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  THE LORD WILL STRENGTHEN
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: God commands our strength, and we are to be strong and
courageous, trusting in His might to overcome challenges.

Topics: "Spiritual Strength", "Overcoming Fear"
Scripture References: Joshua 10:25, Psalm 68:28, Proverbs 24:16, 1 Corinthians 15:57, 2 Corinthians 12:9

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Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about drawing strength and courage from
God's commands and victories. She emphasizes the importance of
combatting fear and dismay by being strong and courageous, knowing that
each battle we face teaches us to fight and become braver warriors armed
with God's might. Tileston encourages the audience to fight with the
confidence of victory, having trusted in God and not being confounded.
She reminds them to look back on past victories for encouragement, as
songs of joy and triumph bring strength and support in times of pain,
sorrow, and disappointments.

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Thy God hath commanded thy strength; strengthen, 0 God, that which Thou
hast wrought for us.

PSALMS 68:28

Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong, and of good courage.

JOSHUA 10:25

THEN combat well, of naught afraid,

For thus His follower thou art made,

Each battle teaches thee to fight,

Each foe to be a braver knight,

Armed with His might.

J. H. BOHMER, 1704

HENCEFORTH my soul should fight with the prestige of victory, with the
courage that comes of having striven and won, trusted and not been
confounded.

JULIANA H. EWING

They have had their victories; and when the stress is hardest, it is
wise to look back on these for encouragement, as songs of joy and
triumph bring strength and support along a way beset with pain and
sorrow and disappointments; which, when seen in their true proportions,
are only as faint specks showing in a universe of infinite light.

LAURENCE OLIPHANT

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/the-lord-will-strengthen/
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