The Peace Chronicles Part XII: Peace In Impossible Situations (continued) Pastor Joe Pursch Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, September 30, 2012

The Peace Chronicles Part XII: Peace In Impossible Situations (continued) Pastor Joe Pursch Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, September 30, 2012

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 4 Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 5 Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord.

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 6 There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 7 You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV) 8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

What Are The Crucial Lessons For Personal Peace In Crisis? I.Lesson One: God Will Place You In Impossible Situations To Teach You to _______ Him Trust

Psalm 4:1 (ESV) 1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV) 13 And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”

2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV) 14 Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV) 15 And the king's servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.”

2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV) 16 So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.

2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV) 17 And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.

2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (ESV) 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (ESV) 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;

2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (ESV) 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.

What Are The Crucial Lessons For Personal Peace In Crisis? II.Lesson Two: This Is A Process That You Will Experience ___________ In Your Life Frequently

Psalm 4:1 (ESV) 1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

Romans 8:28 (ESV) 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Genesis 50:19-20 (ESV) 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God?

Genesis 50:19-20 (ESV) 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

What Are The Crucial Lessons For Personal Peace In Crisis? III.Lesson Three: _________ Will Often Cause You The Greatest Pain, And Create The Most Growth People

Psalm 4:2-3 (ESV) 2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

Psalm 4:2-3 (ESV) 3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.

What Are The Crucial Lessons For Personal Peace In Crisis? IV.Lesson Four: ______ Alone Can Give You The Security You Need God

Psalm 4:1 (ESV) 1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

Psalm 4:7-8 (ESV) 7 You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.

Psalm 4:7-8 (ESV) 8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Romans 8:35-39 (ESV) 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

Romans 8:35-39 (ESV) 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

Romans 8:35-39 (ESV) 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

Romans 8:35-39 (ESV) 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

What Are The Crucial Lessons For Personal Peace In Crisis? V.Lesson Five: Many People, When Faced With Impossible Situations, Will Fail In Their Faith. You Can Resolve To Be __________ Different

Psalm 4:6 (ESV) 6 There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

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