Heritage Baptist Church of Frankfort IL Unknown

The ultimate goal of lament is for a person to trust God. This trust in God is active because a believer will have to come back to trust time and time again. To fail to get to trust is to be incomplete in the work that God is trying to accomplish. Trust will express itself in multiple ways.

The third step of lament is a bridge from frustration and complaint to making requests to God. This is a necessary step in the process. The Bible gives many examples of requests made in lament. They are bold requests, but they are given to us as examples of what we can ask.-Note- about 6 minutes are missing from the beginning of this recording.

The devil is out to destroy everything, especially mankind. He attempts to bring suffering specifically to the body. His destructive activities are ongoing. However, the believer is not left without relief.

Jesus' ministry had been seen by a few. They had seen his power by the miracle at the wedding feast. Now Jesus came to Jerusalem where he cleared out the Temple. This act in front of the thousands visiting Jerusalem would have made Jesus a well-known figure. The story points to the fact of Jesus authority by also his concern that people should be able to worship God without outside interference.

Satan will use many different methods to get our mind off of God and His character. He can get us to reason out wrong and make it right. The key for the believer is the word of God.

You have met people that changed your life. This passage has individuals meeting one who would change them and their eternity. In this passage one can see all of the different ways one can initial come in contact with Christ.