God, Satan, and Life
Today we gather around God's Word to pray through, praise through, and preach through a piece of scripture so that we can practice to worship the God who stays.
Psalm 13:1-2, 5-6
But I have trusted in your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in your deliverance.<br>I will sing to the Lord because he has treated me generously.
Lord, despite my concerns of ________,<br>thank You for Your generosity...
Rejoice
For the one who holds the heavens / And commands the stars above Is the God who bends to bless us / With an unrelenting love
Why we sing it Our God deserves praise because of who He is and because<br>He is faithfully present through everything we go through.
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Can we find a friend so faithful / who will all our sorrows share Jesus knows our every weakness / take it to the Lord in prayer
Why we sing it Despite our concerns, trials, and temptations, we have a friend who is closer than a brother.
Who You Are
The One who doesn't owe an answer / Is the One who won't let go
Why we sing it We don't deserve a God who is so faithful to us through<br>every aspect of our life and yet we praise a God who is always beside us.
Who You Are (Reprise)
Not for the answer / Not for the outcome We praise because you are who You are / You are who You are
Why we sing it We know our questions of WHY things happen<br>may never be answered but we praise the God WHO is always with us.
Turn over for the message & this week’s next steps.
“The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away.<br>Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Job 1:21 CSB
This Thing we call Life is filled with…
– The ideal world – 1:1-5
– The invisible war – 1:6-12, 2:1-6
– The impossible worship – 1:13-21, 2:7-9
Enduring Truth: "Life's big question is not WHY things happen, but WHO is always there" – 1:22, 2:10
Why we sing it
Announcements.
- Baptisms Next week.
- Pizza with the Pastor Next week.
- WeCare Weekend Physically care for our community with service projects on Saturday, then spiritually care for it by bringing a friend to church on Sunday.
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This week’s next steps.
- Name your storm in one or two words, then write WHO underneath it.
- Bless the name of the Lord this week, even before the why is answered.
- Read Job 1:1-2:10 and mark every place Job answers God with worship.
- Join a ministry: Bible Group, Men's or Women's study, Prayer Group, Mommy and Me.
