God With Us Part 1: The Valley Won't Get The Victory

Micaiah Irmler

Matthew 1:22-23 NKJV

22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:  23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

Psalms 23:1-6 NKJV

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2  He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3  He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

Key Thought: While we enjoy God on the mountain tops we really experience God in the valley.

Key Thought: The valleys of our lives are vital.

I. There's in our valleys.

II. what you can’t avoid.

III. The valleys are just for .

IV. Tell your valley you’re just visiting.

V. All the days of my life… this is not just for good days, great days but even the days filled with grief.

VI. It’s not in God’s Plan to make the valley vs. 4

A. The green pastures aren’t permanent.

B. The still waters aren’t permanent.

C. Praise God the valleys aren’t permanent either.