SATURDAY is Sunday's Secret

SATURDAYS are for SUNDAYS.

All Days are for The Celebration!! The Gathering !!

BATTLES are won during TRAINING.

The Concept: 

"Battles are won during TRAINING.

• Hidden Preparation
• Public victories are the result of private discipline
• What you do in secret determines how you stand in public.

• The Secret Place.
• God trains us in isolation before He uses us in public.
• David was anointed king but sent back to the sheep pastures (1 Samuel 16). He fought the lion and the bear where nobody was watching.

• The Purpose of Routine.
• Training camp is boring, repetitive, and exhausting. Spiritual disciplines (prayer, fasting, studying scripture) build the muscle memory required for the spiritual battle.
• Jesus frequently withdrew to lonely places to pray before facing the crowds and demonic opposition (Luke 5:16).

There is a DANGER called:

The Peril of Premature Promotion.

Standing on a battlefield without going through training camp leads to casualties. 

We must trust God's timeline for preparation.

NOTE:  The armor of Saul didn't fit David because David hadn't tested it; he used the tools he had practiced with (1 Samuel 17:39).

MORE IDEAS // ILLUSTRATIONS:

The Master Weaver: 

A tapestry looks messy and tangled from underneath while it is being woven. Training camp feels chaotic, restrictive, and painful, but the Designer is weaving a masterpiece of character that can withstand the weight of your calling.

The Boxer’s Roadwork: 

Boxers say, "You don't win the fight in the ring; you just get your hand raised there." The fight is won at 4:00 AM on lonely roads in the freezing cold. Your spiritual victory over temptation or trials isn't won at the moment of crisis; it's won in your daily, quiet time with God.

The Bamboo Tree: 

The Chinese bamboo tree spends five years growing its roots underground, showing no visible growth above the surface. In the fifth year, it shoots up 80 feet in six weeks. Training camp is your rooting season. Without deep roots, you will topple when the storm hits.

LEARN THIS FIRST. FIRST THINGS FIRST.

• Submission & Breakings
• Dedication & Duty
• Mileage & an Extra More
• Bible-Minded Moulded & Mastered