1. GROWING THROUGH LIFE’S CHALLENGES
OVERCOMING REJECTION

2. Bible Reading
Exodus 5:1-6:8

3. God invites us to turn to Him
OVERCOMING REJECTION

4. God invites us to turn to Him
Exodus 5: When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them, 21 and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge you! You have made us obnoxious to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

5. God invites us to turn to Him
Exodus 5: Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? 23 Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.”

6. God invites us to turn to Him
Psalm 74:1 O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smoulder against the sheep of your pasture?

7. God invites us to turn to Him
Psalm 55:16-18, But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. 17 Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. 18 He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me… 22 Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

8. God is sovereign in closing doors
OVERCOMING REJECTION

9. God is sovereign in closing doors
Acts 16:6-7 6 Paul and his companions travelled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.

10. God is sovereign in closing doors
Acts 16: That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” 10 So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

11. God is sovereign in closing doors
Proverbs 3:5-6 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

12. God is sovereign in closing doors
Exodus 6:6-8 6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’”

13. God is sovereign in closing doors
Exodus 6:6-8 6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’”

14. Our identity is in Christ alone
OVERCOMING REJECTION

15. Our identity is in Christ alone
Fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139)
New creations (2 Corinthians 5:17)
A chosen people, royal priesthood, holy nation (1 Peter 2:9)
No longer slaves to sin (Romans 6:5-6)
Made alive in Christ (Ephesians 2:5)
Free from condemnation (Romans 8:1)

16. Our identity is in Christ alone
Blessed with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3)
More than conquerors through Him that loved us (Romans 8:37)
Loved by God (John 15:9-11, 17:23)
Sealed by the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:22)

17. Our identity is in Christ alone
John 6:37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.

18. Psalm 27:10 Even if my father and mother abandon me, The LORD will hold me close.

19. John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.