May 17/18—Can You Handle the Truth?, Part 3 Baptism Join us this week as we celebrate baptism! When we’re baptized, we are literally immersed and covered in water. In other words, our old life is buried in the water and we come out new. This week, we will be learning about the significance of baptism, as well as celebrating with those who are getting baptized!
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Can You Handle the Truth? , Part 2 Mother’s Day May 10 and 11, 2014 Opening Scripture 2 Kings 4:8-37 New International Version
4. The Shunammite woman did not want to face her disappointment. 2 Kings 4:15-16 New International Version A. For years she had been wanting a child. Even Gehazi—a servant— knew this. B. Elisha the tender spot of her life that she tried to mask. God does the same thing for us.
1 Here are some areas where moms put on a : A. “I don’t need any help. I got this.” B. They are usually caring about other’s hurts, not knowing how to ask for with their own. C. They have trouble sharing their real feelings without getting angry. D. They struggle with who they are supposed to be when society tells them numerous lies.
5. The Shunammite woman knew now, how to face her disappointment. 2 Kings 4:27-28, 30 New International Version A. She knew disappointment at a whole new level now. B. She was looking to God through Elisha.
2. The Shunammite woman was like a mom—in this case, caring for Elisha and Gehazi. 2 Kings 4:13 New International Version
6. Moms need to give their the rest of us.) Romans 5:5 New Living Translation
3. God not only desires we take our masks off with Him, but also with . A. To help us understand, Elisha was to the women in the scripture as Jesus is to us. B. She pretends her needs are all met, when in reality we find she has a longing for a son. 2 Kings 4:14 New International Version C. God desires us to ask and be sincere, for He is a and giving God. Psalm 37:5-6 The Message Translation
7. When her mask of disappointment came off, she was to not be a prisoner of it again. 2 Kings 4:32-37 New International Version
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