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LIBERATION FROM LONELINESS
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Faces of Loneliness SLAYING THE IN YOUR
The Faces of Loneliness A. B. C. D. E. F.
The lonely single The lonely spouse The lonely survivor The lonely senior citizen The lonely sufferer The lonely servant of God SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Examples of Loneliness in the Bible SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Moses the Lonely Leader Num 11:14 "I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. (15) "If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now; if I have found favor in Your sight; and do not let me see my wretchedness!" SLAYING THE IN YOUR
David the King Psalms 102:3 For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth. 4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread. 5 Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin. 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. 7 I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop. SLAYING THE IN YOUR
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Psalms 142:4 Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.
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Jeremiah the Prophet Lamentation Jeremiah 9:2 Oh, that I had in the wilderness A lodging place for travelers; That I might leave my people, And go from them! For they are all adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men. SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Paul the Apostle 2 Timothy 4:9 Be diligent to come to me quickly; 10 for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica; Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Paul the Apostle (continued) 2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them.
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LIBERATION FROM LONELINESS
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A. Acknowledge the reality of your loneliness Avoid pious spiritual platitudes B. Accept God’s provision for your loneliness “The true test of a Christian is how they handle their problems. Who they turn SLAYING THE to.” IN YOUR
C. Allow God’s Word to fill your mind and heart Psalms 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me. Hebrews 13:5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." SLAYING THE IN YOUR
D. Activate your network of Christian Friends 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. SLAYING THE IN YOUR
E. Become a Friend Proverbs 18:24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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E. Become a Friend Proverbs 18:24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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Loneliness is a choice Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up SLAYING THE IN YOUR
Searching for Strays Luke 15:4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
As Jesus searched for the ninety and nine we need to reach out and find those who are lost. SLAYING THE IN YOUR
CONCLUSION
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