04.05.20

Our Mission:
Leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus

BECAUSE WE KNOW

“So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT)

“And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the world!”  John 16:33 (TPT)

Courage:
The ability to _____________ and ____________ with a dangerous or difficult situation. 

Now our hope for you is unshakable, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings you will also share in God’s comforting strength. 2 Corinthians 1:7 (TPT)

1. Remember, we know that not everything we hear is ____________.

A gullible person will believe anything, but a sensible person will confirm the facts. Proverbs 14:15 (TPT) 

Get the facts at any price, and hold on tightly to all the good sense you can get. Proverbs 23:23 (TLB)

• We are people of _____________ and _______________

2. Remember, we know this ________________

12 Friends, when life gets really difficult, don’t jump to the conclusion that God isn’t on the job. Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. 13 This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.
1 Peter 4:12-13  (MSG)

17 or our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! 18 So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.  2 Corinthians 4:17-18  (NLT) 

3. Remember, we know this is not the _______ of the story

8Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. 9 We are persecuted by others, but God has not forsaken us. We may be knocked down, but not out.  2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (TPT)

…because we know that God raised the Lord Jesus to life. And just as God raised Jesus, He will also raise us to life. Then He will bring us into His presence together with you.  2 Corinthians 4:14  (CEV) 

4. Remember, we know ____________________on us

“For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.”  1 Thessalonians 1:5 (NLT)