{"id":2751,"date":"2024-05-21T23:29:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T04:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2024-05-21T23:32:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T04:32:18","slug":"forgotten-heroes-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/2024\/05\/21\/forgotten-heroes-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten Heroes &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4493\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2751-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2024-05-19.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 37:48 &#8212; 34.6MB)<\/p>\n<p>May 19, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>2 Kings 5:1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Kings 5:9-10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Kings 5:11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Kings 5:12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Kings 5:13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Kings 5:14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZIXJVEEI-c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene&#8217;s sermon is part of a series called &#8220;Forgotten Heroes,&#8221; focusing on lesser-known people from the Bible to draw spiritual truths from their stories. Today&#8217;s message is about Naaman, a commander who had leprosy, highlighting the contrast between his public success and private struggle. Pastor Gene relates this to our lives, where we often hide our shame and struggles behind our accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasizes that pride can handicap us, using Naaman\u2019s initial refusal to follow Elisha\u2019s instructions as an example. Naaman&#8217;s pride and preferences initially hindered his healing, as he wanted a more dignified and private solution. However, through the intervention of his servants, who reasoned with him, Naaman humbled himself and followed the prophet&#8217;s directions, resulting in his miraculous healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene makes several key points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Pride handicaps us:<\/strong> Naaman&#8217;s pride almost prevented his healing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preferences hinder us:<\/strong> We often want things our way, but God\u2019s way is what brings healing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>God uses people to humble us:<\/strong> Naaman\u2019s servants helped him see past his pride.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Healing can be a process:<\/strong> Naaman had to dip in the Jordan River seven times, illustrating that sometimes healing takes time and persistence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>He concludes by encouraging the congregation to make a move towards God, using the acronym MOVE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>M<\/strong>ake a decision to be faithful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>O<\/strong>pen the Bible for guidance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>V<\/strong>erify that God is speaking to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E<\/strong>xpect God to move in your life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene calls for humility and obedience to God&#8217;s instructions, highlighting that God loves us as we are and wants to heal and restore us. He encourages the congregation to continue in their faith journey, praising God even amidst struggles, and preparing for God\u2019s movement in their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4495\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2751-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2024-05-19.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 37:48 &#8212; 34.6MB)<\/p><p>http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-05-19.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 37:48 &#8212; 34.6MB) May 19, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[848],"tags":[349,60,45,44,850,59,641],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-03-26-mp3-image.jpg?fit=1183%2C1183","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5z53F-In","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2756,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions\/2756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}