HARVEST FEST IS COMING!
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Saturday, 26 October 2019 from 2:00pm--5:00pm
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Apple Valley Church of the Nazarene, 12935 Central Rd. Apple Valley, CA
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Pony rides, petting zoo, face painter, balloon artist, games and more!!
Open to the public and fun for the whole family.....See you there!!
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WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE …
“Walking in the Dark” #6 – Job 4:3-8, 8:3-10, 11:13-20, 13:1-6
Alexander Nehamas wrote a book called, “On Friendship.” He writes, “Friendship is difficult to describe.” Job’s three friends prove how true that really is!
- Eliphaz tells Job: “God is angry with you.”
- Bildad tells Job: “Your troubles are your own fault.”
- Zophar tells Job: “God is punishing you.”
- “How can I help a HURTING friend?”
- Empathize, don’t criticize
- When you speak, speak CAREFULLY
- “Why are his friends so DETERMINED?”
- Other people’s pain makes us feel anxious and insecure about our own lives.
- “A man with a true experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.”
- “How do caring friends RESPOND?”
- Note the importance of just being there, sitting, crying, caring and listening with them!
- One of the most striking things about Job’s friends is that they NEVER asked for God’s help in understanding Job’s problems. They NEVER pray with him!
- But Job prayed for his friends …
- Pay close attention to Jesus’ own words in John 15:12-17 – “Love one another!”
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