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The Way, Part Seven

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Ryan Vinson, Lead Pastor

So when they had come together, they asked him, \\u201cLord,\\xa0will you at this time\\xa0restore the kingdom to Israel?\\u201d\\xa0He said to them,\\xa0\\u201cIt is not for you to know\\xa0times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.\\xa0But you will receive\\xa0power\\xa0when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and\\xa0you will be\\xa0my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and\\xa0Samaria, and\\xa0to the end of the earth.\\u201d

Acts 1:6-8 (ESV)

Those who\\xa0trust in the\\xa0Lord\\xa0are like Mount Zion,\\xa0which\\xa0cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem,\\xa0so\\xa0the\\xa0Lord\\xa0surrounds his people,\\xa0from this time forth and forevermore.\\xa0For\\xa0the scepter of wickedness shall not\\xa0rest\\xa0on\\xa0the land allotted to the righteous,\\xa0lest the righteous\\xa0stretch out\\xa0their hands to do wrong.\\xa0Do good, O\\xa0Lord, to those who are good,\\xa0and to those who are\\xa0upright in their hearts!\\xa0But those who\\xa0turn aside to their\\xa0crooked waysthe\\xa0Lord\\xa0will lead away with\\xa0evildoers!\\xa0Peace be upon Israel!

Psalm 125:1-5\\xa0(ESV)

1. Wavering Feelings

\\u201cMy feelings are important for many things. They are essential and valuable. They keep me aware of much of what is true and real. But they tell me next to nothing about God or my relation to God. My security comes from who God is, not how I feel.

Discipleship is a decision to live by what I know about God, not what I feel about him or myself or my neighbors.\\u201d \\u2013Eugene Peterson

2. Wickedness

3. Wondering Faith

\\u201cNeither our feelings of depression nor the facts of suffering not the possibilities of defection are evidence that God has abandoned us. There is nothing more certain than that he will accomplish his salvation in our lives and perfect his will in our histories.\\u201d \\u2013Eugene Peterson