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“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.” James 1:2-8
“I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace. You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. Your enemies will stay far away. You will live in peace, and terror will not come near. If any nation comes to fight you, it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat. I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals beneath the forge and makes the weapons of destruction. And I have created the armies that destroy. But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD; their vindication will come from me. I, the LORD, have spoken!” Isaiah 54:13-17
• We are not told if trouble comes our way but whenever it does. We will have troubles and it is possible to profit from them. Don’t pretend to be happy when facing pain but have a positive outlook because of what troubles will produce in our lives.
• We will not really know the depth of our character until we see how we react under pressure. It is easy to be kind to others when everything is going well, but will we still be kind when others are treating us unfairly?
• God wants to make us mature and complete, not to keep us from all pain. Instead of complaining about our struggles, we should see them as opportunities for growth. Thank God for promising to be with you in rough times. Ask him to help you solve your problems or to give you the strength to endure them. Then be patient. God will not leave you alone with your problems; he will stay close and help you grow.
I. Be constant, patient and victorious
• Luke 11:17 is the basic truth of the double mind
• A house divided against itself will fall
II. Who is the troublemaker?
• Isaiah 54:13-17 prophesied about Jesus and is now talking about the results of the cross
• Isaiah 54:14 “You will live in peace” Far from oppression , fear and terror
III. Choose life – His words are life
• Joshua 1:8 and Romans8:6 To be spiritually minded is life and peace
• Proverbs 4:20-22 The Word is life and health
• Deuteronomy 30:19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!”
• You choose
• Christianity is a series of choices – decisions by acting on the Word
IV. Chastisement – Isaiah 53
• The chastisement of our peace was on Him. He bore our chastisement by punishment or pai
• Hebrews 12:5,7,11 The Greek word paideia means to instruct or to train.
2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” See also Deutoronomy 4:36
Lord I thank you for being with us, give us strength, save us and protect us from Satan and his group and lead us in the right path Lord in Jesus’ Holy Name I pray Lord. Amen
Tomorrow we will be focusing on the answer to Satan’s Terror the and how by being constant and patient we will be victorious.
align="left"]SATAN THE TROUBLEMAKER
THE DEVIL USES COUNTERFEIT POWER AND SIGNS AND MIRACLES TO DECEIVE
THIRD OF FOUR PART STUDY
THE DEVIL USES COUNTERFEIT POWER AND SIGNS AND MIRACLES TO DECEIVE
THIRD OF FOUR PART STUDY
“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.” James 1:2-8
“I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace. You will be secure under a government that is just and fair. Your enemies will stay far away. You will live in peace, and terror will not come near. If any nation comes to fight you, it is not because I sent them. Whoever attacks you will go down in defeat. I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals beneath the forge and makes the weapons of destruction. And I have created the armies that destroy. But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD; their vindication will come from me. I, the LORD, have spoken!” Isaiah 54:13-17
• We are not told if trouble comes our way but whenever it does. We will have troubles and it is possible to profit from them. Don’t pretend to be happy when facing pain but have a positive outlook because of what troubles will produce in our lives.
• We will not really know the depth of our character until we see how we react under pressure. It is easy to be kind to others when everything is going well, but will we still be kind when others are treating us unfairly?
• God wants to make us mature and complete, not to keep us from all pain. Instead of complaining about our struggles, we should see them as opportunities for growth. Thank God for promising to be with you in rough times. Ask him to help you solve your problems or to give you the strength to endure them. Then be patient. God will not leave you alone with your problems; he will stay close and help you grow.
I. Be constant, patient and victorious
• Luke 11:17 is the basic truth of the double mind
• A house divided against itself will fall
II. Who is the troublemaker?
• Isaiah 54:13-17 prophesied about Jesus and is now talking about the results of the cross
• Isaiah 54:14 “You will live in peace” Far from oppression , fear and terror
III. Choose life – His words are life
• Joshua 1:8 and Romans8:6 To be spiritually minded is life and peace
• Proverbs 4:20-22 The Word is life and health
• Deuteronomy 30:19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!”
• You choose
• Christianity is a series of choices – decisions by acting on the Word
IV. Chastisement – Isaiah 53
• The chastisement of our peace was on Him. He bore our chastisement by punishment or pai
• Hebrews 12:5,7,11 The Greek word paideia means to instruct or to train.
2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” See also Deutoronomy 4:36
Lord I thank you for being with us, give us strength, save us and protect us from Satan and his group and lead us in the right path Lord in Jesus’ Holy Name I pray Lord. Amen
Tomorrow we will be focusing on the answer to Satan’s Terror the and how by being constant and patient we will be victorious.