Hope for the Troubled Heart by Graham, Billy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword 1. World in Pain

Pain of Wars Pain of Lawlessness Pain of Economic Collapse Pain of Family Failure Pain of a Ravished Earth Pain of Affluence Seen or Unseen Pain Me? What For? Mirror of Despair Walking Through the Rubble

2. His Unfailing Love

What Is God Like? That Amazing Love Like Father, Like Son How Can We Comprehend His Love? What God’s Love Can’t Do No Place to Hide

3. Into Each Life Some Rain

Who Said Life Was Fair? The Popularity Cult The Cost of Discipleship Gretchen’s Story Cross-Bearers with Long Faces Take Heart! Suffering Is Not in Vain

4. Pain in Paradise

The First Sinner Commits the First Sin The Way It Was The First Perfect Relationship Satan’s Tactics Beginning of Sorrow What Is This Thing Called Sin? One Crisis After Another Confusion of Good and Evil Pain in Paradise: Suffering at Home

5. Why Jesus Suffered

God Joined Us The Cross: Symbol of Suffering All Signs Point to the Cross Is God on Trial?

6. Who Sinned?

Who Needs Job’s Friends? Mistaken Thinking About Suffering The Trials Come God Tells Us Our Faults Stronger Medicine Sex: Sin and Not Sin

7. Why God’s Children Suffer

Tactical Errors Because We Are Human Because We Sin or Disobey God To Discipline Us Can We Profit from Pain? To Lead Us to the Bible To Deepen Our Fellowship with God Suffering Teaches Us Patience

8. What Do I Do When I Hurt?

Resentment Is a Killer Suffering with a Sigh It’s All in the Attitude Closer My God to Thee or Farther Away? Rewards Here and Later

9. When Your Heart Is Breaking

Many Faces of Grief Wounded Hearts Many Faces of Persecution Can You Relate to Paul? The Pain of Personal Failure

10. The Fourth Man in the Fire

A Book of Promises God Promises Us a Refuge He Is Our Shield and Our Refuge God Is Our Strength He Promises to Shepherd Us When Jesus Was Jenny’s Shepherd He Promises to Provide Superabundantly When Do We Need Him? God Promises to Send His Angels He Walks with Us Through the Fire

11. How to Pray Through the Pain

Our Prayer Model A Friend Who Cares Pattern for Prayer The Power of Prayer Pray, Don’t Panic Creative Silence Prayer Is a Place in Your Heart Thy Will Be Done

12. Storing Up for the Storms

What Would You Do? Will We Escape Religious Persecution? Persecutions of the Heart God’s Storehouse Take Your Bible off the Shelf Be a Prayer Warrior Before the Battle Begins Practice the Presence of Christ Family Power

13. How to Help the Hurting People

Are We Approachable? Are You Available? Don’t Add to the Hurt Bear One Another’s Burdens Pray for Those Who Hurt Pious Platitudes Don’t Help Who Are the Best Comforters?

14. Schoolroom for Heaven

I Don’t Want to Think About It Is Your House in Order? Golden Minutes of Opportunity What an Opportunity! What Is Death? How Do We Know There Is Life After Death? Death Is the Coronation of a Christian Death Is a Rest Death Is a Departure Death Is a Transition Death Is Different for the Believer Jesus Gave Us the Key

15. No More Troubles

Where Is Heaven? Beautiful Home and Gardens Happiness Is Heaven No Boredom The Ultimate Family Reunion The Head of the House But I Love Earth Heaven Is a City Full Potential Together Forever The Final Victory A Voice from Beyond

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