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Title: † 4.27.08 3/4 Doubting God's Goodness Doubters Anonymous @ Lincoln Avenue Orange Ca 92835 church christian baptist View count: 752 Rating: 3.2857144 (7 ratings) Description: ** CHECK HERE FOR MESSAGE NOTES ** Visit our Channel http://www.youtube.com/lincolnavenueonline http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/t/i/itiswell.htm Doubting God's Goodness Doubters Anonymous -- Part 2 April 27, 2008 ~ Mark 10:17-22 "Sometimes something useless happens on earth. Bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people." Ecclesiastes 8:14a (NCV) "God whispers to us in our pleasure, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts to us in our pains; it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world." C.S. Lewis Mark 10:17-22 (NIV) "As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'" "Teacher," he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy." Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth." "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked. "Only God is truly good." Mark 10:18-19 (NLT) Suffering, Trials, And Pain With Either... Shake My Faith, or... Prove My Faith "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." 1 Peter 1:6-7 (NIV) How Can We Grow In The Midst Of Pain? 1. Embrace God' Purpose in My Pain. "For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (HCSB) "These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (MSG) "As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life." John 9:1-3 (NIV) 2. Embrace God's Peace In My Pain. "Don't worry about anything. Instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT) It Is Well With My Soul When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. God Is Not Fair (God)... "forgives all my sins. He heals me. He ransoms me from hell. He surrounds me with loving-kindness and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things! He gives justice to all who are treated unfairly...He is merciful and tender toward those who don't deserve it; he is slow to get angry and full of kindness and love. He never bears a grudge, nor remains angry forever...He has not punished us as we deserve for all our sins...He has removed our sins as far away from us as the east is from the west." Psalm 103:3-12 (LB) Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church We are a community Church Serving Southern Calif and North Orange County Ca. Whether your Christian, Muslim, Agnostic atheist or other we hope you this message will challange and help you. this message To learn more about visit our Website http://lincolnavenueonline.com Blind from birth that sinned man or parents Whos fault work of god displayed in life Marriage problems financial trouble miracle joy in life Opportunity embrace Gods peace in our lives Sit on beach purpose trial letter roman prison Death sentence pray everything guard your heart Choice worries or prays big shoulders to deep trials It is well with my soul. Horatio Stafford Chicago fire Lawyer lost property Trip to Europe daughter's ship sank Holding log telegram saved alone. Only imagine Tags: blind, from, birth, marriage, problems, financial, trouble, miracle, joy, in, life, gods, peace, Author: sharndan |
