“Dealing With Hard Providences” Sunday Worship Service (9:30 AM in Church and 9:45 AM Live Stream)

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October 24, 2020

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You are invited to experience, view or listen to our Sunday morning sermon in one of 5 ways.
1) Participate in our onsite worship service in the Church which begins at 9:30 AM, SUNDAY at 3757 Mill Street.
2) Watch live on the church Facebook page at 9:45 AM, SUNDAY by going to: facebook.com/srcmarion  There are announcement slides and music at the start of the stream while we wait for the right time to join the service in progress.  Please “like” our Facebook page for future notifications.
3) Watch the same recording later on Facebook at a time more convenient for you: facebook.com/srcmarion
4) Watch the same recording later on our newly created YouTube channel. Just type in “Second Reformed Church of Marion” when you go to youtube.com  Or you can click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo3ZNP8OgRarSQXfqzGcn-Q
5) Listen to the audio recording and see sermon outline on our church website: sermons.srcmarion.org

Title: Hindrances in Dealing with Hard Providences

Text: Luke 22: 24-34, 54-62

Theme: God preserves hurting believers who humble themselves under His mighty hand.

  1. Jesus ___________  Peter about the trial to befall him.
    1. He prophesies to Peter of the supernatural realities awaiting him.
    2. Jesus reveals a transaction between Him and the Father regarding Peter
  2. Peter ____________ proclaims he’s up to the test.
    1. Incredibly, Peter disallows Jesus’ claims, v. 33
    2. Sadly, we may also disallow God’s claims, feeling we’re wiser than He.
  3. God’s ____________ to cope is reserved for His humbled ones.
    1. Jesus directed Peter to his responsibility once he repented.
    2. Peter, chastened, gives instruction out of his experience, I Peter 5:5-7

Questions for Further Study:

From where do hard providences ultimately come? “Providences” is a clue.

What ways of handling setbacks, unforeseen losses, etc, only complicate them and make them harder to deal with?

How does Peter’s handling of Jesus’ prophecy (Luke 22:31-34) negatively illustrate Proverbs 3:5-6?

Often in challenging time God’s Word counsels us to wait on the Lord (e.g. Psalm 27, 37, 62; Isaiah 8, 30, 40; Lamentations 3; etc).  Why is that so hard to do?  What does it say about us and about where we really place our faith, when we don’t wait upon the Lord?

What is God’s general purpose in hard providences? See Hebrews 12: 7-11.