Do you know that living a Christian life is filled with risk? Have you realized…that God will ask you…to risk your comfort to serve HIM? Do you know that following Christ is an adventure? Why? Because God will ask you to take risks! Now…one more question…did you know that every encounter you have with Christ is loaded with potential risk? Why is that? Because you never know what will happen! Every time you encounter Christ, every time you attend church, every time you pray, every time you read the Bible, every time you gather with other believers…you are putting yourself at risk! For those of us who have been following Jesus for a while…we not only acknowledge the risk…we welcome it…we invite it…and we look for it! Walking with Christ is filled with potential risks!

Today, I want to talk to you about THE STRENGTH OF HOPE! Hope is what causes you to be strong in the face of challenging circumstances! Hope gives you the strength to take another step…when you feel like sitting down and quitting! Do you have the strength of hope this morning? If you don’t have the strength of hope…then not only will you feel like giving up…it is very likely that you cause your family to start thinking about giving up! Your family won’t be able to depend on you! Your family will be weakened…your marriage will be weakened…your relationship with your kids will be weakened! So, this morning I want to give you 3 principles to strengthen your hope! Now…these principles are true in other areas of your life…so make sure you get them written down…let them take hold down in your spirit man…down inside you!

I want to begin today at the most basic level. This message is for everyone! If you are married it is for you! If you are single and looking…it is for you! If you single…and not looking…it is for you! If you are a teenager…it is for you! Why? Because today I am going to do more than give you relationship advice. I am going share with you the fundamental truths of how to develop healthy relationships in general…and how to have a long-lasting marriage!

So, what is delegated authority? For our purposes, it is when God gives us authority! We have no authority except what God gives us! He gives us authority for the purpose of accomplishing HIS will in our lives and the lives of those we encounter! This morning I want to share with you these 3 truths. (1) We need to understand that DELEGATED AUTHORITY IS Connected to GREAT FAITH! (2) PARENTS ARE DELEGATED AUTHORITIES (3) JESUS IS OUR MODEL OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY!

This morning we are continuing our series called AUTHORITY ISSUES! I think most of us…if not all of us…struggle with AUTHORITY ISSUES! This series is will, absolutely change your life. Why? Because many of the problems you struggle with are related to authority. How you interact with authority. How you respond to authority. How you feel about authority. And…how you think about your own authority. Your life is touched by authority of some kind every day. Speed limit signs, IRS, locked doors, schools, bosses, moms, dads, stop lights, the bible, pastors, teachers…you get the idea…right? Authority issues will affect…how you lead and…how you are being led. This morning I want to share with you the deep and meaty subject called the KING’S AUTHORITY!