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Genesis 9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow (Rainbow) shall be seen in the cloud:
• It was no mistake that God made it very clear that it was HE who brought the flood upon the Earth and it is HE that causes the Rainbow (See Job 2:10 “…Shall we accept good from God but not trouble?....)
• The sorrow, the pain, the suffering, the tribulations that impact our lives are all from the hand of God who loves us and gave himself for us.
• Why would God do this to us? It is because he loves us and cares for us. • Exodus 3:7 The LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know [heb: yaw-dah’} their sorrows
• He has never asked you to go where He is not. He will never lead us somewhere where He has not been already. See Hebrews 13
• God is the Author and Finisher of our Faith (Heb 12:2) and we are used of Him to will and to do of His good pleasure (Phil 2:13)
• He has stated clearly that he will indeed challenge us, test us, teach us, and place us in the fire to refine us so that we come forth as pure gold.
• Rest assured you are in the hands of God. From the words of Habakkuk, the prophet

Habakkuk 3:17-18 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength and He will make my feet like hinds feet, and he will make me walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. •

The text tells me the Lord God is my strength. It is God who makes my path sure. Let us briefly look at what God’s word has to say that encourages us

Old Testament

Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken , and shall he not make it good?
Job 23:10
Psalms 18:28
Psalms 18:30
Psalms 23:4
Psalms 56:8
Psalms 71:21
Isaiah 26:3 ;

Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? Has thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the end of the earth fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint: and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 49:15
Isaiah 49:16

New Testament

John 14:1-2
John 14:3
Romans 8:28
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are account as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:57 1
Corinthians 15:58
2 Corinthians 1:3
2 Corinthians 1:4
2 Corinthians 2:14

Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout the ages, world without end. Amen

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Why I Believe the Word of God
Fulfilled Prophecy, Practical Significance

1. Betrayed By A Friend
(Matthew 26: 49 – 50; John 13: 18; Psalms 41: 9, 55: 12 – 14)

2. Sold For Thirty Pieces of Silver
(Matthew 26: 14 – 16; Zechariah 11: 12 – 1; Exodus 21: 32)

3. Forsaken By His Disciples
(Mark 14: 48 – 51; Zechariah 13: 7 – 9)

4. Silent Before His Accusers
(Isaiah 53: 7 – 8; Matthew 27: 12 - 14)

5. Wounded and Pierced
(John 19: 34 – 37; Isaiah 53: 5 – 6; Psalms 22: 14,
Ezekiel 36: 26 - 27)

6. Smitten and Spit Upon
(Isaiah 50: 6 – 7; Matthew 26: 67 – 68; John 18: 4 – 8)

7. Mocking
(Psalms 22: 6 – 18; Matthew 27: 31)

8. Crucified with Thieves
(Isaiah 53: 12; Luke 23: 39 - 41)

9. Gawl and Vinegar Offered to Him
(Psalms 69: 21; Matthew 27: 34)

10. Buried In A Rich Man’s Tomb
(Isaiah 53: 9; Matthew 27: 57 – 60; John 19: 38 - 42)

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Reasons Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

A. The Reason No One Wants to Hear
(Genesis 1: 31, 27, 2: 16 – 17, 3: 6; Romans 5: 12)

B. To Win An Unseen Victory
(Ephesians 6: 11 – 12; Job 1: 9 – 11, 20 – 22, 2: 9 – 10)

C. To Expand Our Perspective of God
(Job 7: 20, 10: 2, 38: 1 – 11, 42: 1 – 6)

D. To Increase the Testimony of God
(Daniel 6: 7, 10, 16, 26)

E. To Stretch Us for Greater Growth
(II Corinthians 11: 23 – 27; Romans 5: 3 - 5)

F. To Remind of Us, We Are Not Home Yet
(Romans 8: 18 – 22; Revelation 21: 4; I Corinthians 4: 16 – 18)

G. To Equip Us For Further Ministry
(I Corinthians 1: 3 – 4)

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An analysis of the state of our country

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What Will You Do with Jesus Christ?
John 12


1. Lavishly Worship Him?
(John 12: 1 – 3; Mark 14: 3; Luke 10: 38 – 40; II Corinthians 8: 2 - 4)


2. Hypocritically Betray Him
(John 12: 4 – 6; Matthew 26: 8; Mark 14: 4 – 11)


3. Treacherously Suppress the Knowledge of Him
(John 12: 9 – 19)


4. Superficially Follow Him
(John 12: 12 – 15; Luke 19: 37 – 44; Matthew 27: 22 – 25)


5. Earnestly Seek Him
(John 12: 20 – 24)


6. Faithfully Pursue Him
(John 12: 24 – 26)


7. Totally Love Him
(John 12; 27 – 28)

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What If You Only Had One Week to Live?
Matthew 20:29-26:29

