Part 2: God’s Pattern of Preparation Throughout Scripture, a pattern repeats itself: 40 days. 40 years.This is not coincidence. It’s a God-ordained rhythm of seasons where He prepares, tests, and transforms His people before what comes next.If you’re in an “in-between” season, this message will help you understand what God is doing beneath the surface.In this sermon, we explore six powerful dimensions of the “40” season:• The Testing Ground — the season that reveals what’s really in you• The Hidden Place — the season where God prepares you privately• The Turning Point — the moment that shifts everything• The Window of Mercy — the invitation to realign with God• The Encounter Zone — where you meet God deeply and personally• The Battlefield — where spiritual warfare becomes undeniableThese are not wasted seasons. They are intentional. God is forming something in you.Practical Application:Stay faithful when it feels slowStay disciplined when it feels dryStay obedient when it feels unclearStay expectant—because something is formingIf this message speaks to you, share it with someone who’s in a waiting season.For prayer request, please feel free to contact us at www.globalicc.org/contactTo give please click www.globalicc.org/giveCash App $iccglobalVenmo App @iccglobalSubscribe to our weekly podcastApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/international-christian-church/id1076335656Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKKhWqCqr7rkXsdsqpgRx?si=1f717cde8a5846c2Live streaming Copyright License #20714391

Main Text: Deuteronomy 8:2There’s a part of the journey most people don’t talk about.Not the excitement of starting.Not the joy of arriving.But the tension of the middle.The in-between season can feel slow, uncertain, and even frustrating. It’s the place where nothing seems to change around you—but everything is being shaped within you.In Deuteronomy 8:2, we’re reminded that the wilderness was never wasted. God was leading, humbling, testing, and forming His people. What felt like delay was actually development. What looked like wandering was intentional.This message is for anyone who feels like they’re in that space right now. Not stuck. Not forgotten. But being prepared.God does His deepest work in the seasons we’re most tempted to quit.Anchor Thought:A season where you’re not stuck, but shaped.Part 2 will be next Sunday.If this message speaks to you, take a moment to like, share, and subscribe. It may be the encouragement someone else needs today.For prayer request, please feel free to contact us at www.globalicc.org/contactTo give please click www.globalicc.org/giveCash App $iccglobalVenmo App @iccglobalSubscribe to our weekly podcastApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/international-christian-church/id1076335656Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKKhWqCqr7rkXsdsqpgRx?si=1f717cde8a5846c2Live streaming Copyright License #20714391

Every person eventually comes to a crossroads in life.It is a moment when the road behind you cannot be walked again, and the road ahead is unclear. Sometimes we arrive there because life becomes difficult. Sometimes we arrive there because of decisions we regret.At a crossroads, people often feel lost, uncertain, and alone.This is the Scripture that will shows us something remarkable: the crossroads of life can become the very place where God meets us.

• When you’re at a crossroads, God reveals a stairway. The trajectory of life will change when Heaven meets you at the crossroads.

In Genesis 28, Jacob finds himself at a crossroad moment. He is running from his past, uncertain about his future, and alone in the wilderness. Yet it is precisely there, at that lonely crossroads, that God reveals something extraordinary, a divine stairway reaching from earth to heaven. At that place Jacob saw the vision of Angels ascending and descending.