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Grief & Mourning “Grief is the painful emotion of sorrow caused by the loss or impending loss of anyone or anything that has deep meaning to you.” Biblical Counseling Keys on Grief Recovery, June Hunt. Be gracious to me, O Lord , for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body…

Getting Out of Getting Stuck Bobbi and I returned from our end of February-March 2020 cruise vacation to have the nation locked down the following Monday. Although our 50th anniversary was in June of 2021, we weren’t able to take our celebratory cruise vacation until a couple months after, in the relative…

Unruly James begins here by sharing that even wild animals can be tamed; Yet there is something in our bodies that is extremely hard to control much less tame - our tongue; While our tongue can bring us enjoyment through taste it can also bring sadness and pain to others; How hard is it to control our…

1. The state of affairs: Judah under judgment, 1:1-12. A. A rousing appeal to tell future generations, 1:1-3. 1 -- The source of inspiration is the “word of the LORD.” When Yahweh is used (33 times in Joel) it emphasizes His personal name, indicating intimacy and covenant. When Adonai is used, it suggests…

Over the last few weeks, we have begun to explore Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi. We have learned that Paul thought that the church needs to live a life that exhibits our belief that God is always in control. We learned that Paul believes, even when things are at their worst, that we need to…

Introduction Last week we introduced Xerxes a King of kings that was a fool. Showing off his glory through a 6 month party and then throwing a 7th day part for the common folk. Where every single guest got a unique Gold cup. and You thought your grab bags were cool. When he is really drunk he decides…

Introduction: Good morning and welcome to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. It is a joy to be with you this morning. Go ahead and turn in your bible to Philippians chapter 3. That is where we are going to be camped out today. What do you trust in? What do you put your trust in? Now, the easy answer…

Choose the correct building materials. The Church is like a building construction project. It is a metaphor of teachers and teachings... Teachers and Teachings Let’s trace the context here... Paul is rebuking the Corinthians for their divisiveness over their leaders (1:10-17). The reason the Corinthians…

So many losses, yet so much hope in Christ

Genesis 40 The Cover-up Visions Cup-bearer Baker Loss of Memory

Will you trust God even when life hurts?

Introduction We have help through Change We have peace in Change The reality of Change Conclusion

Introduction When Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem, he saw a city in ruins and a broken and desperate people. They had returned to the city after the Jewish people spent seventy years in Babylonian and Persian captivity. This was a people who had lost thousands of family members and friends. It was a people…

Job finally speaks. He gives voice to his anguish and his grief and his pain. After weeks or months of loneliness, agony, and despair; after sitting in silence for seven days since the arrival of his three friends- Job, like a torrential rain, opens his mouth and with broad heavy brush strokes paints…

Introduction Faith result in peace Faith results in hope Faith changes our condition Conclusion

Introduction I Know I’m not Defeated 1 I will extol you, O Lord , for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. I Know What the Lord Has Done 2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. 3 O Lord , you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life…

Tragedy. Loss. Trial. Suffering. Difficulty. When these words define our lives, we must remember two vital truths.

Trusting in Christ and our good works for salvation is not trusting in Christ at all. We have to give everything up as far as our good works, our religion, our morality in order to receive Christ as our Savior.

Introduction Main Idea : Suffering and affliction are going to happen. It is how we respond to it that is important. Are you growing bitter? or are you growing better? Illustration : Confession. You guys might not think the same about me after this, but you need to know. I sometime like chick flicks.…

Power loss prevented the whole sermon from being recorded.

We See Loss, God Will Bring Joy We focus on what we had We want to go back to the way it was We forget God has better for us Even through greatest trial God will give us Joy The Timing Makes No Sense “A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” So some…

Illustration: Cutting onions 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. 17 And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.” 18 And as her soul was departing…

7 But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may…

Knowing God But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in…