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In Trouble, Not Alone

biblical promise of presence

Scripture does not guarantee a life free of trouble. It does promise that the people of God are not abandoned in it. “I am with you” is spoken into fear, exile, and weakness. The presence does not always remove the pressure. It keeps the pressure from being the whole story.

How you’d preach it

The promise is not always escape from trouble. It is presence in it.

  • Presence
  • Rest
  • Suffering

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