Sermon - 30 June 2013 by Bruce McCallum

2. Psalm 30:5 (NIV)
5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his
favour lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain
for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 66:1 (NIV)
1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

3. Matthew 5:4 (NIV)
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be
comforted.

5. Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7
And the peace of God, which transcends all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus.

6. James 1:2 (NIV)
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever
you face trials of many kinds,
James 1:2 (ESV)
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet
trials of various kinds,

7. James 1:3 (NIV)
3 because you know that the testing of your
faith develops perseverance.
James 1:3 (MSG)
3 You know that under pressure, your faith-life
is forced into the open and shows its true
colours.

8. Habakkuk 2:1 (NIV)
1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on
the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say
to me, and what answer I am to give to this
complaint.

9. Habbakuk 3:16-19
16 I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at
the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs
trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of
calamity to come on the nation invading us. 17 Though
the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on
the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields
produce no food, though there are no sheep in the
pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the
Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19 The Sovereign
Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a
deer, he enables me to go on the heights.

10. 19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes
my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me
to go on the heights.