Greater Friendship Church FFF Dr. Derrick L. Miles, Pastor
“Dealing WithThe Trials of Life Especially When They Seemingly Seem To Be No End In View”
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
- Have you ever been pricked by a___________________________?
2. This word is only used ___________________________time in the New Testament.
3, The Greek word literally means ___________________________.
4. A ___________________________is an enduring source of personal pain allowed by God for your good.
5. Many have said many tings but I believe it was his eye _______________________ Galatians 6:11
6. There are some ___________________________we go through that we many never get over.
7. We ___________________________will have to deal with life’s thorns. James 1:12
8. They keep___________________________so never get comfortable! I Peter 4:12
9. The Bible gives us ___________________________that storms go but it does not promise thorns will go. Hebrews 12:11
10. ___________________________does not get a thorn?
11. The ___________________________ allowed by God must be clarified. Every thorn is not God ordained. Some thorns come from lifestyle choices.
12. Whenever events such as the Tsunami in Indonesia, Hurricane Katrina or this
Pandemic come, filter them through these ___________________________hings:
- ___________________________is Omnipotent.
b. The ___________________________the God made is good.
c. God made a World in which people are truly free to
___________________________.
d. The effects of ___________________________effects the creation. Genesis 3:17-18 Roman 8:20
e. God could ___________________________the effects of sin.
13. God doesn’t step away from His use of ___________________________to get us in His purpose. Isaiah 45:7
14. God does work on us to get us in His ___________________________. Jonah1:4,17
15. God sometimes ___________________________ but most often He allows and uses events in this messed up world for our good.
16. Please know that Satan has an ___________________________to bring you pain. Luke 22:31
17. In Matthew 9:33, a demon caused a man to be ___________________________.
18. In Matthew 12:22, a demon caused a man to be _________________________and mute.
19. In Matthew 17:15, a demon caused a man to have _________________________.
20. In Luke 13:16, Satan caused a woman to be __________________
__________________.
21. When Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:7 that he was _________________________, it literally meant to be struck. (Example Matthew 26:57)
22. Satan’s goal is to ___________________________you with fear and make you think all is lost and that nothing will change.
23. God can ___________________________ the thorns to our good. Romans 8:28
24. Thorns ___________________________ us. (you)
25. We must learn how to ___________________________the thorn.
26. How do I ___________________________accept?
- Paul ___________________________in prayer. 1 Corinthian 12:8
b. Jesus asks and ___________________________ Matthew 26:39, 42, 44
27. God’s ___________________________ is the package that all blessing comes in. I Corinthian 12:9
28. The Grace of Jesus is not fully seen until ___________________________is fully experienced.
29. Be strong in ___________________________. 2 Timothy 2:1
30. Five actions can help you to accept your ___________________________ even to boast in your personal trials.
- Count your ___________________________.
b. Elevate your ___________________________life.
c. Spend more time in God’s ___________________________.
d. Tell your _________________________________!
e. Focus on the ___________________________! 2 Timothy 1:12, 4:8
31. Be content in your thorn to experience Christ’s ___________________________.