{"id":10185,"date":"2021-12-28T12:49:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10185"},"modified":"2021-12-28T13:20:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T18:20:54","slug":"hereforareason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2021\/12\/hereforareason\/","title":{"rendered":"Here for a Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . .
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Series: Against the Grain
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TITLE: Here for a Reason<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Scripture: Esther 4:1-14<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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\u201cI am only one. But still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.\u201d Hale<\/p>\n

\u00a0I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE STATE OF THE STATE \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Story of Esther begins years earlier. Saul->David->Solomon->Rehoboam->kingdom splits (10 northern tribes\/2 southern tribes->Syria overtakes northern tribes->Babylon conquers southern tribes->Medes and Persians conquer Babylon (Daniel\/S,M,A\/Esther)<\/p>\n

Never (underestimate<\/strong><\/span>) God at work.\u00a0 See Isaiah 55:8-11<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 THE RESPONSE OF WISDOM \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Post-modernism- (No absolute truth<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Post-truth age- Two way it is found:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSoft mode\u201d- truth exists but don\u2019t care if gets in way of my preferences<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHard mode\u201d- don\u2019t care if what sharing is false; share anyway.<\/p>\n

Post-modernism says (truth is subjective<\/strong><\/span>) while post-truth says (truth is objective<\/strong><\/span>) BUT<\/em> it takes a back seat to my preferences.<\/p>\n

Some lasting lessons:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Learn to (wait<\/strong><\/span>) on the Lord.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God is (sovereign<\/strong><\/span>). His time is His time.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What (goes around comes around<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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Next Week: Series:\u00a0 \u201cAgainst the Grain\u201d<\/p>\n

Title: Hold the Line! Daniel 1<\/p>\n

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2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . . Series: Against the Grain TITLE: Here for a Reason Scripture: Esther 4:1-14   \u201cI am only one. But still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that … <\/p>\n

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