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Join us every Tuesday night for a deep dive into God's Word through teaching videos, small group discussions, and 12-step homework. Find your place in God's unfolding plan as we study 1&2 Kings and 2 Chronicles 7. Don't miss the powerful message of trusting God's whisper in times of bad circumstances and disappointment. All are welcome!
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Welcome to Parkdale Evangelical Free Church! JULY 16, 2017
Going Deeper • Weekly gathering – Tuesday nights in fall • Teaching video & small group discussion • 12-step homework • Sponsor/mentor
Prayer • Requests & Thanksgiving
Kids’ Minute • Junior Church for kids up to 12 years old
God’s Story: Finding our Place in His Unfolding Plan • July Reading: 1&2 Kings • 2 Chronicles 7– A Call to Prayer • 1 Kings 19– Trusting God’s Whisper
Trusting God’s WhisperFrom Bad to Worse 1 Kings 16:31 He took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaalking of theSidonians,and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
Trusting God’s WhisperFrom the Mountaintop to the Desert (1-9a) 1 Kings 19:4 “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
Trusting God’s WhisperFrom the Mountaintop to the Desert (1-9a) • Expectations – ideal future • Disappointment – circumstances fail • Projecting – expecting the worst • Depression – paralyzed by dread
Trusting God’s WhisperFrom the Mountaintop to the Desert (1-9a)
Trusting God’s WhisperFrom the Mountaintop to the Desert (1-9a) Deuteronomy 8:2 2And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
Trusting God’s WhisperGod Works in Whispers (9b-18) Genesis 3:9“Where are you?” Luke 10:36Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor?” Luke 10:41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
Trusting God’s WhisperGod Works in Whispers (9b-18) "As human beings, we seem to believe that we need three things in order to be happy: control, approval, and security. But this is a lie. We don’t need these things to be happy. In fact, pursuing them is the primary cause of our unhappiness and lack of inner peace.” – David Benner
Trusting God’s WhisperWheat among the Weeds AlreadyNot Yet Creation Restoration Reconciliation Resurrection Relationship Renewal Christ’s Kingdom Christ’s Return
Psalm 23:1-4 TheLord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.He restores my soul.He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff,they comfort me.