Hope For The Troubled Heart

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[Pt. 1.] World in pain -- Pain of wars -- Pain of lawlessness -- Pain of economic collapse -- Pain of family failure -- Pain of a ravished earth -- Pain of affluence -- Seen or unseen pain -- Me? what for? -- Mirror of despair -- Walking through the rubble -- [pt. 2.] His unfailing love -- What is God like? -- That amazing love -- Like father, like son -- How can we comprehend his love? -- What God's love can't do -- No place to hide -- [pt. 3.] Into each life some rain ... -- Who said life was fair? -- The popularity cult -- The cost of discipleship -- Gretchen's story -- Cross bearers with long faces -- Take heart! -- Suffering is not in vain -- [pt. 4] Pain in paradise -- The first sinner commits the first sin -- The way it was -- The first perfect relation -- Satan's tactics -- Beginning of sorrow -- What is this thing called sin? -- One crisis after another -- Confusion of good and evil -- Pain in paradise: suffering at home -- [pt. 5] Why Jesus suffered -- God joined us -- The cross: symbol of suffering -- All signs point to the cross -- Is God on trial? -- [pt. 6] Who sinned? -- Who needs job's friends? -- Mistaken thinking about suffering -- The trials to come -- God tells us our faults -- Stronger medicine -- Sex: sin and not sin -- [pt. 7] Why God's children suffer -- Tactical errors -- Because we are human -- Because we sin or disobey God -- To discipline us -- Can we profit from pain? -- To lead us to the Bible -- To deepen our fellowship with God -- Suffering teaches us patience -- [pt. 8] What do I do when I hurt? -- Resentment is a killer -- Suffering with a sigh -- It's all in the attitude -- Closer my God to thee or farther away -- Rewards here and later -- [pt. 9] When your heart is breaking -- Many faces of grief -- Wounded hearts -- Many faces of persecution -- Can you relate to Paul? -- The pain of personal failure -- [pt. 10] The fourth man in the fire -- A huge book of promises -- God promises us a refuge -- He is our shield and our refuge -- God is our strength -- He promises to shepherd us -- When Jesus was Jenny's shepherd -- He promises to provide superabundantly -- When do we need him? -- God promises to send his angels -- He walks with us through the fire -- [pt. 11] How to pray thorugh the pain -- Our prayer model -- A friend who cares -- Pattern for prayer -- The power of prayer -- Pray, don't panic -- Creative silence -- Prayer is a place in your heart -- Thy will be done -- [pt. 12] Storing up for the storm -- What would you do? -- Will we escape religious persecution? -- Persecutions of the heart -- God's storehouse -- Take your Bible off the shelf -- Be a prayer warrior before the battle begins -- Practice the presence of Christ -- Family power -- [pt. 13] How to help the hurting people -- Are we approachable? -- Are you available? -- Don't add to the hurt -- Bear one another's burdens -- Pray for those who are hurt -- Pious platitudes don't help -- Who are the best comforters? -- [pt. 14] Schoolroom for heaven -- I don't want to think about it -- Is your house in order? -- Golden minutes of opportunity -- What an opportunity! -- What is death? -- How do we know there is life after death? -- Death is the coronation of a Christian -- Death is a rest -- Death is a departure -- Death is a transition -- Death his different for the believer -- Jesus gave us the key -- [pt. 15] No more troubles -- Where is heaven? -- Beautiful home and gardens -- Happiness is heaven -- No boredom -- The ultimate family reunion -- The head of the house -- But I love earh -- Heaven is a city -- Full potential -- Together forever -- The final victory -- A voice from beyond.