2. MATTHEW 16:17-18
17-18Jesus came back, “God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn’t get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am.

3. MATTHEW 16:17-18
And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.

4. MATTHEW 16:19
19“And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access to God’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven.” (MSG)

5. IMPACTFUL LIVING 2016 Complete ACCESS to GOD’S KINGDOM
Keys to OPEN DOORS
No more BARRIERS
More AGREEMENT with GOD’S WILL

6. ENGAGE YOUR STORMS

7. MATTHEW 8:18-27
18And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side.
19Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

8. MATTHEW 8:18-27
21Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
22But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

9. MATTHEW 8:23-24
23 And after He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
24 And suddenly, behold, there arose a violent storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered up by the waves; but He was sleeping.

10. JESUS IS WITH US

11. MATTHEW 8:23-24
24 And suddenly, behold, there arose a violent storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered up by the waves; but He was sleeping.

12. Just because God is silent doesn't mean He's absent

13. JESUS IS IN CONTROL

14. MATTHEW 8:18-27
25Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

15. MATTHEW 8:18-27
26But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

17. Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm
Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm. No matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself” “This too shall pass”
- TD JAKES

18. PROVERBS 3:5-7
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.

19. BUILD THE ATMOSPHERE OF FAITH

20. MATTHEW 8:18-27
26But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

21. MATTHEW 8:18-27
27So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

22. Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.
JAMES 1:2-4 MSG

23. ENGAGE YOUR STORMS JESUS IS WITH US JESUS IS IN CONTROL
BUILD THE ATMOSPHERE OF FAITH