How to be Comforted and Challenged by the Scriptures

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How to be Comforted and Challenged by the Scriptures Why Church?

From the very beginning God decided that those who came to Him … should become like His Son... Romans 8:29 (TLB)

God wants us to grow up ... like Christ in everything. Ephesians 4:15 (MSG)

Unexpected Tools

In all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV)

Unexpected Tools God Uses Trouble to Teach Us to Trust Him

troubles produce patience ...troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope. Romans 5:3-4 (NCV)

They came to a garden called Gethsemane and Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’... Distress and anguish came over Him, and He said, ‘The sorrow in My heart is so great that it almost crushes Me.’ Mark 14:32-34 (TEV)

Father, everything is possible for You Father, everything is possible for You. Please take this cup of suffering away from Me. Yet I want Your will, not Mine! Mark 14:36 (NLT)

Unexpected Tools God Uses Trouble to Teach Us to Trust Him God Uses Temptation to Teach Us to Obey Him

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 (NIV)

‘Get out of here, Satan’ Jesus told him ‘The Scriptures say, Worship only the Lord God. Obey only Him.’ Matthew 4:10 (TLB)

Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Philippians 4:8a (TLB)

Unexpected Tools God Uses Trouble to Teach Us to Trust Him God Uses Temptation to Teach Us to Obey Him God Uses Violations to Teach us to Forgive

People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus ... and the elders made fun of Him... Even the bandits who had been crucified with Him insulted him in the same way. Matthew 27:39-44 (TEV)

Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive these people, because they don’t know what they are doing.’ Luke 23:34 (NLT)

We go through exactly what Christ goes through We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with Him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with Him. Romans 8:17 (MSG)

How to be Comforted and Challenged by the Scriptures Why Church?