Charlotte's Hope Church
Enemy's Lie - Pain Should Be Avoided At All Costs
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
ANCIENT LIE: PAIN SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.
LIE: PAIN AND SUFFERING MEAN GOD HAS LET YOU DOWN.
LIE: IF THERE IS A WAY TO AVOID PAIN, ONLY A FOOL DOESN’T TAKE IT.
TRUTH: MOST OF OUR ACTUAL SIN IS AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID PAIN.
TRUTH: PAIN & SUFFERING ARE NOT GOD’S DOING.
Romans 5:12 NIV
TRUTH: BECAUSE GOD USES SOMETHING, DOESN’T MEAN THAT HE CAUSED IT OR NEEDED IT.
TRUTH: IF YOU CAN AVOID PAIN ETHICALLY, BY ALL MEANS DO SO. IF YOU CAN’T, EMBRACE IT.
1 Corinthians 7:20-21 NIV
THREE STRANGE (BUT POWERFUL) RESPONSES
1. A Strange Attitude: REJOICE
James 1:1-5 NIV
TRUTH: WE CAN’T CONTROL OUR FEELINGS, WE CAN CONTROL OUR THOUGHTS.
TRUTH: THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
THREE STRANGE (BUT POWERFUL) RESPONSES
2. A Strange Response: EMBRACE THE BENEFITS
FOUR BENEFITS:
A. Trials Build CHARACTER AND CONFIDENCE
FOUR BENEFITS:
B. Suffering Teaches OBEDIENCE
Hebrews 5:7-8 NIV
FOUR BENEFITS:
C. Trials reveal the TRUTH ABOUT MY FAITH
1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
1 Peter 1:6-7 NIV
FOUR BENEFITS:
D. Suffering Creates EMPATHY
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV
THREE STRANGE (BUT POWERFUL) RESPONSES
3. A Strange Prayer: LORD, GIVE ME WISDOM
James 1:5 NIV
Matthew 26:39-42 NIV
TRUTH: ASK FOR DELIVERANCE, BUT SEEK WISDOM.
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