slides for a message given by Pastor Bob Brown at Plymouth Meeting E.C. Church.

1. “When Life Doesn’t
Make Sense”
(The Story of
Esther)

2. Introduction to
the story

3. A stubborn queen

4. A new queen
found- Esther

5. Mordecai reports
a plot

6. Haman is
promoted

7. Mordecai refuses
to bow; Haman
plots revenge

8. The king signs
a law to kill all
the Jews!

9. Mordecai tells
Esther to talk to
the King

10. All the Jews pray
for Esther’s success

11. Esther plans
a banquet for
Haman. But
he builds a
gallows for
Mordecai

12. The King
can’t sleep,
and is
reminded of
Mordecai’s
good deed.

13. The King plans to
honor Mordecai
and orders Haman
to carry out the
plan he thought
was for himself.

14. Esther pleads for
the Jews’ welfare

15. Haman is hung on
his own gallows

16. Mordecai is
promoted

17. The Jews permitted
to defend
themselves

18. Great joy among
the Jews

19. The Jews defend
themselves

20. The Feast of Purim
commanded to be
celebrated

21. III. Practical
Lessons

22. Life can be hard

23. When it is, don’t
turn away from
God; turn to Him

24. God is
sovereign
over all,
even when
life doesn’t
make sense

25. God is always
present

26. God is always
working when
we are
unaware

27. We should pray for
protection, wisdom
and guidance

28. The purpose of
His providence is
to reveal Himself
as God!

29. The providence of
God helps us trust
Him.

30. God has the
power to weave
all events for
our good and
His glory.