Keep Pushing On

Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

II Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

II Peter 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

I.                   Noah

Labored to build an ark for 120 years.

A.    Kept building

B.     Kept preaching

II.                 Jacob

Genesis 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

32:26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

Wrestled with the angel until he got his blessing.  Kept pushing

III.              The Shunamite woman

II Kings 4:27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

4:28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my Lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

4:30 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

A.    Kept pushing until the man of God went to her dead son.

IV.       Jesus in the Garden.

A.    Prayed for three hours.

B.     The Humanity of Christ kept pushing His Father to give Him strength to get through the trials, humiliation, and agony that lay ahead.

V.        The disciples in the Upper Room

Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

A.                The disciples were told to tarry until power came.

B.                 They kept pushing until the power came.

VI.       Conclusion

A.                We’ve got to keep pushing until

1.                 The Holy Ghost comes.

2.                 Until Revival comes

3.                 Until Miracles come.

B.                 We cannot stop.

1.                 Jesus didn’t quit.  We can’t quit.

2.                 The disciples didn’t quit.  We can’t quit.

3.                 Gotta keep pushing.