1. When Life is Hard…
How to Grow in Faith!

2. can become experiences
Key Point of Series:
“Storms, hard times,
can become experiences
to deepen our walk
with God!”

3. When the storm does pass, will I… be…
VISION for Series:
When the storm does pass, will I… be…
more like Jesus?

4. NO WAY AROUND
THIS STORM!
Deuteronomy 8:

5. Who Can Expect
to Spend Time
in Storms?

6. God’s Purpose
in our life is NOT
to make us Happy!
Hebrews 11; 12: 1-2

7. Being a faithful Christian is difficult for everyone
on this side of Heaven
Romans 12: 1 -2

8. Expect following Jesus to be a challenge…
you will have to deny yourself and fight against culture’s temptations

9. Jesus came to Save Us and…
TRANSFORM our lives!
Revelation 3: 19

10. Even when we do not See or Hear HIM; HE is Faithful!
WHY GOD?
Storms Teach us:
Depend upon God
God is Sufficient
Even when we do not See or Hear HIM; HE is Faithful!

11. Virginia’s Stormy Journey
A True Life Story

12. SO
WHAT?

13. After the Storm…
Will I Be
more like Jesus?

14. Holy Communion

15. GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.

16. heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord.

17. have mercy on us. grant us peace.
Jesus, Lamb of God,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins,
Jesus, redeemer of the world,
grant us peace.
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18. Holy Communion

19. When Life is Hard…
How to Grow in Faith!