The Avengers - Week 5
Part of The Avengers—Dealing with the injustices of life
September 16, 2021

Introduction: To recap the foundational truths that we have focused on in this series, we live in a world surrounded by Avengers. An Avenger is defined as a person who exacts punishment or inflicts harm for an injury or wrong. The difficulties of life empower the Avenger. As believers we must never forget that we are God’s tithe to our families and world. Your words, actions, and choices make up the very best of your life…

Genesis 39:1-2 NKJV
1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

I. Success is measured by numbers – significance is measured by moments of giving grace.
A. Grace finds the

in every situation.
B. Bringing grace home to your is the single most important act of
that you will experience in this life.

Genesis 50:15-21 NKJV
15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.” 16 So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying, 17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. 18 Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.” 19 Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. 21 Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

II. A life that is founded upon the grace that Jesus personally delivered is unshakable…

Proverbs 18:10 TPT
The character of God is a tower of strength, for the lovers of God delight to run into his heart and be exalted on high.

A. Avengers will always your right-standing with God.
B. Your right-standing is from the Lord Himself.

Isaiah 54:17 NLT
But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from Me. I, the Lord, have spoken!

C. The more you understand your
in , the more you will experience this promise.
D. The voices are silenced
.
E. Giving grace the “noise” in your life.
F. Giving grace brings power to every of your life.

I Corinthians 15:58 TPT
So now, beloved ones, stand firm, stable, and enduring. Live your lives with an unshakable confidence. We know that we prosper and excel in every season by serving the Lord, because we are assured that our union with the Lord makes our labor productive with fruit that endures.

1. This same grace gives you the power to face the Avengers with an
confidence.
2. Now, let’s connect all the dots to this weapon.

Isaiah 54:13-17 NKJV
13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. 14 In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. 15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. 16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith who blows the coals in the fire, who brings forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the spoiler to destroy. 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

WORD NUGGET: The first phase in verse 17 translates as, ‘No weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged…’

III. To be unshakable in every season of life, you have to get this…

Genesis 39:19-23 MSG
19-23 When his master heard his wife’s story, telling him, “These are the things your slave did to me,” he was furious. Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the jail where the king’s prisoners were locked up. But there in jail God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer. The head jailer put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners—he ended up managing the whole operation. The head jailer gave Joseph free rein, never even checked on him, because God was with him; whatever he did God made sure it worked out for the best.

A. Judgement and condemnation will not free you – only the

and of Jesus has the power to do that.

John 11:25-26 MSG
25-26 “You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in Me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in Me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”