URBAN LEGEND #1 (Full Service with Music)

2 Timothy 2:15 | Romans 8:28 | 1 John 2:3 | Luke 11:28 | John 14:15 | 2 Timothy 1:9 | Romans 1:6-7 | 1 Timothy 6:12-14 | John 1:12

GOD’S PROMISE:

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”

REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMISE:

If we love God AND are part of His family

TWO TIMES WHEN A BAD THING MIGHT BE … A “GOOD THING”

• If God has something better in mind

• If God knows it’s a necessary step toward a greater good

FOUR REASONS WHY A BAD THING MIGHT BE … A BAD THING

1. Bad Stuff happens to everyone… because we live in a fallen world.

1 Peter 4:12 | Isaiah 5:20

2. Bad Stuff Can Happen … if we ignore God’s warnings.

Romans 6:23 | Proverbs 1:20-33 | Deuteronomy 28:1 | Deuteronomy 28:15

3. Bad Stuff Might Be the Result… of making foolish decisions.

Proverbs 19:2-3 | Proverbs 11:14 | Proverbs 22:3 | Hebrews 10:25

4. Bad Stuff Can Also Happen … if we get caught in a backwash.

Daniel 1:1-6 | 1 Peter 4:19

SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO: A PROMISE CALLED HEAVEN

1 Corinthians 15:19 | Revelation 21:3-5