SPIRITUAL MOURNING (ESSENTIAL P___________ OF DISCIPLESHIP) Module 4 REPARATION.
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SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL MOURNING MOURNING (ESSENTIAL (ESSENTIAL
P___________ P___________ OF DISCIPLESHIP)OF DISCIPLESHIP)
Module 4Module 4
REPARATION
Matthew Matthew 5:45:4
““Blessed are those Blessed are those who ______ , for they who ______ , for they shall be __________.” shall be __________.” mournmourncomfortcomforteded
mourmournn
““penthepentheo”o” to _______ to _______ (the feeling or (the feeling or act)act)
grievgrievee
Spiritual MourningSpiritual Mourning
- our e- our e________________ r r______________ to to the problems of life that the problems of life that God allows for us to God allows for us to experience in order for us experience in order for us to know what it is to to know what it is to TRUST HIM!TRUST HIM!
motional motional eactioneaction
Two Dimensions to Every Two Dimensions to Every Christian’s LifeChristian’s Life
1.1.P________ P________ Dimensions (Romans Dimensions (Romans 8:22)8:22)
2.2.S________ S________ Dimensions (Mark Dimensions (Mark 11:23-24)11:23-24)
hysicalhysical
piritupiritualal
SADLY, WE live far SADLY, WE live far b_____our b_____our privilegesprivilegeseloeloww
WE NEED TO WE NEED TO _________!!!_________!!!
OVERCOMEOVERCOME
GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY TAKES PLACE IN THE TAKES PLACE IN THE
SPIRITUAL SPIRITUAL DIMENSION.... DIMENSION....
What happened to What happened to Paul? Paul?
(Let’s read 2 Cor. (Let’s read 2 Cor. 12:8-9)12:8-9)
THE ABUNDANT THE ABUNDANT LIFELIFE
DIFFERENTIATING DIFFERENTIATING
BETWEENBETWEEN GOD’S WILLGOD’S WILL
AND AND OUR EXPERIENCEOUR EXPERIENCE
a.a. SSpiritualpiritual blessings blessings (Mat. 5:6)(Mat. 5:6)
b.b. PPhysicalhysical blessings blessings (Ex. 15:26, (Ex. 15:26, 1 Pet. 2:24b)1 Pet. 2:24b)
c.c. PPsychologicalsychological blessings blessings (Phil. 4:7)(Phil. 4:7)
d.d. MMaterialaterial blessings blessings (Phil. 4:19)(Phil. 4:19)
e.e. CCompleteomplete V Victoryictory over over Satan Satan (James 4:7, 1 John 4:4)(James 4:7, 1 John 4:4)
A. GOD’S WILLA. GOD’S WILL
B. OUR EXPERIENCEB. OUR EXPERIENCE
EVENEVEN THE MOST COMMITTED THE MOST COMMITTED CHRISTIANS STILL UNDERGO CHRISTIANS STILL UNDERGO TTRIALS RIALS AND AND SUFFERINGS SUFFERINGS IN IN SOME AREAS OF THEIR LIVES (2 SOME AREAS OF THEIR LIVES (2 Cor. 4:8-9)Cor. 4:8-9)
GOD’S PEOPLE ARE NOT GOD’S PEOPLE ARE NOT EXEMPTEDEXEMPTED
BUT, GOD NEVER BUT, GOD NEVER ABANDONSABANDONS US IN US IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS (Ps. 23:4-5)THE MIDST OF TRIALS (Ps. 23:4-5)
REASONS FOR REASONS FOR HARDSHIPSHARDSHIPS
D – DD – Disobedienceisobedience in a in a Christian’s lifeChristian’s life
P – PP – Prayerlessnessrayerlessness E – EE – Experiencexperience God’s God’s
discipline discipline N – NN – Notot P Practicingracticing one’s faith one’s faith
D – DD – Demonstrateemonstrate God’s glory God’s glory
RESULTS OF SPIRITUAL RESULTS OF SPIRITUAL MOURNINGMOURNING
F – F – FulfilFulfil the will of God the will of God O – O – OvercomeOvercome our natural our natural
tendency towards self-tendency towards self-sufficiency sufficiency
C – C – CrucifyCrucify our sinful nature our sinful nature U – U – UnderstandUnderstand the power of the power of
prayerprayer S – S – ShowShow mercymercy to others to others
RESPONSE TO GOD’S RESPONSE TO GOD’S DISCIPLINEDISCIPLINE
P - ___________ P - ___________ (James 1:2-4)(James 1:2-4) P - ___________ P - ___________ a __________ a __________ (Heb. 12:11-(Heb. 12:11-13)13)
P - __________ P - __________ (Luke 11:9-10)(Luke 11:9-10)
PositivPositive e pproacpproac
h h
PatienPatience ce
Prayer Prayer
GOD’S AUTHORIZATION: GOD’S AUTHORIZATION: GOD DOES NOT BRING GOD DOES NOT BRING EVIL BUT ALLOWS IT TO EVIL BUT ALLOWS IT TO HAPPEN. HAPPEN.
CONCLUSION:CONCLUSION:
THE END ...THE END ...
SEE YOU SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ...NEXT WEEK ...