Mark 4:35-41 (NIV)
Throughout our lives we will all experience storms that will test our faith.
Storms come because we live in a __fallen__world.
Storms come because of our own__sin____.
Storms come because we have an evil _enemy_who wants to destroy us.
The storms of life reveal our own nature. Hebrews 11:1,6
We may be living with __false____assumptions.
We may be living with a lack of ___faith/trust______.
The storms of life reveal the nature of God.
In the midst of the storm, we can experience his _presence_
in the midst of the storm we can experience his _correction__
in the midst of the storm we can experience his _love__
What are some of the false assumptions you have struggled with in regards to the character and nature of God?
In what areas of your life are you tempted to respond with fear rather than faith?
What valuable lessons have you learned from past storms?
Take a few moments of silence and ask God why faith is so important and pleasing to him.
The Test of Faith
Throughout our lives we all experience storms that test our faith.
August 27, 2017 • Jimmy Reyes
The Test of Delay
October 1, 2017 • Jimmy Reyes
As we wait we will be tempted to take shortcuts or try to change our circumstances. See the story of Abraham and Sarah Genesis 12:1-4, 15:1-6, 16:1-6, 21:1-5 As we wait we need to remember: What God is doing in us is more important than the things we are waiting for.
The Test of Endurance
September 24, 2017 • Bill Dwyer
Endurance in Greek is HUPOMONE Luke 21:19 Stand firm and you will win life. 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.