{"id":9102,"date":"2020-07-13T09:37:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T13:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=9102"},"modified":"2020-07-13T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T13:37:48","slug":"securityforunsuretimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2020\/07\/securityforunsuretimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Security for Unsure Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2020 THEME: TRUTH<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1>SERIES: Promises, Promises<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE:\u00a0 Security for Unsure Times<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture:\u00a0 Romans 8: 31-39<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>I.\u00a0 GOD IS FOR US<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIf God is for us\u201d is actually \u201c(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Because<\/strong><\/span>) God is for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n\u201cThe Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?\u201d Ps.27:1<\/p>\n<h4>\nII.\u00a0 GOD DEFENDS US<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">When the enemy of our souls takes shots at us, God defends us. He is the One who (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>justifies<\/strong><\/span>) us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">When people are condemning us, He is the One who is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>interceding<\/strong><\/span>) for us.<\/p>\n<h4>\nIII. GOD BATTLES FOR US<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Tribulation- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Being squeezed<\/strong><\/span>) or under pressure<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Distress- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Strict confinement<\/strong><\/span>), helplessly hemmed in<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Persecution- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Affliction<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Famine- Result of persecution. (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Denied food<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Nakedness- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Destitution<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Danger- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Peril<\/strong><\/span>), exposed to danger<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Sword- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Death<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In all of these, or in spite of these, Paul concludes two things:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1) We are (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>more than conquerors<\/strong><\/span>)<br \/>\n2) Nothing (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>will separate us<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>Next Week: Theme: Truth! Series: Promises, Promises<\/p>\n<p>Title:\u00a0 Endurance for the Long Haul- Jer. 2:1-19; Heb. 12:1-3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 THEME: TRUTH SERIES: Promises, Promises TITLE:\u00a0 Security for Unsure Times Scripture:\u00a0 Romans 8: 31-39 &nbsp; I.\u00a0 GOD IS FOR US &nbsp; \u201cIf God is for us\u201d is actually \u201c(Because) God is for us.\u201d \u201cThe Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? 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