SPECULATION (v3-11, 18-20) a) Bad Teachers and Bad Teaching b) The Urgency of the Charge c) The Motive of the Charge d) The Result of not responding to the Charge TRANSFORMATION (v12-17) a) Mercy Received b) Grace Overflowed c) Glory Displayed
1) PAIN! (v1-3) Mordecai laments 2) POISE! (v4-12) Hathach intercedes 3) PURPOSE! (v13-17) Esther responds LESSONS: 1. When in distress pour out your heart 2. Never forget God uses nobodies 3. Never underestimate the power of one 4. Do not be intimidated by the unknown 5. Give God your all 6. God is still on…
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1. The ladies needed to be REMINDED (v1-10) 2. The disciples were not PERSUADED (v11) 3. Peter saw for himself and MARVELLED (v12)
1. ITS REALITY! The world’s most devastating malady 2. ITS ROBBERY! Robs us of confidence, identity, humanity & dignity 3. ITS REMEDY! A community of care The Friend who sticks closer than a brother
What do we see in the mirror? (v1-8) Devastation and Desperation What do we do with what we see in the mirror? (v9-15a) Recognition and Confession What has God done with what He sees in the mirror? (v15b-21) Intervention and Salvation