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Have you been neck-deep in trouble? Jacob knew it well and we can view his predicament to our profit. Listen in to find out how.

Even in the midst of adversity, your purpose is in your praise. Don't focus on the problem, turn your attention to the ultimate solution in Jesus Christ our Lord!

When we come to Christ our problems do not all go away. Trusting in Christ changes how we handle them. It does not make them all disappear. God calls us to serve Him in our problems to use the challenges we face in life to grow more mature as Christians.

Even in the middle of our trials and suffering, we can know God hears us, cares for us, and is with us. We grow our faith best when we lean on God in tough times and trust His promises.

Life can start to feel like we are at the bottom of a well and dirt is being thrown down on us. We need to shake it off and step, trusting that we are blessed by God with protection and provision. God's word assures us of His blessings we need to live like we are blessed even when we don't feel like we are blessed.

When we start trusting our selves in problems instead of God we can end up making things worse by going outside God's will to fix our situation.

By Pastor Glenn Pease James McGinley had a woman come forward in one of his meetings, and he took her into the counseling room and shared the Gospel with her, and then he prayed. She then asked him what he thought about a Protestant marrying a Catholic. He said it can often be very difficult for both,…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Homer, 900 years before Christ, wrote his famous epic The Odyssey. The hero Ulysses had been gone for 10 years, and his faithful wife Penelope had been waiting even though there were many suitors trying to win her love. Finally she feared he must be dead, and so she promised she…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Jamie Buckingham is one of the great preachers and authors whose books have sold in the millions. What I like about him is that he makes so many comical blunders in his ministry that he makes other pastors feel less threatened by their human errors. If you sometimes feel like your…

By Pastor Glenn Pease A little Protestant boy came walking into his house with a big black eye. His mother said, "Where on earth did you get that shiner?" He said, "The O'Reilly kids hung it on me." "Why" she asked? He replied, "Well, I was over at their house making some cracks about the Pope." His…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Somebody has to do the dirty work in life, and so all leaders need men who are trouble shooters. George Washington needed one when Benedict Arnold betrayed the colonies and escaped to the British forces. Washington was angry and was determined to get him back. He choose Sargent…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Psalm 3 we are seeing David’s response when bad things happen to him, especially when he is doing nothing wrong. The lesson is that when bad things happened in David’s life he looked…

Intro – J. B. Phillips wrote Your God is Too Small in the 60’s challenging the impotent vision of God that governs most of our lives. We’ve a great God in theory – a small God in practice. We fear a cancer diagnosis, drought, illness, investment loss, the death of a loved one more than we trust the greatness…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Waren Webster, missionary to Pakistan, tells of his first attempt to be friendly to the children who came to watch him as he tore a crate apart to rebuild it as a desk. He said, "Hello," and they frowned and ran. He felt disappointed, but later they came back and he said it again,…

ADVICE DAD NEVER GAVE YOU Ralph Sorter His Spirit moved in me long ago to assure me I would make it through the tough ordeal. I have to tell you…I would not have made it if it were not for the assurance of a God bigger than my problem, was on my side, watching over me. My ordeal? I was in my third ministry…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Every woman wants to be beautiful, and that is why the beauty business is a seven billion dollar a year industry, and the largest advertiser in America. American women actually worship beauty. They will do almost anything to attain it, including fasting if it is necessary. They…

ADVICE DAD NEVER GAVE YOU Ralph Sorter Albert Einstein was credited for saying, “Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.” He’s right, for if we had a clue about how our words or actions were going to be taken, then many of our problems could be avoided. Hindsight never…

Acts 6:1-4 NIV "In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. [2] So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, 'It would not be right…

HOW TO PRAY ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS Developing A Faith That Works - Part 15 of 15 James 5:13-20 Rick Warren My Idea: "Growing believers trust God (prayer of faith) and talk to God about Problems." JAMES 5:13-20 "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." (vs. 16b) I. WHEN SHOULD I PRAY? 1.…

When Faith Causes Problems Our faith stands on knowing that God does what He will do in His name. Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.' " Pharaoh said, "Who is the…

HOW TO PROFIT FROM YOUR PROBLEMS Developing a Faith That Works - Part 2 of 15 James 1:2-6 Rick Warren My idea - "Beliver's face trials..." James 1:2-6 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds..." How Can I Be Positive Under Pressure? I. FOUR "FACTS OF LIFE" YOU NEED…

Introduction Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 Today I am not going to talk to you not about reports from the Bible of those historic figures like Abraham or Joseph. We are going to talk about a person alive today that Bible says the Lord plans to use to…