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TITLE: Contrary Winds
TEXT: Matthew 14:22-33
PROPOSITION: Contrary winds can be a blessing in disguise.
QUESTION: Why
KEY WORD: Oppositions
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
- We cannot have the winds without them
sometimes for us
and sometimes against us.
- This keeps life from being dull and full
of boredom.
- It takes no skill to sail with the wind.
When the wind is against you – that takes skill.
We have to row
against contrary winds
- Man
still has to battle contrary winds in life
- There
is no escape from opposing winds by becoming a Christian
- Paul
– had to battle discouraging forces all his life
- Joseph
– sold into slavery by his brothers
- Adverse
winds discipline us – Hebrews 12:11
- Negative
circumstances try our faith – Hebrews 11:17
Some Oppositions
(distressing winds) we must meet
- Betrayal
by supposed friends – Matthew 10:21
- Persecution
by enemies – Matthew 5:11-12
- Lying
tongues which hurt you – Matthew 5:44
- Financial
backsets – Luke 12:15
- Accident
which brings injury – Philippians 4:11
- Loss
of health – 3 John 2
- Disappointments
– 1 Thessalonians 2:18
- Death
of a loved one – Job 1:21
Faith is sometimes
lost when things go well
- There
is a danger of losing faith when things go well – Psalm 55:19
- One of
the advantages of good times can be forgetfulness – Luke 12:16-20
- Another
is pride in self-sufficiency – Proverbs 16:18
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