The Peace ChroniclesPart XI: Peace In

Impossible Situations

Pastor Joe Pursch

Chinese Grace Bible Church

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

1  Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!    You have given me relief when I was in distress.    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

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Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

2  O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?    How long will you love vain words

and seek after lies? Selah

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Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

3  But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;    the Lord hears when I call to him.

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Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

4  Be angry, and do not sin;    ponder in your own hearts on your

beds, and be silent. Selah

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Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

5  Offer right sacrifices,    and put your trust in the Lord.

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Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

6  There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?    Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

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Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

7  You have put more joy in my heart    than they have when their grain and wine abound.

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Psalm 4:1-8 (ESV)

8  In peace I will both lie down and sleep;    for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

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What Are The Crucial Lessons For Personal Peace In Crisis?

I. Lesson One: God Will Place You In Impossible Situations To Teach You to _______ HimTrust

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Psalm 4:1 (ESV)

1  Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!    You have given me relief when I was in distress.    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

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2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV)

13  And a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.”

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2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV)

14  Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

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2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV)

15  And the king's servants said to the king, “Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides.”

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2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV)

16  So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.

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2 Samuel 15:13-17 (ESV)

17  And the king went out, and all the people after him. And they halted at the last house.

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2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (ESV)

7  But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

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2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (ESV)

8  We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

9  persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;

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2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (ESV)

10  always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.

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What Are The Crucial Lessons For Personal Peace In Crisis?

II. Lesson Two: This Is A Process That You Will Experience ___________ In Your LifeFrequently

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Psalm 4:1 (ESV)

1  Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!    You have given me relief when I was in distress.    Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

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Romans 8:28 (ESV)

28  And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

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Genesis 50:19-20 (ESV)

19  But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God?

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Genesis 50:19-20 (ESV)

20  As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

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Conclusion

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