god, who comforts the downcast
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Paul and Joshua remind us that although we may sometimes fail in our obedience to God, we can return to joy and victory if we will 1) Overcome our sense of failure; 2) Return to Full Obedience; and 3) Trust in God’s Complete Forgiveness.TRANSCRIPT
“God, Who Comforts the Downcast”
Joshua 8.1,CB OT p. 340
“Blessed are those who
mourn, for they shall be
comforted.”Matthew 5.4, CB NT p. 6
“But God,who comforts the downcast, comfortedus...”2 Corinthians 7.6,CB NT p. 319
“For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn— fighting without and fear within.”
2 Corinthians 7.5, CB NT p. 319
“For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn— fighting without and fear within.”
2 Corinthians 7.5, CB NT p. 319
“For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn— fighting without and fear within.”
2 Corinthians 7.5, CB NT p. 319
“But God,who comforts the downcast, comfortedus...”2 Corinthians 7.6,CB NT p. 319
“for God gave us a spiritnot of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
2 Timothy 1.7, CB NT p. 371
“But God,who comforts the downcast, comfortedus...”2 Corinthians 7.6,CB NT p. 319
“the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction”
2 Corinthians 1.3-4 CB NT p. 312
“I am overflowingwith joy”
2 Corinthians 7.4,CB NT p. 318
“I rejoicedstill more”
2 Corinthians 7.7,CB NT p. 319
“I rejoice”2 Corinthians 7.9,
CB NT p. 319
“We rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus”
2 Corinthians 7.13,CB NT p. 319
“I rejoice,because Ihave complete confidence in you.”
2 Corinthians 7.16,CB NT p. 319
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation”
Psalm 51.12, CB OT p. 890
Overcoming my Sense of Failure
Overcoming my Sense of Failure
“Do not fear”Joshua 8.1, CB OT p. 340
Overcoming my Sense of Failure
“Do not be dismayed”
Joshua 8.1, CB OT p. 340
Overcoming my Sense of Failure
Overcoming my Sense of Failure
“Jehovah is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27.1, CB OT p. 860
Overcoming my Sense of Failure
JOY!
Returning to fullObedience
Returning to fullObedience
“Take all the fighting men with you, and arise,go up to Ai”
Joshua 8.1, CB OT p. 340
Returning to fullObedience
“Take all the fighting men with you, and arise,go up to Ai”
Joshua 8.1, CB OT p. 340
1. Learn from our mistakes.
Returning to fullObedience
“You shall do according to the word of Jehovah.”
Joshua 8.8, CB OT p. 340
2. Follow God’s plan.
Returning to fullObedience
“You shall do according to the word of Jehovah.”
Joshua 8.8, CB OT p. 340
3. Don’t quit.
Returning to fullObedience
JOY!
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
“See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land.”
Joshua 8.1, CB OT p. 340
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
“who forgives all your iniquity”
Psalm 103.3, CB OT p. 945
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
“as far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103.12, CB OT p. 946
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.”
Ephesians 1.7, CB NT p. 336
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
“Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.”
Psalm 51.2, CB OT p. 889
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
“He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.”
2 Corinthians 5.5,CB NT p. 316
Trusting in God’s Complete Forgiveness
JOY!
Sorrow
Joy
1. Overcome your sense of failure.2. Return to full obedience.3. Trust in God’s complete forgiveness.
Will today be the day you decide to
go to heaven?
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Be Strong and Courageous
#09
God, Who Comforts the DowncastJoshua 8.1
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart18 December, 2011
Las Cruces, NMwww.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Paul and Joshua remind us that although we may sometimes fail in our obedience to God, we can return to joy and victory if we will 1) Overcome our sense of failure; 2) Return to Full Obedience; and 3) Trust in God’s Complete Forgiveness.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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