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 Whisper From Bad to Worse

Trusting God’s Whisper From Bad to Worse 1 Kings 16:31 He took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.

Trusting God’s Whisper From 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 Whisper From the Mountaintop to the Desert (1-9a) Expectations – ideal future Disappointment – circumstances fail Projecting – expecting the worst Depression – paralyzed by dread

Trusting God’s Whisper From the Mountaintop to the Desert (1-9a)

Trusting God’s Whisper From the Mountaintop to the Desert (1-9a) Deuteronomy 8:2 2 And 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 Whisper God Works in Whispers (9b-18)

Trusting God’s Whisper God Works in Whispers (9b-18) Genesis 3:9 “Where are you?” Luke 10:36 Which 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 Whisper God 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 Whisper Wheat among the Weeds Already Not Yet Creation Restoration Reconciliation Resurrection Relationship Renewal Christ’s Kingdom Christ’s Return

Trusting God’s Whisper Wheat among the Weeds

Psalm 23:1-4 The Lord 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.