Foutain of Faith Baptist Church

Memory Verse—“Physical exercise (training) has some value, but spiritual exercise (training) is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.” 1 Timothy 4:8 (GNB)

1. Personal Disaster testing may be physical pain caused by a crippling injury, disease, handicap, or genetic weakness. It may be mental anguish, caused by the loss of loved ones reputation, success, employment, money or property (Job 1-42).

2. Historical or National Disaster testing is a situation that brings grief to many people. Hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods cause widespread damage as do powerful earthquakes, tidal waves, or volcanic eruptions. Insects or plant diseases may kill crops leading to economic depression and epidemics can decimate a population as well.

1. Claim a Biblical promise. God’s provision is in His promises and His wealth is in His Word. This first step helps to neutralize the shock of the crisis and stabilize your mind. The believer is able to establish inner peace and cast out fear or self-pity(1 Jn. 1:18).

2. Apply a doctrinal rationale. Now that you have regain your ability to think clearly you are able to clarify your eternal relationship with God. Instead being overwhelmed by the complications of the problem you are confident in His support (Phil. 4:13, 19).

3. Reach a doctrinal conclusion. You know that God will not only support, but also bless believers that are moving forward in His plan. Personal and historical circumstances never hinder God as we face national or worldwide disasters (Gen. 37-50).

Principle: “Every solution to every problem in life is linked to the Cross of Christ.”

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who then is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?