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Counting Our Blessings - 1.  Forgiveness for all our sins 2.  Soul health 3.  Salvation from physical destruction 4.  Satisfaction  -  Bumps give us time to be satisfied 5.  Strength - Counting your blessings make us strong.

The local church - 1.  Pleases God 2.  Gets our priorities right 3.  Leads to paths of righteousness

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1.  Benefactor - (someone who gives an inheritance to another)   God is our benefactor 2.  Substitute - (alternative for another) Jesus was our substitute 3.  Beneficiary - (one who receives a gift from the benefactor) We are the beneficiaries 4.  Benefit - We become righteous before God

1.  Reality 2.  Reason 3.  Resource

1.  God gives us WHAT we need. 2.  God knows WHEN we need something. 3.  God knows WHY we need it.

1.  Expect the Unexpected 2.  Expect to be Inspected 3.  Expect to be Directed

An anchor keeps something from drifting. 1.  God helps those who cannot help themselves. 2.  Grace gives us courage.

God is not fooled because He is omniscient. God is not fooled because: 1.  Absolute standards that God give us 2.  After salvation we can still sin  3.  Absolute law

Fickle = someone or something that changes their mind, feelings, or behavior suddenly and without a clear reason, making them hard to trust or rely on. God is unchanging, dependable, trustworthy - His standards remain the same.

1.  God plans His plan 2.  God works His plan 3.  God's plan works

1.  God is responsible 2.  God is right (Just) 3.  God has a right

1.  Our Confusion 2.  Our Companion 3.  Our Confidence