Biblical Solutions to Problem

PROBLEMS

• may be testing your faith. ^§ Genesis 12:10; ^§ Luke 4:1; ^§ 2 Thes. 1:5

• following God may bring more. ^§ Genesis 12:10; ^§ Exodus 5:4-9; ^§ Exodus 5:22-23

• danger of solving them our way. ^§ Genesis 16:3

• blaming others for ours. ^§ Genesis 16:5

• don’t run away from. ^§ Genesis 16:8

• none too complicated for God. ^§ Genesis 16:13; ^§ Genesis 18:14

• lying brings more. ^§ Genesis 18:15

• God will help solve yours. ^§ Genesis 20:11-13

• God overcomes the impossible ones. ^§ Genesis 21:1-7

• how three patriarchs handled similar ones. ^§ Genesis 30:3

• Christianity doesn’t guarantee problem-free life. ^§ Genesis 35:10; ^§ Psalm 18:32-34

• what they can teach us. ^§ James 1:2-4

• wrong solutions worse than no solutions. ^§ Genesis 37:26-27

• let them make you better, not bitter. ^§ Exodus 1:12

• when you can’t solve yours, God can. ^§ Exodus 2:9

• Moses learned that God can solve any problem. ^§ Exodus 4:6-7

• how God views our problems. ^§ Exodus 4:10-13

• can exercise our patience. ^§ Exodus 5:22-23

• big problems let God give big answers. ^§ Exodus 6:6

• maintain your faith despite them. ^§ Exodus 9:1; ^§ Matthew 14:28; ^§ Mark 5:35-36

• God can get you out of any kind. ^§ Exodus 14:21

• do you complain or pray about them? ^§ Exodus 17:2

• God concerned about each one. ^§ Exodus 39:32

• finding hope in midst of. ^§ Leviticus 26:40-45; ^§ John 5:6

• focus on positive aspects of. ^§ Numbers 13:25-29

• don’t trust God with only the small ones. ^§ Numbers 14:5-9

• from failing to trust God. ^§ Numbers 14:34

• overrating yours. ^§ Numbers 16:13-14

• do you believe God can help you with? ^§ Numbers 21:34

• not usually solved by change of scenery. ^§ Numbers 23:27

• sometimes caused by allowing sin to remain in our lives. ^§ Numbers 33:55

• how to keep them from getting the upper hand. ^§ Deut. 1:22

• our problems are no problem for God to solve. ^§ Deut. 3:1-3

• turn to God first when problems arise. ^§ Judges 4:3

• look first within yourself for why they come. ^§ Judges 6:13

• don’t complain about them without doing something about them. ^§ 1 Samuel 7:2-3

• putting giant ones in perspective. ^§ 1 Samuel 17:26

• let them drive you toward not away from God. ^§ 2 Cor. 1:8-10; ^§ Rev. 2:9-11

• look for solutions rather than blame. ^§ 1 Samuel 30:6

• come from excusing sin. ^§ 1 Kings 11:9-10

• seek God before they come. ^§ 1 Chron. 14:10

• Nehemiah’s approach to problem solving. ^§ Neh. 2:11-17

• don’t question God’s goodness in. ^§ Job 2:10

• refine our character. ^§ Psalm 66:10-12

• give us the potential for praise. ^§ Psalm 107:32

• why God is able to bear ours. ^§ Psalm 145:14

• are you just using God to escape yours? ^§ Jeremiah 21:1-14

• do you rejoice at others’ problems? ^§ Obadiah 1:12

• Jesus controls the storms of life. ^§ Matthew 8:25

• trusting God with. ^§ Mark 4:38-40

• how we underestimate Jesus’ help in. ^§ Mark 4:41

• should not keep us from God. ^§ Mark 5:25-34

• God hasn’t lost sight of yours. ^§ Mark 6:49

• why we should be able to help others with. ^§ Matthew 9:35-38

• how the church should resolve them. ^§ Matthew 18:18; ^§ Acts 15:2

• developing a new attitude toward. ^§ Luke 12:13

• your life not too complex for God. ^§ John 1:3-5; ^§ John 11:4

• don’t let them hinder love. ^§ John 15:17

• make prayer your first step in solving. ^§ Acts 1:12-13

• keeping proper focus on. ^§ Acts 5:1

• how God works them all for good. ^§ Romans 8:28

• why some churches seem to have so many. ^§ 1 Cor. 3:10-17

• legalism causes us to look for. ^§ 1 Cor. 10:25-27

• must be confronted in the church. ^§ 1 Cor. 16:24; ^§ Galatians 2:2-3

• may be a sign of effective living. ^§ 1 Thes. 3:1-3

• God will end all yours in eternity. ^§ Rev. 7:17

CONFLICT(S)

• between Cain and Abel.

• PROFILE: Cain

• take the initiative to solve. ^§ Genesis 13:5-9

• preparing for. ^§ Genesis 14:14-16

• when it’s wise to avoid them. ^§ Genesis 26:17-22

• not always worth the consequences. ^§ Numbers 20:21

• try to make peace first. ^§ Joshua 22:11-34

• talk before you fight.

• PROFILE: Jephthah

• find common goals bigger than your differences. ^§ 2 Samuel 3:1

• Jesus controls the storms of life. ^§ Matthew 8:25

• between believers and unbelievers. ^§ Matthew 10:34-39

• how the church should resolve them. ^§ Matthew 18:18

• accepting Jesus may lead to conflict. ^§ Luke 12:51-53

• finding peace in conflict. ^§ John 14:27-29

• need not affect spiritual unity. ^§ Acts 4:32

• sometimes inevitable for the Christian. ^§ Acts 5:29

• how churches in Antioch and Jerusalem resolved theirs. ^§ Acts 15:2

• God works through. ^§ Acts 15:36-39

• should Christians go to court over? ^§ 1 Cor. 6:1-6; ^§ 1 Cor. 6:6-8

• selfish desires often a cause of. ^§ James 4:1-3