The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

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The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

• Jeremiah 181-6

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The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

• Why has God made it so tough to believe?
• The skeptic uses Gods hiddenness to deny Him
• The believer looks at Gods hiddenness and
  questions Him
• Would it be better if God was visible more often?
• Adam/John/Peter/Rich Man
• The more we get the more we want

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The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

• The Joy of Design
• DNA 3 billion bits of information
• Emulate Behavior without forfeiting uniqueness
• Embracing your weakness frees you to walk in
  strength
• Moses/Gideon/Isaiah

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The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

• The Joy of Disappointment
• What about Job
• Creator/Redeemer/Sustainer/Restorer
• What about Habukkuk
• Changing perspective not circumstance

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The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

• Psalm 23
• The Lord is my Shepherd-Relationship
• I shall not want-Supply
• He makes me lie down in green pastures-Rest
• He leads me beside still waters-Peace
• He restores my soul-Healing
• Though I walk through the valley-Testing
• Of the shadow of death-Courage
• I will fear no evil-Protection

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The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

• For you are with me-Faithfulness
• Your rod and your staff comfort me-Discipline
• You prepare a table before me-Care
• In the presence of my enemies-Hope
• You anoint my head with oil-consecration
• My cup overflows-Abundance
• Goodness and Mercy will follow me always -
  Blessing
• I will dwell in the house of the Lord-Security
• Forever-Eternity

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The Joy of Serving a Detailed God

• The Joy of Direction
• Elgin Staples and the Astoria