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It's In Your Hand

Dale C. Bronner

Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral • Aug 30, 2026 • 105 min

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Summary

God has created every believer as a unique masterpiece equipped with specific gifts, ideas, and abilities to fulfill their divine destiny. When we surrender what is in our hands to God, He transforms our ordinary resources into supernatural tools that overcome opposition and open locked doors. Rather than whining or giving up in tough times, we are called to exercise our faith, maximize our energy, and trust that God is fully in control.

Themes

Divine DestinySurrenderFaith in ActionPerseveranceGod's Authority

Pastor's Points

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Step 1: A Unique Idea (Use it)

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Step 2: Faith (Exercise it)

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Step 3: Energy (Maximize it)

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Step 4: Perseverance (Don't give up)

Key Points

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Step 1: Receive God's unique idea designed specifically for you and use it within your circle of influence.
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Step 2: Exercise and work your faith daily rather than letting it sit idle like an unused treadmill.
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Step 3: Maximize the energy God has given you by giving Him full effort rather than settling for partial commitment.
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Step 4: Practice perseverance and refuse to give up, knowing you will reap in due season if you faint not.
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Divine destiny begins with a divine promise and recognizing that you are God's unique masterpiece created for good works.
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The true blessing of your life starts when you realize God's work for you comes from within you, not from around you.
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Anything in your life that you do not surrender before God carries hidden danger and will eventually turn on you.
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When God touches what you surrender and gives it back to you, it becomes an anointed tool capable of making a way through impossible situations.

Sermon Moments

“A basketball in my hand is worth about $30. But in LeBron James' hands, it's worth millions. A golf club in my hands is a disgrace, but in Tiger Woods' hands, he's won championships!”

“Too many of us treat our faith like the treadmill that we said we were going to get on—people come to your house and say 'Oh that's a nice treadmill', but you never work it.”

“Anything that you do not throw down before God's got a snake in it. The devil will build you up because he's a deceiver... Throw it down before God because it's got a snake in it!”

“What you have in your hand ain't just an ordinary rod. What you have in your hand is an anointed rod now, a rod that I have touched.”

“Keys represent authority. Keys will let you get into locked doors! I'm giving you the keys to the kingdom.”

This Week

Identify the unique talents, gifts, or ideas God has placed in your heart and begin actively using them this week.

Put your faith into action daily through prayer and bold obedience rather than letting your faith sit idle.

Surrender your career, talents, and personal plans to the Master of multiplication in daily prayer.

Refuse to complain about difficult circumstances or obstacles, trusting that God has already given you what you need for the journey.

Study and speak Scripture out loud over your health, fears, and difficulties to stand on God's promises.

Exercise your civic responsibility and physical opportunities, using the practical rights and tools God has given into your hand.

Persist through current hardships without quitting, remembering that you must go through trials to come out victorious.

Remember This

When you surrender what God has placed in your hand to Him, He turns your ordinary tools into supernatural blessings.

A Challenge for You

Got to know that it's in your hand. When you trust God and believe God, no matter what you face in your life, God is in control, and what He put in your hand, the devil can't take it away from you.

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