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“Good News in Bad Times!”
Psalm 12
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A Little Good News I rolled out this morning
Kids had the mornin’ news show on Bryant Gumbel was talkin’ ‘bout the fighting in Lebannon Some senator was squawkin’ ‘bout the bad economy It’s gonna get worse you see, we need a change in policy. Anne Murray
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A Little Good News There’s a local paper rolled up in a rubber band
One more sad story’s one more than I can stand Just once how I’d like to see the headline say “Not much to print today, can’t find nothin’ bad to say”, because Anne Murray
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A Little Good News Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town Nobody OD’ed, nobody burned a single buildin’ down Nobody fired a shot in anger, nobody had to die in vain We sure could use a little good news today. Anne Murray
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A Little Good News I’ll come home this evenin’
I’ll bet that the news will be the same Somebody takes a hostage, somebody steals a plane How I wanna hear the anchor man talk about a county fair And how we cleaned up the air, how everybody learned to care Whoa, tell me Anne Murray
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A Little Good News Nobody was assassinated in the whole Third Word today And in the streets of Ireland, all the children had to do was play And everybody loves everybody in the good Old USA We sure could use a little good news today Anne Murray
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A Little Good News Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town Nobody OD’ed, nobody burned a single buildin’ down (fade) Nobody fired a shot in anger, nobody had to die in vain We sure could use a little good news today. Anne Murray
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To better realize the good news we have in these bad times
Purpose: To better realize the good news we have in these bad times
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I The Making for Bad Times
A. Loss of Honesty/Holiness B. Hypocrisy/Flattery Prevalent
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September, 1983, then Secretary of Interior, James Watt in announcing his commission for reviewing his coal leasing policies said: “We have every kind of mix you can have: a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple… And we have talent…” James G. Watt
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“Jim Watt’s recent utterance was careless, not callus
“Jim Watt’s recent utterance was careless, not callus. It was not said with any bigotry, bitterness or prejudice…” Ronald Reagan
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“I can give a lot more credence to certain of Jim Watt’s critics if I hadn’t heard the way they talk in private…” Paul Harvey
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With so much fakery, do you know whom to believe and trust?
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I The Making for Bad Times
A. Loss of Honesty/Holiness B. Hypocrisy/Flattery Prevalent C. Just and Holy are Debased
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“Pharaoh said, ‘Who is the Lord, that I should obey him…?’”
Exodus 5:2 “Pharaoh said, ‘Who is the Lord, that I should obey him…?’”
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I The Making for Bad Times
A. Loss of Honesty/Holiness B. Hypocrisy/Flattery Prevalent C. Just and Holy are Debased D. Poor/Needy are Oppressed E. Leaders Promote/Protect Wickedness
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Proverbs 28:28 “When the wicked rise to power, the people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.”
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Proverbs 29:2 “When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.”
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I The Making for Bad Times
A. Loss of Honesty/Holiness B. Hypocrisy/Flattery Prevalent C. Just and Holy are Debased D. Poor/Needy are Oppressed E. Leaders Promote/Protect Wickedness We’ve all contributed to making bad times…
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II The Making of Good News in Bad Times
A. We Have God to Trust B. God Will Deal With the Proud
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Proverbs 16:5 “The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: they will not go unpunished.”
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“… God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
James 4:6 & 1 Peter 5:5 “… God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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II The Making of Good News in Bad Times
A. We Have God to Trust B. God Will Deal With the Proud C. God Will Deliver the Oppressed
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Galatians 4:4 “But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law…”
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II The Making of Good News in Bad Times
A. We Have God to Trust B. God Will Deal With the Proud C. God Will Deliver the Oppressed D. God’s Word is Solid
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Conclusion and Summary:
I have a file I keep entitled “Current Trends” subtitled Signs of the Times. Want to share a survey conducted by George Barna Research Group in Sept/Oct, 2000… The good news is it doesn’t have to be this way. We have God’s good news in the Gospel of Christ…
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