2. An Advent Sermon Series: Finding God in Unexpected Places

3. Finding God in Our Disappointments REDEMPTION ROCK PASTOR MIKE PRATT DECEMBER 7, 2015

4. Where’s your Bible? Time to find Matthew 1:18-21

5. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job

6. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job  Miscarriage

7. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job  Miscarriage  Broken Marriage

8. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job  Miscarriage  Broken Marriage  Illness

9. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job  Miscarriage  Broken Marriage  Illness  Children issues

10. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job  Miscarriage  Broken Marriage  Illness  Children issues  Death of loved one

11. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job  Miscarriage  Broken Marriage  Illness  Children issues  Death of loved one  Broken Friendship

12. All of us deal with disappointment…  Loss of Job  Miscarriage  Broken Marriage  Illness  Children issues  Death of loved one  Broken Friendship  The Patriots lose to the Broncos!

13. Scriptures Matthew 1:18-21 Luke 1:26-38

14. Why do Disappointments Happen?  God allows disappointments in our lives to encourage us to fully trust Him.

15. Why do Disappointments Happen?  God allows disappointments in our lives to encourage us to fully trust Him.  God uses the way we deal with disappointments to witness to others.

16. Why do Disappointments Happen?  God allows disappointments in our lives to encourage us to fully trust Him.  God uses the way we deal with disappointments to witness to others.  Sometimes God just wants to let us know that he’s in control.

17. What am I supposed to do?

18. Rejoice !

19.  Don’t avoid them  Don’t pretend they don’t exist

20. Rejoice not in spite of your disappointments but because of them!

21. God is in control and working everything out for our good!