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What if the worst happens in 2018?
Natural Disasters here,
Natural Disasters here,
Mass shootings left many dead
Health Crisis
Two of he scariest words for human beings are "What if..."
How do Christians respond?
How do Christians respond?
How can we get to the place where we say,
“No matter how bad things get, God is still God.”
Why not?
The Bible tells plainly,
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
What is stumbling
What is stumbling
of the one who delights in him;
though he may stumble, he will not fall,
We will stumble
We will stumble
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
What is stumbling
What is stumbling
We will stumble
We will stumble
The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
pr 24 16
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
pr 24 16
Stumbling means to:
fall over
Fall over
Teeter
teeter
Lose our balance
lose our balance
Swoon
feel our of control
Swoon
Swoon
Stumbling is a momentary loss of stability.
Stumbling
Stumble will happen to us (trials, issues, problems=some not of our making
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Some stumbles are because of trials.
Some stumble are because of our lack of growth and faith.
Why we stumble
Why we stumble
Firmness is gone
Stumbles will happen to us (trials, issues, problems=some not of our making.
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Some stumbles are because of trials.
Some stumbles are because of our lack of growth and faith.
Some stumbling is because of our choice to sin.
When firmness under our feet is gone, we stumble.
When firmness under our feet is gone, we stumble.
When firmness under our feet is gone, we stumble.
Firmness def: To be established, anchored and fixed in place.
Where is firmness found?
Where is firmness found?
Where is firmness found?
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
Firmness is found in the rock of the Word of God.
matt 7 24-27
The rock of the Word of God.
Daily Bible Reading (you version app)
Weekly Bible Study (wed night)
Having the Word taught and discussed (Sunday School)
Hearing the Word preached
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
When we delight in things and people but not also in God, we stumble.
Where is our delight found?
The question then becomes:
Where is our delight found?
Where is our delight found?
but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.
Where is your pleasure found?
Where is your pleasure found?
Are you excited to be in church with Worship and fellowship?
Are you looking for help and to help others or are you seeking an entertainment value.
If Heaven was full of all the things and people you could wish for, but not Jesus; would you still want to go there? —John Piper
When we stumble
When we stumble
We can choose to stay down or get up.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
What if the worst that could happen, happens?
What if the worst that could happen, happens?
What if the worst that could happen, happens?
What if the worst that could happen, happens?
What if the worst that could happen, happens?
What if the worst that could happen, happens?
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
What recourse do we have when we are falling down?
What recourse do we have when we are falling down?
The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
How does a Christian respond?
How should Christians respond when they stumble?
How should Christians respond when they stumble?
Do we lose our peace when rough storms come in our lives or are we able to rise above them and maintain joy in the midst of pain?
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
micah 7 7
mi 7 7
mi 7 7
Why can't a stumble be the beginning of a new surge of growth in our lives? In our church?
Why can't a stumble be the beginning of a new surge in our lives? In our church?
Where do you want to go from here?
Where do you want to go from here?
Where do you want to go from here?
he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
Can we believe that with God all is always well?
he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
Can we believe that with God the sky is the limit?
“I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?
The sky is the limit-with God! .
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
Take this with you...
Take this with you...
Make 2018 a year of Joy.
A mother and her little four-year-old daughter were preparing to retire for the night. The child was afraid of the dark, and the mother, on this occasion alone with the child, felt fearful also. When the light was out, the child caught a glimpse of the moon outside the window. “Mother,” she asked, “is the moon God’s light?” “Yes,” said the mother. The next question was, “Will God put out His light and go to sleep?” The mother replied, “No, my child, God never goes to sleep.” Then out of a simplicity of a child’s faith, she said that which gave reassurance to the fearful mother, “Well, as long as God is awake, there is no sense both of us staying awake.”
A mother and her little four-year-old daughter were preparing to retire for the night. The child was afraid of the dark, and the mother, on this occasion alone with the child, felt fearful also. When the light was out, the child caught a glimpse of the moon outside the window. “Mother,” she asked, “is the moon God’s light?” “Yes,” said the mother. The next question was, “Will God put out His light and go to sleep?” The mother replied, “No, my child, God never goes to sleep.” Then out of a simplicity of a child’s faith, she said that which gave reassurance to the fearful mother, “Well, as long as God is awake, there is no sense both of us staying awake.”
God is always awake.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
I and the Father are one.”
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God is always holding you in his hand.