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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,
What is stumbling
of the one who delights in him;
though he may stumble, he will not fall,
We will stumble
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
What is stumbling
We will stumble
We will stumble
pr 24 16
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
Some stumbles are because of trials.
Some stumble are because of our lack of growth and faith.
Why we stumble
Firmness is gone
Stumbles will happen to us (trials, issues, problems=some not of our making.
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.
Firmness def: To be established, anchored and fixed in place.
Where is firmness found?
Where is firmness found?
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
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 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
We can choose to stay down or get up.
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 recourse do we have when we are falling down?
How does a Christian respond?
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?
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?
Can we believe that with God all is always well?
Can we believe that with God the sky is the limit?
The sky is the limit-with God! .
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.
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