Wednesday Night Bible ClassDan Fuller

Victory Over Trials

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Victory Over Trials

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The Nature Of God1.Omniscient

2.Omnipotent 3.Omnipresent

Rev. 19:6,Psalm 139: 7-10,Psalm 44:21

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1. Every one has trials.2. God knows our trials.3. We all have the same God.4. We all have the ability to experience victories.

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Why is there suffering and pain? 1. God allows freedom of choice. 2. Personal wrong choices of others. 3. Personal wrong choices of past generations.

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“God just wants me to be happy”Be careful with this saying and thought.It can be a dangerous concept…..• Sin• Divorce & separated families• Selfishness Look at Ecclesiastes 7:14

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What is a “trial”? a test of faith, patience, or

stamina through subjection to suffering, or temptation.

Merriam –Webster Dictionary

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1. God knows what you are going through. 2. God will put a limit to what you are going through. 3. God has a reason for what you are going through.

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The story of Chippee The Bird

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Our study on trials is based on the Book of Job.

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Characteristics of Job. - Faithful to God in worship. - Careful to keep God’s commandments. - Kept himself pure. - Lived his life in righteousness.

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Discussion on trials in JamesJames 1: 2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers…. * perfect, complete, lacking in nothing.

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James has a different perspectiveon trials.Patience – (Greek hupomone) (endurance)

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Faith and victory- I John 5: 4-5What over comes the world?Our faith.

We are not alone. I Cor. 15:57 I Cor. 1:4

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Take Action 1. Watch what you look at. Psalm 119:37 2. Watch your mouth. Prov. 4:24 3. Watch your path. Prov. 4:26

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There is nothing you can do to make God love you more.John 3:16Romans 8:35Ephesians 5:2

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Don’t let Satan win“ Be sober, be vigilant; because youradversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he maydevour.” 1 Peter 5:8

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What does victory look like?

Don’t miss the lesson that God has for you.

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We are more than conquerors. Romans 8:37 “Yet in all these things we are more

than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

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The power of being thankful.“But thanks be to God , who gives usthe victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”. 1 Corinthians 15:57

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2 Timothy 1:12“For this reason I also suffer these things;nevertheless I am not ashamed, for Iknow whom I have believed and ampersuaded that He is able to keep whatI have committed to Him until that Day.”

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Does God have an answer for..Marriage problems?Family problems?Troubles at work?Relationship problems?Spiritual problems?Feelings of guilt?Feelings of anxiety?

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Walking With GodEnoch – Genesis 5:22-24Noah – Genesis 6:9Joseph – Genesis 48: 15Israel – I Kings 2:4David & Soloman I Kings 3:6 , I Kings 8:25Us - Micah 6:8

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Why are we here? “Created in Christ Jesus for good works”. Ephesians 2:10

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Why are we here? “ And do not present your members as instruments

of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.”

Romans 6:13

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God chastens His children. “Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” Hebrews 12: 11

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A lesson from Paul “ Not that I speak in regard of need, for I have learned

in whatever state I am, to be content.” Philippians 4:11 2 Cor. 11: 25-27

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The Bible and Self-EsteemThree views1. The view God has of us.2. The opinions of other toward us.3. The perception we have of ourselves.

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The Bible and Self-Esteem

1 Samuel 16:7 God knows you.

Look at Romans 12:3, Romans 11:20, and Romans 12:16; Matt 22:39

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Looking at our class:1.Introduction 7. Silence2. The life of Job 8. God’s questions3. Satan 9. Storms go away

4. Storms 10. Why?5. Nature of Man 11. Our journey

6. Nature of God 12. Better than gold