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1 Peter 4:12-16
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When Our World Falls Apart
Disasters
Among God’s People
•Job Lost His Children, Riches &
Health
•David Persecuted By Saul
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•Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego
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•Daniel In The Lion’s Den
•The Son Of God Crucified
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•The Apostles Imprisoned & Killed
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•Christians Persecuted
Look
At Paul’s Experience
2
Corinthians 11:23-28
Are they
servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in f=
ar
more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times witho=
ut =
number,
often in danger of death. Five times I received from the Jews
thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods, on=
ce I
was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night =
and a
day I have spent in the deep. I have been on frequent journeys, in dan=
gers
from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my <=
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Look At Paul’s Experience
•countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles,
dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers o=
n the
sea, dangers among false brethren; I have been in labor and
hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst,
often without food, in cold and exposure. Apart from =
such
external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern f=
or
all the churches.
Look At Paul’s Experience
2
Corinthians 12:7-9
Because o=
f the
surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me
from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in t=
he
flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from
exalting myself! Concerning this I implored the Lord three times=
th=
at it
might leave me. And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient=
for
you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly,
therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so th=
at the
power of Christ may dwell in me.
What Can We Do?
Some Suggestions
#1
– Consider The Source
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•Of
Temptation And Trials
Acts 5:3
...why has Satan
filled your heart to lie to the Holy =
=
Spirit...
1 Corinthians 7:5
...and come together again so that Satan will not =
tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
1 Peter 5:8
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversar=
y, <=
span
style=3D'font-size:97%;color:yellow'>the devil, prowls around like a roari=
ng
lion, seeking someone
to devour.
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Consider The Source
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span
style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•Of
Sickness, Disability and Disease
Luke
13:16
And this =
woman,
a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eight=
een l=
ong
years…
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Consider The Source
•Of Sickness, Disability and Disease
Acts
10:38
You know =
of
Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and =
with
power, and how He went about doing good and =
healing
all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
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Consider The Source
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•Of T=
he
Pharisees’ Wickedness
John
8:44
You are o=
f your
father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your
father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not =
stand
in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a l=
ie,
he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the fathe=
r =
of
lies.
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Consider The Source
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span
style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•Of
Spiritual Blindness
2
Corinthians 4:4
in whose =
case
the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so
that they might not see the light of the gospel of =
the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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Consider The Source
Ephesi=
ans
6:11-12
Put on th=
e full
armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm again=
st
the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against fle=
sh =
and
blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world fo=
rces
of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of =
wickedness
in the heavenly places.
The
Point Here Is...
•Never
•Never
•Never
•Never
•Blame God For Tragedies!
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•Put Blame Where It Belongs
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#2
– Review Our Assets
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•We H=
ave A
God Who Loves Us
1 Peter
5:7
casting a=
ll
your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
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John
3:16
For God so
loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that who=
ever
believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
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Review Our Assets
•We Have A God Who Loves Us
Ephesi=
ans
2:4
But God, =
being
rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He lo=
ved
us,
1 John
4:9-10
By this t=
he
love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only
begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Hi=
m.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved =
us and
sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
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Review Our Assets
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•We H=
ave A
Savior Who Died For Us
Romans
5:8
But God
demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinn=
ers,
Christ died for us.
Galati=
ans
2:20
...the li=
fe
which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who
loved me and gave Himself up for me.
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Review Our Assets
•We Have A Savior Who Died For Us
Ephesi=
ans
5:2
and walk =
in
love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an
offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
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Verse
25
Husbands,=
love
your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave
Himself up for her,
Hebrews 6:18-19
... have strong encouragement to take hold of the =
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:97%'>hope set before us. This hope we have as an <=
span
style=3D'font-size:97%'>anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and <=
span
style=3D'font-size:97%'>steadfast and one which enters within the veil,
Romans 8:24-25
For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is <=
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span
style=3D'font-size:97%'>seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he <=
span
style=3D'font-size:97%'>already sees? But if we hope for what we do not <=
span
style=3D'font-size:97%'>see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Review Our Assets
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•A Ho=
pe
That Reaches Beyond The Grave
1
Corinthians 15:19
If we have
hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be
pitied.
expectation of obtaining it. – Zodhiates, S.
present time are not worthy=
to
be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. <=
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Review Our Assets
•A Hope That Reaches Beyond The Grave<=
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1
Corinthians 12:26
And if one
member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one memb=
er
is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Galati=
ans
6:2
Bear one
another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.=
Review Our Assets
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:120%;color:#66FF33'>•Bret=
hren
Who Can Lighten The Load
#3
– Stay Busy Doing Good
1
Corinthians 15:58
Therefore=
, my
beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding=
in
the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in=
the
Lord.
Titus
3:14
Our peopl=
e must
also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that =
they
will not be unfruitful.
#4
– Commit To Seeing It Through
Job
13:15
Though He=
slay
me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways befo=
re
Him.
Teach me,=
O
Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the
end.
#4 – Commit To Seeing It Through=
Daniel
3:16-18
Shadrach,
Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king, “O
Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerni=
ng
this matter. “If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will d=
eliver
us out of your hand, O king. “But even if He does not, let it=
be
known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or
worship the golden image that you have set up.”
When
Our World Falls Apart
•#1 – Consider The Source
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#8211;
Review Our Assets
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:133%;color:#66FF33'>•<=
/span>#3 &=
#8211;
Stay Busy Doing Good
<=
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style=3D'font-family:"ZapfHumnst BT";font-size:133%;color:#66FF33'>•<=
/span>#4 &=
#8211;
Commit To Seeing It Through
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