So many stories sound like this, “I was a person of God, I heard the messages and sang the songs, and then life happened; the night grew dark, and when I couldn’t see what God was doing, I swore never to darken the door of the Church again.”
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As we kick-off our new series, EVEN THOUGH, Louie Giglio has a goal for all of us: That we would become a people who move from hearing about God to a people who are in a relationship with the Almighty that emblazons us with a Heaven-born confidence that anchors our lives in the mighty gale, and radiates hope in the darkest nights.
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That’s Defiant Faith.
Key Takeaway
In Acts 16, Paul demonstrates perfectly what it is to have defiant faith in the darkest night. Louie encourages us to model his faith by seeking to understand who God is by having a deep relationship with the Lord almighty, even when life takes a detour, and we find ourselves in a dark place.
- Goal of this series: we would become a people who move from the rows of the auditoriums into a relationship with the almighty.
- Life can take a detour Even when you have good intentions. Acts 16:16-34
- Even though the night was long, they sang hymns in jail.
- “Our worship has the power to change us and everything around us.”
- What made Paul’s faith defiant in the darkest hour?
- They were in the story of God. They knew the Lord called them to do His work.
- They had tasted the grace of God.
- Paul understood that the cross isn’t a one-time thing; it is an everyday thing
- He knew who God was.
- Having a revelation of who God is can change you!
- They had witnessed the power of the almighty God.
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"Even though the night is long, I will worship the Lord."
Louie Giglio
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Louie Giglio Louie Giglio is the Visionary Architect and Director of the Passion Movement, comprised of Passion Conferences, Passion City Church, Passion Publishing and sixstepsrecords, and the founder of Passion Institute.