Stress - Mark Brauss

► Pray ! ….. Jonah 2:1-2

 

      • Am I in the belly of a fish that God has provided?

  

      • What is my current distress?

  

      → Have I called to the Lord? (I Peter5:7)

 

 

      ☼ 2 Powerful Actions God Takes When You Pray:

 

 

            1. He answers you!

   

            2. He listens to your cry!

  

►  A Psalm of Drowning ….  Jonah 2:3-7

 

            ⌂ Why does God overwhelm us?

 

           

            ⌂ What pit has the LORD brought you up from?

 

                • Genesis 50:20 ↔ Philippians 2:13

  

            ⌂ What to do when you feel your life ebbing away?

  

►The Power of Choice …. Jonah2:8-9

 

    ∆ Idols – The Exaltation of My Opinion

 My Logic

     My Intelligence

  

    ☼  Current Cultural Idols:

 

            ⌂ A Low View of Who God is….

 

 

⌂ A Low View of God’s Word…..

 

 

⌂  A Low View of the Church …..

 

 

⌂ A Low View of My Actions(Sin) ….

 

 

        → Consequence → turn away from God’s love / forfeit grace

 

 

   ☼ A Vow ….

 

            ◊ Grateful Praise?

 

 

◊ My vow will match my actions.

 

 

◊ Will I share the Gospel?

 

  • Romans 1:16  • Romans 10:13  • Philippians 2:9-11

  

 

►  When God moves …. Jonah 2:10