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Encouraging Words from God’s Word
Message 3
Never Forsaken
Desperate Times
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It seemed as if there was no way out
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It was truly desperate times
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The church we pastored paid very little but expected us to live far above our means
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I secretly I applied for food stamps
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I believe if they knew that we would have been let go.
v. Churches are still doing this today It’s a disgrace
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At the time it seemed that there was no way out
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I was feeling very discouraged
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I opened my bible and read this passage
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I wrote a note in my bible I’m pretty sure it was the date.
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Psalm 37:25 (NIV) — 25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
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Looking back
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It was a life changing moment for me.
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I have a low tolerance for the self-righteous
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Everybody struggles
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God did provide and we were able to escape, and life moved on.
We:
Promise
a. Did you ever break a promise?
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It is one of the worst things in world to me.
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I hate when someone does it to me.
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The worst is when I do it.
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I’m big on commitment
When God makes a promise
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In the NLT promise is used 115 times the word is used
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We have this solid truth
iii. 2 Peter 3:9 (NIV) — 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.
Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
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Look how the Bible describes God’s promises
i. Hebrews 6:17 (NLT) — 17 God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.
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Hebrews 6:18 (NLT) — 18 So God has given both his promise and his oath.
These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.
Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
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Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) — 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
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Hebrews 11:11 (NLT) — 11 It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old.
She believed that God would keep his promise.
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I want to focus on one promise
Never forsaken
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Matthew 28:20 (GW) — 20 Teach them to do everything I have commanded you.
“And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”
God:
Never Forsaken
The life of David
i. Can you imagine the discouragement?
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Listen to the desperation in voice
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Psalm 13:1–2 (NLT) — 1 O Lord, how long will you forget me?
Forever?
How long will you look the other way? 2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day?
How long will my enemy have the upper hand?
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I’ve been there
v. Feeling like God is looking the other way
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David wanted to quit “How long will my enemy have the upper hand?”
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I’ve been there too
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Why are you letting these people do this to me.
I’m trying to serve you!
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Yet God was always there
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Psalm 13:5–6 (NLT) — 5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
6I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.
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