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harvest baptist church

MOTHERSDay
GODS ETERNAL PURPOSE...glorifying God,by Jesus Christ,through his body the church, Eph 3:10-11,21!

Thesis:

It takes a growing spiritual

________________ to trust
when you cannot touch, and
step where you cannot see,
and take God at his word in
order to watch him work

Mothers Managing
Motherhood
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1 KINGS 17:8-16

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AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF
DIVINE ABUNDANCE
1. Responding in faith means that stress exists only in
__________________, not in God
2. God keeps on __________ more to us and pouring
more in us, even while he is asking more of us
3. Yet we still go through seasons of
_______________

Phil 4:19 But my

God shall supply all
your need according
to his riches in glory
by Christ Jesus.
Psalm 23:5 Thou
anointest my head
with oil; my cup
runneth over.

Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield:

the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing
will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
I. OUR NEEDS CAN BE PERPLEXING, 8-12
A. Because of Past Adversity, 8-9
1. Listen to Scripture, 8
2. Learn in Circumstances, 9
B. Because of Present Extremity, 10-12
1. It Costs Crying, 10
2. It Costs Convenience, 11
3. It Costs Control, 12

II. OUR NEEDS CAN BE PROVIDED, 12-16

A. Embrace a New Message, 12-15
1. Redirect Your Focus with Priorities, 12-13
a. Put your situation second, 12
b. Put your self second, 13
2. Replace Your Fears with Promises, 14
3. Respond in Faith with Power, 15
B. Expect a New Miracle, 16

Definition: Spiritual maturity is

learning to so __________ Gods
word you see the invisible and
believe the incredible, so you might
receive the impossible, even during
the worst imaginable.

HOW MOTHERS MANAGE IN

MEAN TIMES
1. You must start ________________
faithfulness in your history, 8-10
A. If you trust in God, he will
always ______________ to
your trust
B. Faith in God always calls
__________ Gods faithfulness
to us
2. You must go forward in
__________, 11-14
3. You must step where you cannot
______, 15

Point 1. Sometimes God will allow

things to go __________ in order to
get us to do right.
Point 2. As you trust in God, faith
becomes your ________ house.

Point 3. After you get in tune with

what God says, you have to stay in
harmony with what hes
____________.
Point 4. Every now and then, you
have to move forward in your story
by looking back at your
______________.
Point 5. Trust what you ________
over what you have.

Heb 11:1,6 Now faith is the

substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen. But
without faith it is impossible to
please him: for he that cometh to
God must believe that he is, and
that he is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek him.
James 1:22 But be ye doers of the
word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you.

ADDRESSING GENERATION NEXT

MOTHER S TO FATHER S DAY
GRADUATE & YOUTH SUNDAY
May 17

Taking the Risk of Righteousness, 1 Tim 4:11-16

THE JOSHUA REMNANT

May 24
May 31
Jun 7
Jun 14
Jun 21

Prequel: Being on the Edge of Your Breakout, Num 20

LORDS SUPPER SERVICE
Surpassing Faith, 2 Kings 7:1-17; 2 Kings 6:1-7; 1 Kings 17:7-16
Interquel: How to Avoid Breaking Bad, Judges 7:24-25; 8:12-16
Sequel: Following Uncle Caleb, Judges 3:7-11
FATHERS DAY: Manly Exceptionalism, 2 Kings 5:1-14

Fast Facts

Next Sunday!
Taking the Risk of Righteousness,
1 Timothy 4:11-16
www.hbcbluesprings.org
Sermon Video
https://www.scribd.com/doc/
264551012
Prayer Diary Download
about.me/ashelby
Rev. W. Alan Shelby
ashelby@hbcbluesprings.org
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