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I will Rejoice!
Habakkuk 3:17-18 – “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither
[shall] fruit [be] in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail,
and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from
the fold, and [there shall be] no herd in the stalls: Yet I will
rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.”
At times it seems that everything around you is collapsing.
Endeavors you invested in may fail. People to whom you minister may
disappoint you. The business or career you worked hard to build may
crumble. These times, as difficult as they are, are opportunities to
stop and examine what is truly important to you.
Habakkuk witnessed the collapse of most of what mattered to him. Yet
through the loss, failure, and disappointment, he was able to
distinguish between what was precious to him and what was transitory
and empty. He came to a point where he could sincerely say that even
if everything around him failed, he still would rejoice in God. If
the fig tree bore no fruit; if the vine produced no grapes; if the
flocks and herds stopped reproducing; he would still praise God. His
praise might not come easily, as he watched everything fall short of
his expectations, but he would praise God nonetheless. Habakkuk
could not make fig trees produce figs. He could not control the
productivity of the flocks and herds, but he could control his own
response to God. He chose to praise the Lord.
FRIENDS – Do things seem to be falling apart around you? You can
still praise God! Your praise for Him does not depend on the success
of your endeavors but on God’s nature and His love and faithfulness
to you. Ask God to help you look past worldly concerns to understand
the reasons you have to praise Him.
God Bless and have a wonderful January!
Your friend and Pastor,
Pastor Dave
Sermons for January 2009
Over the next several weeks I will be preaching from the First
Epistle of John. The sermon series is entitled" Fellowship". We will
see the conditions for fellowship, our conduct in fellowship, the
characteristics of fellowship, some cautions in fellowship, and the
consequences of fellowship.
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"Something's Fishy" |
John 6: 1-14 |
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11 |
"The World's Most Popular Game" |
Samuel 26: 21 |
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18 |
"Physicians of No Value" |
Job 13: 4 |
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25 |
"Breakfast on the beach" |
John 21: 15-17 |
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Joy Fellowship |
SS |
Worship |
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Nov 30 |
27 |
77 |
103 |
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Dec 07 |
26 |
69 |
99 |
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Dec 14 |
22 |
61 |
80 |
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Dec 21 |
27 |
68 |
110 |
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Dec 28 |
21 |
59 |
77 |
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