Sermon Summary:
Place our burdens, worries, and concerns into God's hands rather than carrying them ourselves. Pastor Joe uses the apostle Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders as a foundation to teach about spiritual leadership, protecting the flock from false teachers, and ultimately surrendering our cares to God. The message reminds believers that God doesn't want us weighed down by life's difficulties but desires to carry our burdens for us. Through scriptural examples and personal testimonies, the sermon illustrates how casting our anxieties upon the Lord brings supernatural peace that transcends our circumstances.

Description:

Place Things in God's Hands | Pastor Joe's Burden of Lending Money & Not Being Paid Back | Finally He Placed it in God's Hands & Has Been Freed | Sometimes We Are Overwhelmed with Heavy Load | Lord Wants to Take Our Burden Away | Trust God Will Work it Out | Paul Preached the Kingdom of God to Ephesians & Won't See Them Anymore | Paul Raised Up Young Pastors | Paul Declares to Be Innocent of Blood of All Men | He Shared the Gospel with Everybody | Did You? | Called to Share Jesus with People | God's Appointment of Pastor Joe & Kathleen with Iranian Girl in a Furniture Store | Paul in Corinth - Your Blood is on Your Own Heads | Be Watchmen: Blow the Trumpet Warning People that Judgement is Coming | Hell is Real - Place of Torment | Some Don't Take the Warning | Paul Shared the Whole Gospel | Including Difficult Passages from the Council of God | Interpreting Scripture with Scripture | Not Our Own Opinion | It Has to Fit with Scripture | Not What People Want to Hear but What they Need to Hear | Promises from Scripture Written Under the New Sanctuary Floor | Apply Scripture to Your Life | God Entrusted Congregation to Pastor - Jesus Purchased Them with His Own Blood | Shepherd is to Feed Lead & Guide Them in Right Direction Based on the Word of God | How to Tend the Flock | Application & Warning from Pitfalls | Instruction in Word of Truth & Direction Where to Go | Scripture is Written for Our Learning from Mistakes of Others - From Noah Joshua David | Comfort of Scriptures Brings Hope | Pastor Needs to Protect the Flock from Wolves | They Attack from Outside & Even from Within | Self-centeredness Reveals a Wolf | They Are Savage Violent Cruel Unsparing Creating Destruction | They Show Up in Sheep's Clothing Pretending to Be Nice & Gentle Whispering Flattery | Don't You Love People - Interfaith Movement | Doesn't Align with Word of God | What's God's Definition of Love | Love Doesn't Rejoice in Iniquity | We Can't Be One with Tree Huggers or Embracing Sin in LGBTQ Community & Drunkenness | Not Love by World's Standards | God Loves People but Not Their Sin | Affirming Sin is a Disservice to People | Jesus Can Set Them Free | He Shed His Blood to Wash & Clean Us | Wolves Eat Sheep Attacking the Sheep & Shepherd | Good Shepherd Protects & Watches Over the Flock | Hired Hand Leaves Sheep in Danger | Being a Pastor is Not a Job but a Calling | Wolves Backbite Whisper Lies & Complain About the Shepherd | Trust Your Shepherd & Be Obedient to God | Use Scripture to Understand the God We Love - The Living Word | Do Not Let "Scholarly" Approach Create Division | Trust God & Let Him Guide You in His Direction | False Teachers Create Division - You Need "Deeper" Study | Leading People Away | Love Grace Mercy & Gentleness of God | Self-proclaimed Prophets Mislead & Hurt People | Pastor Rebuked False Prophet from Discouraging the Congregation | Word of God is Not About Head Knowledge | Mobs in India Destroys Homes of Believers with Authorities Siding with the Mob | Slaughtering & Abducting of Christians in Nigeria Caused Deployment of US Troops There | 1 Million of People Protesting Iranian Regime in Their Streets | More Than 20K Christians Martyred There Already | More New Believers in Iran Than Anywhere Else | Pray for Iran | Possible US Intervention in Iran May Trigger Conflict Involving Russian as Well | Bible Prophecy of Ezekiel 38 | Set Up for End Times | Watch for Wolves Causing Division & Offences | Stay Clear | They Serve Themselves Deceiving Hearts if the Simple with Flattery | Word of God's Grace & Favor | Inheritance of All Who are Sanctified | Trust Yourself in God's Care When You Lack Answers | In Loss & Sickness | God Will Take Care of It | To Worry is Sin | Lord Takes the Burden Away | He Calls Us Out of Our Comfort Zone | He Will Make Strength Out of Our Weakness | Commit Your Way to the Lord | He Will Give You Stability | Don't Worry About Your Life | Look at the Birds who Don't Sew or Harvest | Their Heavenly Father Feeds Them | Aren't You of More Value Than the Birds | Trust God | Don't Be Anxious for Nothing but with Thanksgiving Give Your Worry to God | Thank Him Before the Result | Peace of God Beyond Our Understanding Will Guard Your Heart and Mind in Christ Jesus | Apply God's Word & Watch what Will God Do in Your Life | Thank God Ahead of Time |