Introduction
Matthew 20:17

A. Saturday
1. You Would Try to Save as Many People as Possible
a. Jesus Saves a Blind Beggar
(Matthew 20:29-34, Mark 10:46)
b. Jesus Saves A Rich Tax-Collector
2. You Would Spend Time with Close Friends
a. Close Friends Would Minister to You (John 12:1-2)
b. Close Friends Would Encourage You (John 12:3-7)

B. Sunday
1. You Would Celebrate the Victory and Accomplishments of Life (Matthew 21:1-9, Zechariah 9:9)

C. Monday
1. You Would Be Absorbed With God and His Glory (Matthew 21:12-13, Mark 11:11-15)

D. Tuesday
1. You Would Warn Your Loved Ones
a. About False Religion (Matthew 23:13-27)
b. About the Coming of Christ (Matthew 24:36-42)

E. Wednesday

F. Thursday
1. You Would Prepare Your Loved Ones to Carry-On
(Luke 22:1-13)
a. Carry-On With Love (John 13:12-15)
b. Carry-On With Joy (John 14:1-6)
c. Carry-On With Power (John 14:25-26)
d. Carry-On With Courage (John 15:18-20)

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Victory  Over  Sin,  Is  It  Really  Possible?
Romans  6
 
A.  How  To  Have  Victory  Over  Sin?  
                  Keys  To  A  Holy  Life      (Romans  5: 12)
 
       1.   You  Need  to  Know  Certain  Truths   (Romans 5: 12)
               a.  We  Have  Died  To  Sin    (Romans  6:  2) 
               b.  We  Have  Been  Baptized  Into  Christ 
                   (Romans  6:  3,  I  Corinthians 10: 2, 12: 13)
                      *   United  In  His  Death      (Romans  6: 3 – 4,  8 – 9)
                      *   United  In  His  Resurrection       
                         (Romans  6:  4 – 5;  Colossians  3:  1 – 3)
             c.  We  Have  Been  Crucified  with  Christ 
                  (Romans  6:  6;  Galatians  2:  20)
 
       2.   You  Need  To  Resist  and  Rebel  Against  Sin 
              (Romans  6:  12 – 13)
 
       3.   You  Need  To  Yield  and  Submit  To  God  
              (Romans  6:  13 – 14;  James  4:  7 – 8)
 
       4.   You  Need  To  Obey  and  Serve  
              (Romans  6:  15 – 22)
 

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Under the Wrath of God

Introduction
*Righteousness Defined (Romans 1:16, Philippians 3:9, 2 Corinthians 5:21)
*Righteousness Attained (Romans 1:17)
*Righteousness Needed (Romans 1:18)

A. Why are We Under The Wrath of God?
1. Because Man Suppresses The Truth (Romans 1:18)
a. What Does Man Suppress?
*The Voice of Conscience (Romans 1:19, Acts 17:22-23)
*The Voice of Creation (Romans 1:20)
b. How Does Man Suppress The Truth?
*In Unrighteousness (Romans 1:18, 1 Timothy 4:2)
2. Because Man Rejects The Truth
(Romans 1:21, Colossians 2:8)
3. Because Man Exchanges The Truth
(Romans 1:23, 25, Genesis 14:17-20)

B. How is The Wrath of God Displayed?
(Romans 1:24-26, 28)
1. Cultural Decay (Romans 1:24)
2. Sexual Perversion (Romans 1:26-27)
3. Moral Insanity (Romans 1:28)
4. Societal Anarchy (Romans 1:29-31)

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 Unconquerable
Romans  8:  18 – 39
 
 
A.   We  Have  The  Hope  of  Glory 
       (Romans  8:  18 - 22;  I  John  3:  2;  Genesis  3:  17 - 19)
 
 
B.   We  Have  The  First Fruits  (Down Payment)  of 
       The  Holy  Spirit       (Romans  8:  23;  Galatians  5: 22 – 23)
 
 
C.   We  Have  True  Saving  Faith 
       (Romans  8  ; 24;  Hebrews  11:  1 – 16)
 
 
D.   We  Have  The Holy  Spirit  Praying  For  Us 
       (Romans  8:  26 – 27;  Hebrews  7:  25)
 
 
E.   We Have The Providence  of  God  Enfolding  Us 
       (Romans  8:  28;  Genesis  50:  20)
 
 
F.   We  Have  Assurance  of  An  Unbreakable  Cord  
       of  Redemption   (Romans  8:  29 – 3;  I  Peter  1:  1 – 2;  Acts  2:  23)
 
 
G.   We  Have  The  Sure  Love  of  God 
       (Romans  8:  31 – 39)
 

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