Our Response

Hello Church family! Due to technical difficulties, the audio version of the message is unavailable this week. However, if you would like to read the Scriptures Pastor Steve referenced in his message about how we, as Christians, should respond to what is happening in our world today, I have listed them below with a few notes from the message and links to the verses on Bible Gateway.

Call to Worship: Psalm 91:1-11
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;

Our Response

1 Peter 1:6-9: trials prove your faith, and faith brings joy

James 1:2: trials should evoke a joyful response from us

1 Corinthians 10:13: temptation is not a sin, but how you respond may be

1 Peter 1:3-5: we have been given a Living Hope

Job 1:20-22: don’t blame God, learn from Him

James 4:8: the more you lean into God, the more strength He gives

James 1:5: ask God how you should respond to your trials

Joshua 1:9: don’t let fear rule your life

Matthew 6:25-34: don’t let worry consume your thoughts

Romans 12:16-21: live in harmony with one another

Galatians 5:25: walk in the Spirit, not in our own ways