Hope Community Church
• Hope's Coffee Café - coffee/tea bar in the foyer from 9:30-9:55 AM
• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids Church (K-5th Grade) provided!
Week 2:
“CHALLENGING Acts of Kindness”
(1 Kings 16:29-17:16)
Challenge = to arouse or stimulate especially by presenting with difficulties
Why are challenges made?
Questions we'll answer:
• Why does God challenge us?
• What is often the greatest challenge for people of faith?
• How do we benefit from challenges?
I. Heavenly Drought
I Kings 16:29-34 NKJV
I Kings 17:1 NKJV
I. Heavenly Drought
II. Heavenly Handout
I Kings 17:2-7 NKJV
Luke 4:24-26 NKJV
I. Heavenly Drought
II. Heavenly Handout
III. Heavenly Challenge
I Kings 17:8-16 NKJV
What is the greatest challenge for people of faith?
A— Trusting God instead of bowing to our circumstances.
What are the benefits of being challenged?
1. They help align our walk and talk. (Clarity)
2. They increase our availability to God. (Growth)
3. They inspire others. (Inspiration)
4. They widen our perspective. (Belonging)
What "Ice Bucket" type challenge will you initiate?