Tough Questions - Wallenpaupack FM Church

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November 8, 2015
Romans 1:19-20
Action
Begin each morning with this prayer:
Tough Questions
Lord show me you exist,
Live through my actions,
Speak through my words,
As I trust in yours
Does God Exist?
1. It’s important to wrestle with tough questions.
Read study verse for the day.
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks
you to give the reason for the hop that you have. But do this
with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15
Mediate on these questions:
What are the tough questions you wrestle with?
What are the ways you know God in your life?
2. God can be known.
Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because
God has made it plain to them.
Romans 1:19
How do others know that God exists in your life?
3. Creation loves to reflect God’s power.
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his
eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen…
Romans 1:20
4. Living through the divine nature and power of God
will leave people without excuse.
…being understood from what has been made, so that people
are without excuse.
Romans 1:20
KNOW
GROW
GO
God and His Love
Ephesians 5:3
To Become Like Christ
Romans 12:2
Make
Disciples
Matt. 28:19
Study
(Weekly Readings that are related to the sermon theme)
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Monday
1 Corinthians 8:6
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Tuesday
Hebrews 11:6
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Wednesday
1 John 4:8
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Thursday
John 1:1-2
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Friday
Colossians 1:15
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Saturday
Jeremiah 29:13
The word of God is living and active sharper than any doubleedged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints
and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
November 15, 2015
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Action
Begin each morning with this prayer:
Tough Questions
Lord show me you exist,
Live through my actions,
Speak through my words,
As I trust in yours
Can I Trust The Bible?
Read study verse for the day.
1. What is the Bible?
Mediate on these questions:
What kind of impact does God’s word have on your life?
2. The Bible is reinforced by science, archeology, and
prophecy.
All scripture is God breathed and is useful…
2 Timothy 3:16
How does the Bible “judge” the attitudes of your heart?
If the message of the Bible turned the world upside
down-what can it do in your life?
3. It’s messages are timeless.
…useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in
righteousness…
2 Timothy 3:16
Study
(Weekly Readings that are related to the sermon theme)
4. It can be trusted and can be proven in the lives of
those who serve God through good works.
…so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for
every good work.
2 Timothy 3:17
KNOW
GROW
GO
God and His Love
Ephesians 5:3
To Become Like Christ
Romans 12:2
Make
Disciples
Matt. 28:19
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Monday
Deuteronomy 29:29
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Tuesday
Psalm 19:7
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Wednesday
Psalm 119:91
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Thursday
Psalm 12:6
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Friday
Psalm 119:105
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Saturday
2 Peter 1:20-21
The word of God is living and active sharper than any doubleedged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints
and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
November 22, 2015
James 1:13-16
Romans 8:18-21
Action
Begin each morning with this prayer:
Tough Questions
Lord show me you exist,
Live through my actions,
Speak through my words,
As I trust in yours
Why Does God Allow Evil?
1. God’s character is ____________.
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For
God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.
James 1:13
Read study verse for the day.
Mediate on these questions:
When have you doubted God’s goodness? What
happened?
2. ________ _____ is a wonderful gift that we abused.
But each person is tempted when they are dragged away by
their own evil desire and enticed.
James 1:14
What evil do you find acceptable?
3. God hates ____ evil, we only hate _______ evil.
What are you doing about it?
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin,
when it is full grown, gives birth to death.
James 1:15
4. God destroys the power of evil through __________.
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth…
James 1:18
5. Will you do __________ or will you do __________?
For creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to
be revealed.
Romans 8:19
KNOW
GROW
GO
God and His Love
Ephesians 5:3
To Become Like Christ
Romans 12:2
Make
Disciples
Matt. 28:19
Study
(Weekly Readings that are related to the sermon theme)
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Monday
Job 42:5-6
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Tuesday
John 16:33
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Wednesday
Genesis 1:31
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Thursday
Job 23:10
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Friday
Isaiah 51:12
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Saturday
Lamentations 3:21-23
The word of God is living and active sharper than any doubleedged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints
and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
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