How able do you think Jesus Christ is? What do you need from Him? Do you wonder whether His help is sufficient for you? What are your circumstances? What do you need?

In the first century A.D. after Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for your sins and mine, rose from the dead to prove our justification before our righteous Creator, and returned to Heaven in glory as King of Kings, His Church was growing.

Paul in his letter to the church at Ephesus

Ephesians 3:²⁰Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, ²¹Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Jesus Christ is the Lord of Hosts. Jesus Christ is the God of Options.

What does that man o you?

Paul in his 2^nd letter to the church at Corinth

2 Corinthians 9:⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Grace is Jesus giving us what we do not deserve

For what do you need His grace?

In what do you need to be sufficient?

Jude in his letter to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

Jude ²⁴Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, ²⁵To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Because you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior:

He provides His strength to keep you from falling into sin

He will by His mighty power and grace present you without fault to Himself!

What does that mean to you?

He is Able – Henry Smith

He is able, more than able To accomplish what concerns me today.
He is able, more than able To handle anything that come my way.
He is able, more than able To do much more than I could ever dream,
He is able, more than able To make me what He wants me to be.

Our focus – Hebrews 12:¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, ² Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God

Our challenge – Dearly Beloved,

Run with your eyes on Jesus alone!

Run in faith that Jesus loves you with an everlasting, unconditional love; has uniquely designed and created only one you; has a good plan for your life; runs with you; and will         accomplish His purposes for you and through you!

Run in His strength alone!

Run being yoked to Emmanuel!

Run with your eyes on the prize!

Run with your focus on His mission: to conform you to the image of Jesus Christ!

Run with the desire to finish strong!

Run with the desire to finish with your lamp burning!

Run to obtain an incorruptible crown!

Run with the expectation of being in His physical presence when together you cross your finish line!

Run to His glory alone!

Run and keep on running!

Coach Patti