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The Way, Part Six

Published: May 24, 2020, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Ryan Vinson, Lead Pastor

If it had not been the\xa0Lord\xa0who was on our side\u2014let Israel now say\u2014 if it had not been the\xa0Lord\xa0who was on our side when people rose up against us, then they would have\xa0swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;then\xa0the flood would have\xa0swept us away, the torrent would have gone\xa0over us;\xa0then over us would have gone\xa0the raging waters. Blessed be the\xa0Lord, who has not given us\xa0as prey to their teeth! We have escaped like a bird from\xa0the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken,\xa0and we have escaped! Our help is in the name of the\xa0Lord,\xa0who made heaven and earth.Psalm 124:1-8 (ESV)

\u201cHelp\u201d

The\xa0Lord\xa0is close to the brokenhearted;\xa0he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 (NLT)

\u201cThis is where the Christian message stands tall above any other teaching on pain and suffering and goes beyond any other answers to our problem. The intellectual answers are important. But intellect alone cannot help us navigate the minefield of pain and suffering. Other worldviews also offer intellectual answers. But Christianity alone offers a person.\u201d \u2013 Ravi Zacharias\xa0

Jesus said to her,\xa0\u201cI am\xa0the resurrection and the life.\xa0The one who believes\xa0in me will live, even though they die;\xa026\xa0and whoever lives by believing\xa0in me will never die.\xa0Do you believe this?\u201d John 11:25-26 (NIV)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,\xa0the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,\xa04\xa0who comforts us\xa0in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.\xa02 Corinthians 1:3-4\xa0(NIV)