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Dealing With Darkness

Dealing With Darkness. Darkness provides light an opportunity. 4 0 Years of Stress. Vietnam Watergate Abortion legalized in US and around the world Israel - Palestinian conflict – Munich Olympics 1st Mideast Oil troubles – remember when gas went over $1 per gallon? Idi Amin & South Africa

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Dealing With Darkness

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  1. Dealing With Darkness Darkness provides light an opportunity.

  2. 40 Years of Stress Vietnam Watergate Abortion legalized in US and around the world Israel - Palestinian conflict – Munich Olympics 1st Mideast Oil troubles – remember when gas went over $1 per gallon? Idi Amin & South Africa 18% Inflation Cold War – Nuclear threats Iran Hostage Crisis AIDS 1st Iraq War & Bosnia 1st World Trade Center bombings OJ & Branch Davidians Somalia 2nd World Trade Center Attack and 2nd Gulf War Hurricane Katrina Darfur (Sudan) Etc.

  3. Personal and Local Issues • family problems • local issues • economy downturn in this region, Xenia tornado April 3, 1974 • church problems • health problems

  4. Ways To Deal With Stress & Darkness Chicken Little Approach Doomsday Approach “Woe is me” Approach “Quit exaggerating!” Approach “We’ll fix it” Approach The Christian Perspective

  5. The Christian Perspective • Romans 13:1-7 • 1 Timothy 2:1-2 • Christians are different from the world – regardless of where they live. • Matthew 5:14-16 • 1 Peter 2:11-12, Ephesians 5:8-12

  6. Conclusion • Staying the spiritual and faithful course is the call of every Christian in every place and at every time. - Public opinion changes. - God’s word and His standard of righteousness never change. • Christians are called to be faithful, sowers of the gospel and examples of the right kind of life!

  7. Conclusion • People who are interested in serving the Lord are called by Him by the same standards regardless of the time, culture, or experience. - No matter how dark the darkness gets let’s all be God’s servants (Habakkuk 3:17-18).

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