Has this happened to you? A friend says, “You just have to see this movie – it’s the greatest movie I’ve ever seen. You’re just got to see it.” So you go to that movie, and your level of anticipation is so high that the film just doesn’t quite measure up. Later, you realized that you spent time and money to something that isn’t worth it.
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"Great Expectations" by Bro. Mel L. Maldupana - Cruzada Church of Christ Sunday Sermon - August 22, 2010
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2. Has this happened to you? A friend says, “You just have to see this movie – it’s the greatest movie I’ve ever seen. You’re just got to see it.” So you go to that movie, and your level of anticipation is so high that the film just doesn’t quite measure up. Later, you realized that you spent time and money to something that isn’t worth it.
5. We sing choruses like, “Joy, joy, my heart is full of joy,” “Dito ay masaya, doon ay Masaya, sa piling ni Jesus ay Masaya,” “…Kahitwalangpera, dibalaging Masaya?” Really? Happy all the time?
6. When God converted Saul of Tarsus, He said, “This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles…I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.” (Acts 9:15,16)
8. “Visions and revelations from the Lord.” (II Cor. 12:1) “Caught up in the third heaven.” (II Cor. 12:2) “Come over… and help us.” (Acts 16:9) “Angel appeared to him and comfort him.” (Acts 27:23)
22. “especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so I would not exalt myself.” (II Corinthians 12:7)
23. “YOU WILL HAVE SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD. BE COURAGEOUS! I HAVE CONQUERED THE WORLD.” (John 16:33)
27. CONSEQUENCES OF SIN (GEN. 3) • To the Serpent – “You are cursed more than any livestock.” v. 14 • To the Woman – “I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear children with anguish.” v. 16 • To the Man – “The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labor…For you are dust, and you will return to dust.” vv.17-19
29. “Great men rise above adversity and attain new heights of achievement by turning TRIBULATIONS into TRIUMPHS, FAILURES into FORTUNES, SETBACKS into SUCCESSES, OBSTACLES into OPPORTUNITIES, and BURDEN into BLESSING.” - William Arthur Ward
30. “My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His suffering, being conformed to His death.” (Philippians 3:10)
33. “Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me.” (II Corinthians 12:8)
34. “…He went away and prayed, My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done. He went again and prayed the third time, saying the same thing once more.” (Matthew 26:39-44)
37. “But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness… For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (II Corinthians 12:9,10)
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39. LIFE IS HARD BUT GOD IS GOOD! LIFE IS UNPREDICTABLE BUT GOD IS SOVEREIGN! LIFE IS UNFAIR BUT GOD IS JUST! LIFE IS SHORT BUT GOD IS ETERNAL! GOD IS GOOD – ALL THE TIME! - Mary Farrar
40. As Christians we can expect some mountaintop experiences. We can expect some hurts. But we can expect whatever the hurt, HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT. AMEN!