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Pastor Steve Pulis | December 5-6, 2020 | Do Not Be Afraid - Part 1
DO NOT BE AFRAID: God Hears Our Prayers
Luke 1:5-25
What do you do when life does not turn out as you expected?
Luke 1:5-7 NIV
What God does:
* God answers our prayers in his timing.
Luke 1:11-13 NIV
When we wait patiently on the Lord, he often gives us more than we imagined possible.
Do you trust God's timing even when it's not your timing?
What Zechariah does:
* Zechariah ask questions.
Luke 1:18 NIV
You can ask God questions.
Zechariah keeps walking with God.
How can you keep walking with God even if you haven't received your answer?
Luke 1:19-20 NIV
What Elizabeth does.
* Elizabeth does not blame God.
Luke 1:23-25 NIV
Sometimes a road block is not a dead end, but a fresh turn in the road.
Do you need to stop blaming God for something?
Elizabeth gives the credit to God.
Luke 1:25 NIV
Do you need to give God the credit for something?
What do you do when life does not turn out as you expected?
Do not be Afraid: God hears our prayers.
Trust God’s timing, even when it’s not your timing.
Keep walking with God even if you haven’t received your answer.
Give God the credit, not the blame.