If Life Caves In, What Then? Message by Dan Dabrowski July 12, 2009 Abundant Life Christian Fellowship Kapuskasing, Ontario
If Life Caves In, What Then?Message by Dan Dabrowski
July 12, 2009Abundant LifeChristian FellowshipKapuskasing, Ontario
Phil. 4:13
13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Matthew 7:24-27
24 Anyone who hears and obeys these teachings of mine is like a wise person who built a house on solid rock.
25 Rain poured down, rivers flooded, and winds beat against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on solid rock.
Matthew 7:24-2726 Anyone who hears my teachings
and doesn't obey them is like a foolish person who built a house on sand.
27 The rain poured down, the rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house. Finally, it fell with a crash.
If Life Caves In, What Then?
Face life with real faith.
• We must have faith to believe that God is a good God and that all of his purposes toward us are purposes of love.
• We must have faith to believe that God is at work for our good in all things that happen .
If Life Caves In, What Then?Message by Dan Dabrowski
July 12, 2009Abundant LifeChristian FellowshipKapuskasing, Ontario
• We must have faith to believe that God will not permit impossible burdens to come upon us.
• We must have faith to believe that there may be a redemptive purpose in some of our sufferings.
Face life with real faith.
Avoid faulty waysof facing tragedy.
• Feelings of guilt and self-condemnation overwhelm some people when tragedy comes.
• We must not react to tragedy with bitter resentment and hatred.
If Life Caves In, What Then?Message by Dan Dabrowski
July 12, 2009Abundant LifeChristian FellowshipKapuskasing, Ontario
• It is normal to experience some self-pity and moods of depression when tragedy strikes.
• Some resort to an artificial escape from tragedy through alcohol or drugs.
Avoid faulty waysof facing tragedy.
Grow a faith that can sustain you.
• We must become doers of the Word as well as bearers of the Word We should face the daily trials of life with joy
• Face your problems on your knees
Grow a faith that can sustain you.
• Enjoy God’s blessings day by day in the present.
• Live life one day at a time.
If Life Caves In, What Then?Message by Dan Dabrowski
July 12, 2009Abundant LifeChristian FellowshipKapuskasing, Ontario