When God Is Late

Exodus 32:1-6

Have you ever asked yourself, “Where is God ?”

Have you ever felt that God showed up too late, or didn’t show up at all?

If you have, then this lesson may help you to understand why it seemed that God was late.

God and time :

Being eternal , God isn’t confined by time.

2 Peter 3:8; Exodus 3:14.

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However, that is not to say that God is not concerned with time.
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“When are you all leaving on your mission trip to Arizona?” she asked with great interest. When
Crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 14) YOUTH MINISTER given a specific answer, she replied, “I am already praying!”
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Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego (Daniel 3) caleb@churchst.org That may be the first time I have ever heard such a sentiment worded in that way. Of
Daniel in the lion’s den (Daniel 6)
HISPANIC MINISTER course, I hear people say, “I will be praying for you,” or “You are in my prayers.” I hear of plans
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members from our sister congregation in Cornersville are in Kayenta and Many Farms,
The death of Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:21-43) ELDERS Arizona working with these two congregations on the Navajo Reservation. This mission
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may be drawn into a personal relationship with Him.
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 Bobbye Lou Adcock has been in Vanderbilt.
 Ruth Grogan is now at home.

BY CALEB  Jimmie Joe Ketchum is now at home.

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I’m a Christian, Now What? Continue to Remember in Prayer ...
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But, thankfully, there is no amount of good I have to accomplish to save myself (Ephesians 2:8-10). Thankfully, I Ongoing Prayer Needs
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