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Each week, Chip will take you to God’s Word for biblical guidance on topics like being a follower of Jesus, strengthening your marriage, understanding love and sex, raising moral children, and overcoming painful emotions. Chip also shares honestly from his own experiences.
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When you're out of answers and can't hang on, Chip reminds you: God is with you in your darkest circumstances, offering a resource to help.
The principle = “Don’t ask why, ask what.”
Three “what” questions survivors ask:
1. What can I control when my world falls apart?
2. What must I do to make it through today?
3. What hope do I have for tomorrow?
The answer = God’s sovereignty + goodness = He will take my worst circumstances and use them for my best if I will trust Him and not bail out of His spiritual maturity process.
I. The problem: sometimes we get “stuck” in our pain.
II. The solution: God promises help for those who are “stuck.” -Jas. 1:5-8
III. The one condition: We receive God’s wisdom only when we “ask in faith, without any doubting.”
Conclusion: Four things you must do to get unstuck
1. Admit you’re stuck
2. Admit you can’t do it on your own
3. Ask God for supernatural wisdom
4. Be willing to do whatever God’s wisdom demands of you
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Hope sustains the soul when all falls apart. Find hope to make it through difficult times.
3 Observations about life in a fallen world
1. Trials are inevitable
2. Trials tend to “make us” or “break us”
3. Victims fail to move beyond asking “why” and remain stuck in their pain
A word from God to those whose world is “falling apart.” -James 1:1-4
1. What can I control? -My ATTITUDE
2. What must I do to make it through today? -ENDURE
3. What hope do I have for tomorrow? -God will take the WORST and use it for my BEST
How God uses adversity to mature us
1. We're forced to DEPEND on God at a new level. Left alone, we're self-sufficient, proud, and insensitive to Him.
2. We're WEANED from the temporal, urgent, and worldly affairs of life. We're forced to REEXAMINE our values, priorities, commitments, and future.
3. Trials let us WITNESS God's reality and power first-hand. Our need becomes the vehicle of His grace; our problems the object of His power.
4. They serve as a TESTIMONY to the unbelieving world. How we endure hardship shows the world how real God is.
5. We become sensitive, caring, and compassionate CHRIST-LIKE people. Those hurt deeply tend to love deeply.
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Chip's series on James 1 offers God's hope and insight for facing trials and fear today.
3 Observations about life in a fallen world
1. Trials are inevitable
2. Trials tend to “make us” or “break us”
3. Victims fail to move beyond asking “why” and remain stuck in their pain
A word from God to those whose world is “falling apart.” -James 1:1-4
1. What can I control? -My ATTITUDE
2. What must I do to make it through today? -ENDURE
3. What hope do I have for tomorrow? -God will take the WORST and use it for my BEST
How God uses adversity to mature us
1. We're forced to DEPEND on God at a new level. Left alone, we're self-sufficient, proud, and insensitive to Him.
2. We're WEANED from the temporal, urgent, and worldly affairs of life. We're forced to REEXAMINE our values, priorities, commitments, and future.
3. Trials let us WITNESS God's reality and power first-hand. Our need becomes the vehicle of His grace; our problems the object of His power.
4. They serve as a TESTIMONY to the unbelieving world. How we endure hardship shows the world how real God is.
5. We become sensitive, caring, and compassionate CHRIST-LIKE people. Those hurt deeply tend to love deeply.
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Is it possible to actually be “good” AND “mad?” According to scripture there are times when the right thing to do is get angry. In this message, Chip persuades us that it's possible to know when anger is the best option.
Introduction: How to be good and mad
I. God commands us to express our anger. -Ephesians 4:26a
II. God commands us to express our anger appropriately. -Ephesians 4:26b
III. Righteous Indignation: How God Used Anger
IV. God commands us to resolve our anger before bedtime. -Ephesians 4:26c-27
Step #1 – Cleanse the wound -Ephesians 4:31
Step #2 – Treat the wound -Ephesians 4:32
Step #3 – Bandage the wound -Ephesians 5:1-2
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Is it possible to actually be “good” AND “mad”? According to scripture there are times when the right thing to do is get angry. In this message, Chip persuades us that it's possible to know when anger is the best option.
Introduction: How to be good and mad
I. God commands us to express our anger. -Ephesians 4:26a
II. God commands us to express our anger appropriately. -Ephesians 4:26b
III. Righteous Indignation: How God Used Anger
IV. God commands us to resolve our anger before bedtime. -Ephesians 4:26c-27
Step #1 – Cleanse the wound -Ephesians 4:31
Step #2 – Treat the wound -Ephesians 4:32
Step #3 – Bandage the wound -Ephesians 5:1-2
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We hear a lot today about reducing stress and the health benefits of living with less of it. The question is, how do you do that? How do you get ahead of the stress that comes at you each day? Well, there is a way to stop stress before it starts. Chip walks you through some simple steps you can take to gain victory over stress.
Introduction: AQ = (E + P) x O426
I. Environment
Minimize Stress
II. Perspective
Maximize God
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Deadlines, flight delays, traffic jams, crying babies - what do all these have in common? Well, for most of us these situations cause us stress. We are surrounded by stressful events every day! How do we keep the chaos of life from stressing us out? Chip clarifies God’s solution for stopping stress BEFORE it starts.
Introduction: AQ = (E + P) x O426
I. Environment
Minimize Stress
II. Perspective
Maximize God
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Tired of anger hurting relationships? Want to stop losing your temper? Chip shows it's possible to control your temper and even turn anger from a foe into a friend.
Introduction: How to make anger work for you
The A, B, C, Ds of anger:
The practical process: How to deal with your anger
God’s 3-step training method to bridle anger:
Step #1: “Be Quick to Hear”
Step #2: “Be Slow to Speak”
Step #3: “Be Slow to Anger”
Summary:
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Tired of anger hurting relationships? Want to stop losing your temper? Chip shows it's possible to control your temper and even turn anger from a foe into a friend.
Introduction: How to make anger work for you
The A, B, C, Ds of anger:
The practical process: How to deal with your anger
God’s 3-step training method to bridle anger:
Step #1: “Be Quick to Hear”
Step #2: “Be Slow to Speak”
Step #3: “Be Slow to Anger”
Summary:
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Your anger, instead of becoming your worst nightmare, can be your best friend. In fact, God wants to turn your anger into a tool that will serve you and help you like never before. Join Chip as he unpacks this powerful tool from God’s Word.
Introduction: Anger is a secondary emotion
Three root issues behind anger:
1. HURT = Real or perceived unmet needs
2. FRUSTRATION = Real or perceived unmet expectations
3. INSECURITY = Real or perceived attacks on my worth
Summary: The first step in overcoming the destructive power of anger is the COURAGE to look below the surface.
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