Living with Joy and Peace in a Frustrating and Dangerous World: When Things Don't Go As Planned
How can we have joy and peace in such a frustrating, difficult, and dangerous world? We begin by realizing how little control we have and yet how much the Sovereign God who controls all things loves us!
2 Corinthians 11:16-33,1:3-4
Acts 16:25
Psalm 115:3
Ephesians 1:11
Romans 8:28-39
1 Peter 1:6-7
Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:
What are some of the issues we deal with when life doesn't go as we plan?
How can we think wrongly about others... about ourselves and our abilities to control the situation... about God?
Who is in control... what does the world say... what does the Bible proclaim?
What are the reasons the Bible gives that should make us glad God is in control?
How does the cross prove God's love for us?