Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. ' Cosmogonic: creation in the garden. Genesis 1:1, ‘In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.’ Etiological: the fall of man in the garden. Genesis 3:3 'But God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ Foundational: Jesus came to be the bridge between what was and what is to come. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.’ • God’s for a season is always accompanied by . Psalm 1:3 'He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. ' • Lasting can only be given by . Acts 1:8 'But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” ' Proverbs 3:5-6 ' Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. ' 1 Kings 17:8-12 'Then the word of the Lord came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.” ' • through the you're in. Luke 4:25-26 'But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. ' • The Gospel is for , no matter your story. 1 Kings 17:13-16 'And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first, make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’” And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah. ' • Fear will stop you from being . • We need lasting this . Key points: Serving will prepare you for the season to come. 2. God sees the heart of a servant as a platform for His glory. 3. Lasting Substance will carry you through the season. 4. Being forged in your season allows you to see His victory.