Trapped in hopeless despair – Part 2

Introduction:

o   Everything in the scriptures is given to know: Who is Christ, what did he come to do, what did he accomplish, where is he now and what is he doing now?

·       John 5:46-47ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:46 – 47

·       Mark 4:9-11ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕ:9 – 11

I)        A Furious Enemy (vs. 4-9)ܕܸܫܡܸܢ ܒܟܲܪܒܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ 

o   Exodus 14:8-9ܡܦܩܢܐ ܝܕ:8 – 9  

o   Romans 8:33ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:33  

o   I Peter 5:10ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܿܣ ܗ:10  

II)         Entangled in the Wilderness (vs. 3)ܫܓܼܝܼܫܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ

o   Exodus 14:10-12ܡܦܩܢܐ ܝܕ:10 – 12  

o   Psalm 107:23-24ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܙ:23 – 24  

III)       Direction for Every Dilemma (vs. 13-15)ܟ̰ܵܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܟܠ ܟ̰ܵܬܘܼܢܘܼܬܵܐ

a.       Fear Not ܠܵܐ ܙܵܕܸܥܬ

o   Isaiah 41:10-14ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡܐ:10 – 14 

1.       Are you alone?   ܠܵܐ ܙܵܕܥܸܬ: ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܥܵܡܘܼܟܼ ܝܼܘܸܢ ܐܵܢܵܐ

2.       Are you dismayed? ܠܵܐ ܚܵܝܪܸܬ (ܒܘܼܬ ܗܲܝܲܪܬܵܐ): ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܼܘܸܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܟܼ

3.       Are you weak? ܒܸܬ ܙܲܪܒܸܢܸܢܘܼܟܼ

4.       Are you destitute? ܒܸܬ ܗܲܝܸܪܸܢܘܼܟܼ

5.       Are you about to fall or already fallen? ܒܸܬ ܣܵܢܕܸܢܘܼܟܼ ܒܝܼܵܡܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܙܲܕܝܼܩܘܼܬܝܼ

6.       Are you fearful of failure?  ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܟܼ ܕܵܒܼܩܵܢܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܝܼܘܼܟܼ

b.       Stand Still ܟܠܹܡܘܿܢ ܫܵܘܦܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ

o   Proverbs 3:5-6ܡܬܠ̈ܐ ܓ:5 – 6  

c.        Seeܚܙܸܡܘܿܢ ܠܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ

o   Isaiah 45:20-22ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡܗ:20 – 22 

d.       Go Forwardܟܵܘܟ̰ܝܼ (ܚܘܼܫܘܿܢ ܩܵܕ݉ܡܵܝ) 

Conclusion:                                                Deuteronomy 20:4ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܟ:4