Internal Threats Cannot Ultimately Thwart God's Plan for the Church "There is a sin that leads to death…" (1 John 5:16) External Threats Cannot Ultimately Thwart God's Plan for the Church The Secret to Living Unstoppable Radically guard your heart from spiritual compromise and playing church "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it" (Proverbs 4:23). "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8, NIV). Refuse to be conformed or silenced by critics of the Gospel Rejoice in the event you ever have to suffer for the Gospel's sake "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you" (Matthew 5:11-12). Rest in this truth: nothing will ultimately prevail against the church! "I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18).