the vision, assess current reality honestly, build backwards by sequencing systems and pillars, and align people, resources and timing so God’s vision can be stewarded and scaled.
“I got trouble on every side — Paul said, 'I'm perplexed but not cast down' (persecuted but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed).”
A Sunday message encouraging believers to move from seasons of struggle into God-ordained increase by recognizing the seed they already possess, embracing capacity-stretching, protecting their process, and monetizing their God-given gifts for generational blessing and sustainability.
“For we are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.”
Pastor Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. preaches 'Life Part II,' using the board game Life and the sending of the 70 (Luke 10) to encourage believers that life with Jesus is better: though sent into difficult places like 'lambs among wolves,' followers receive mysterious durability, can manage uncertainty because God is near, and are preserved to testify to God's power and grace.
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