God Takes Care of Us What does God our heavenly Father do to take care of us?

God Takes Care of UsGod Takes Care of Us

What does God our heavenly What does God our heavenly Father do to take care of us?Father do to take care of us?

Question #1Question #1

What does our What does our heavenly Father do to heavenly Father do to

provide for us?provide for us?

Matthew 6:25-27

Matthew 6:28-30

2 Corinthians 9:8

Key Point #1

John 6:3-13

Psalm 104:14

Psalm 121:1-8

Psalm 50:15

Key Point #2

Romans 8:28

Psalm 91:10-11

Revelation 5:11-12

Key Point #3

Food & Drink

Clothing

All we need always

By making things grow

Watches over us

Delivers us from trouble

Makes trouble work for our good

Send angels to guard usPsalm 103:20

Key Point #4

Matthew 6:25-27

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Matthew 6:28-30

"And why do you worry about clothes? See "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to make all And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound that you need, you will abound in every good work. in every good work.

Key Point #1Key Point #1

God our heavenly ______ God our heavenly ______ provides us with all that we provides us with all that we

____ every ___.____ every ___.

FatherFather

needneed dayday

Question #2Question #2

How does God provide for us?How does God provide for us?

John 6:3-13

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. Jesus then took the thousand of them. Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. wanted. He did the same with the fish.

Psalm 104:14

He makes grass grow for the He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-bringing forth food cultivate-bringing forth food from the earth: from the earth:

I lift up my eyes to the hills- I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD , My help comes from the LORD , the Maker of heaven and earth. the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip- He will not let your foot slip- he who watches over you will not he who watches over you will not slumber; slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD watches over you- The LORD watches over you- the LORD is your shade at your right the LORD is your shade at your right hand; hand; the sun will not harm you by day, the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. nor the moon by night.

The LORD will keep you from all harm The LORD will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; - he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. and going both now and forevermore.

Psalm 121:1-8

Psalm 50:15

and call upon me in the day of and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me." will honor me."

Key Point #2Key Point #2

While God can ______ for us While God can ______ for us through _______, he usually through _______, he usually

does so just by making does so just by making things ____.things ____.

miraclesmiraclesprovideprovide

growgrow

Question #3Question #3

What does our heavenly What does our heavenly Father do to protect us?Father do to protect us?

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who works for the good of those who love him, who have been called love him, who have been called according to his purpose.according to his purpose.

Exodus 34:6,7

And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation." generation."

Psalm 91:10-11

then no harm will befall you, then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all concerning you to guard you in all your ways; your ways;

Key Point #3Key Point #3

God protects us by constantly God protects us by constantly _______ over us to deliver us _______ over us to deliver us from ______ or make it work from ______ or make it work

for our ____.for our ____.

watchingwatchingtroubletrouble

goodgood

Question #4Question #4

How does God use angels How does God use angels to protect us?to protect us?

Then I looked and heard the voice of many Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang: loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and and strength and honor and glory and praise!" praise!"

Revelation 5:11-12

Psalm 103:20

Praise the LORD, you his Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who who do his bidding, who obey his word. obey his word.

Key Point #4Key Point #4

One of the main ways that God One of the main ways that God _______ us is by the many _______ us is by the many

and mighty ______ he sends and mighty ______ he sends to _____ us.to _____ us.

protectsprotects

angelsangelsguardguard

What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

God my heavenly Gather takes God my heavenly Gather takes care of me by preserving and care of me by preserving and protecting me. protecting me.

(divine providence)(divine providence)

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