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I. INTRO
A. Taking a break
a.
Illust.
- when u things don’t go as planed
1. church plant implosion
i.
What do we do?
b. let’s see what Some folks in the bible did
Acts 16:6-9
B. Pray
II.
BODY
A. Context
a. Paul’s on his missionary journey
1. funny thing happens, tries to enter Asia
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The H.S. Says nope,
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I think, based on what we know o Paul,
1. he prayed diligently,
2. thought he’d gotten a direction frm God
3. executed the plan…&…Failed.
B. What do u do when things don’t go as planned
Acts 16:
a. Paul took a step back & waited.
1. he prayed diligently,
2. thought he’d gotten a direction frm God
1. Sometimes we gotta wait & see what God is doing these r tough & on certain times, right?
i.
We wait cause sometimes what God does doesn’t make any sense to us that’s why Isa wrote:
2. Illust.
- Stayed @the church that sent me out.
3. Illust.
- What about tragedy
i.
In light o a GMCC family who’s loved 1 went to b w/Jesus
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Rebekah’s grandpa & Phil’s word frm God.
Again, based on what we know o Paul, I don’t think he sat around & twiddled his thumbs
3. executed the plan…&…Failed.
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He sought God & God gave him a vision
1. Illust.
- prayed & looked 4 God’s prompting
i. God’s word to me: resign:
i. the
2. Illust.
- What about tragedy
i. the tendency to pull away…but there’s an alternative:
-Seek God
2 Cor 1:3
*God of all comfort
-Seek Godly folks who’ve been comforted
*vs 4: “so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God”
*this means that we shouldn’t isolate
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Be faithful where your at
1. he, him, they 2 we
2. Paul must have been preaching even though his plans 4 Asia seemed to implode
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- faithful where I was
i. Preaching, upgrading tech & media, senior living facilities
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The word from God: resign
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still faithful:
-preaching when & where I could
-put in resume
-pray much
-b sensitive to God’s prompting - Result, GMCC
4. What about tragedy (what’s faithful look like in tragedy?)
i. bring ur grief b4 God
Ps 31:
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Trust God!
d. final encouragement:
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