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• Handling Life – Annie’s Story – Part 5

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:3 …as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue… (NKJV all verses following, emphasis mine) This week we have looked at Scripture and Bible characters who have demonstrated their faith in God during the most extreme of hardships. Through their stories we have seen that God’s Word is indeed true declaring that He is sufficient to sustain us through anything life throws at us.It’s natural to see people in the Bible almost as “super Godly”. After all, that’s why they are in the Bible, right? Well, no, not necessarily. But it’s understandable [...]

   

• Handling Life – David – Part 4

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:3 …as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue… (NKJV all verses following, emphasis mine) King David was a man after God’s own heart. His writings reflect the entire spectrum of human emotion from ecstatic joy to bitter discouragement. The Psalm’s are filled with him crying out to God in anguish, despair, depression, frustration and fear of danger. David was always aware that his own heart was the source of his pain, and that God was the answer to his despair.Psalm 26:2-3 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind [...]

   

• Handling Life – Paul – Part 3

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:3 …as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue… (NKJV) “Yeah, but you don’t know what I’m going through.”That could possibly be the world’s most common response following a hard-to-swallow Biblical truth. Rejoice in all things even suffering – “Yeah, but you don’t know what I’m going through.” Forgive, no matter how many times – “Yeah, but you don’t know what I’m going through.” Bless those who curse you – “Yeah, but you don’t know what I’m going through.” Pray for those who mistreat you – “Yeah, but you don’t know what [...]

   

• Handling Life – Elijah – Part 2

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:3 …as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue… (NKJV) Life is hard sometimes. No doubt as Christians we are faced with the reality of discouragement, depression, despair and worry. What, or who, we choose in response defines us as being different from the world. The world quickly turns to many means of remedy. Christians have a much greater solution available.Elijah was a heroic prophet in the Old Testament. Who can forget his dramatic encounter with the evil prophets of Baal. He prayed that God would send fire from heaven to consume [...]

   

• Handling Life – Joseph – Part 1

  In Faithful, Fulfilled, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) 2 Peter 1:3 …as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue… (NKJV) In this day and age of prescription drugs, syndromes and professional therapy, I sometimes wonder how anybody who lived before the 20th century was ever happy. Without support groups, Oprah and pharmaceutical companies, it’s a wonder anyone even got out of bed.The Apostle Peter declares that the divine power of Jesus Christ has given us all we need to live a godly life. The Apostle Paul declares that Scripture is sufficient to instruct us in all ways about living a fulfilled life [...]