When the Promises Don't Work Part 3
April 10, 2015
Someone has said, “Pressure produces.” It’s when we’re suffering that God refines our character, and that’s more important than Him answering our prayers when we think He should. Unanswered prayers and suffering form in us the quality of endurance.
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When the answers to our prayers don’t come on our schedule, many of us lose heart.But the Bible says that trials and suffering produce endurance, a quality with which God is very pleased. Here are more lessons on what to do “When the Promises Don’t Work.”
April 9, 2015
It happens again and again: a child dies even after we pray. Where was God? Many react by giving up prayer, questioning God’s promises, intentions, and character. Do your prayers seem to bounce off the ceiling too?
April 8, 2015
Paul said that Jesus was “declared to be the Son of God with power....by the resurrection from the dead.” If we trust Christ for salvation, that empty tomb in Jerusalem is a promise that our tombs will one day be empty as well.
April 7, 2015
Death is everyone’s unavoidable fate, due to the legacy of the sins committed by Adam and Eve. But believers cling to the promise of Jesus, “I am the resurrection and the life…he that believes in Me, though he may die, yet shall he live.”
April 6, 2015
Jesus faced untold agony in a place called Gethsemane. Knowing what awaited Him, and praying until blood drops hit the ground, He finally said to His Father, “Not my will, but Thine be done.” The great transaction would now take place.
April 3, 2015
Gethsemane lies on the Mount of Olives facing the Old City of Jerusalem. Here, Jesus spent a night in agonized prayer before being nailed to a cross outside the city wall. His task: to drink the cup of suffering for you and for me. What does this mean?
April 2, 2015
The legacy we inherit from our Master includes suffering. To walk with Jesus means that we must walk with Him in Gethsemane. Here a decision was reached that made salvation possible for billions of believers yet to be born.
April 1, 2015
It’s one thing to have strong faith in God when the sun’s shining. It’s quite another when dark storms strike. A boat loaded with prisoners were sailing to Rome when their vessel sank in gale force winds. And had it not been for the courage of Paul, also a prisoner, all would have been lost.
March 31, 2015
There’s great terror being caught in a storm at sea. You fear that the deep will become your grave. Paul was on a ship taking him to Rome. Faced with sinking, his courageous actions saved the crew and fellow prisoners.
March 30, 2015
Paul was determined to go to Rome despite knowing it would be a one-way trip. He’s end up taking the Gospel to high government officials, but while in route, a stormy shipwreck would slow his journey.
March 27, 2015
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This resource is a realistic analysis of why so many marriages that begin well end so tragically. Pastor Erwin Lutzer addresses the pressure points in marriage both biblically and compassionately so you can move beyond the past, seek God's guidance, and allow conflict to strengthen the relationship. Here is hope for those couples who think they are doomed to a relationship crippled by the failures of the past and the pain of the present. In Christ, any marriage can be strengthened and restored. Click below to receive this book for a gift of any amount or call Moody Church Media at 1.800.215.5001.