WINNING IN TROUBLED TIMES

Main message: The pastor taught how to "win in troubled times" from a New Covenant grace perspective: address the internal issues (panic, condemnation, false self‑stories), cling to your identity in Christ, stop trying to earn or convince God, and trust that God is with you in the fire to mature you.

Key points:

• The new series "Winning the challenges of everyday life" will focus on finances, relationships, and sickness with practical grace application.
• Panic is "groundless fear" and undermines faith; expose it, refuse to live governed by panic, and manage stress.
• Condemnation is a lie—remember "no condemnation" in Christ, and be a "snapback Christian" who quickly returns to their true identity after failure.
• Don’t try to earn God’s provision or persuade God (avoid "dead works"); recognize God’s provision is by grace.
• Trials can mature us—God doesn’t always remove the fire but He goes in with us (we can emerge refined, not ruined).
• Respond to trouble by asking what God wants you to learn, staying honest about inward stories, and trusting His presence.

Scriptures mentioned: John 16:33, 2 Timothy 3:12, John 8:7–11, Romans 8:1, Proverbs 24:16, Hebrews 9:14, Psalm 23, Daniel 3, Hebrews 13:5, Isaiah 53:5