Message Notes for September 22, 2019

Series: God on Trial

Title: God – I am frustrated with the outcome!

Frustrating outcomes are a loss of control.  One thing we can control is how we respond to these disappointing outcomes.

God’s promises:

1 Corinthians 2:9  But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”

Psalm 46:10-11 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”¹¹ The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Being an overcomer to the frustrating outcomes.

• Submit to God’s will.

Luke 22:42; Philippians 4:11-13

• Take a faith leap.

John 20:29, 2 Corinthians 5:7

• Trust God’s ultimate goodness.

Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 2:9

• Cast your anxiety on God.

I Peter 5:6-7, Hebrews 4:16

• Be thankful.

1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18

• Cling to your adoption in Christ.

Romans 8:16-17, Matthew 7:7-11

• Look forward not backwards.

Philippians 3:13-14, Luke 9:62, Jeremiah 29:11

Family/Group Study Notes for the week of September 22nd, 2019

Series: God on Trial

Title: God – I am frustrated with the outcome!

• Have you been angry or frustrated with God about the outcome of things in your life?  Has that anger or frustration changed?  How so?  What did you learn about yourself?  What did you learn about God?
• Read John 16:33. What does this passage mean to you?  What are the promises in this passage?  Where does peace in frustrating outcomes come from?  How can Jesus move you from frustration to be an overcomer?
• Read 1 Corinthians 2:9-13. What is Paul saying about God in this passage?  What gift is God giving us when we are to understand struggling circumstances and situations?
• Read Psalm 46:10-11.  What is the promise of God in this passage?  What does it mean to be still with God when times are tough? 
• Read Philippians 3:13-14.  What is this passage saying about not staying in a frustrating outcome?  What does looking forward mean?  How does it move us to trust what God has next?  What limitations stay with us when we don’t move forward?
• Gather in smaller groups and pray for each other.