Introduction to the Theme: Discuss what "faith in times of uncertainty" means.

• Reflect on personal experiences of uncertainty.
• How does uncertainty affect our faith?

1. Abraham: Faith in God's Promise

   • Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4, Genesis 22:1-18
   • Key Points:
     • Abraham’s call to leave his homeland without knowing where he was going.
     • His willingness to sacrifice Isaac, trusting in God's provision.
   • Discussion Questions:
     • How did Abraham show faith when he didn’t have all the answers?
     • How can we develop a faith that trusts in God’s promises when they aren’t immediately clear?

2. Job: Faith Through Suffering

   • Scripture: Job 1-2, Job 42:1-6
   • Key Points:
     • Job’s steadfastness even when he lost everything.
     • His dialogue with God and ultimate humility in accepting God's will.
   • Discussion Questions:
     • What can we learn from Job’s faith during his suffering?
     • How do we remain faithful when life feels unfair or overwhelming?

3. Paul: Faith in Persecution and Hardship

   • Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:24-33, Romans 8:28-39
   • Key Points:
     • Paul’s numerous hardships and his faith that God’s love endures through all trials.
     • His belief that nothing can separate believers from God's love.
   • Discussion Questions:
     • How did Paul maintain his faith in the face of persecution and suffering?
     • What are practical ways we can strengthen our faith in difficult times?

Applying the Lessons 

1. How to Maintain Faith in Our Uncertainty
   • Practical Faith-Building Practices:
     • Prayer and reliance on God’s presence.
     • Studying Scripture for reassurance and wisdom.
     • Engaging in fellowship for support.
2. Discussion Questions:
   • How have you handled uncertainty in the past?
   • What areas of your life require deeper faith?
   • How can you encourage others who are struggling with doubt and uncertainty?

Reflection and Prayer 

1. Reflection Exercise:
   • Take a moment to quietly reflect on a current uncertainty or challenge. How can you trust God in this situation?
2. Closing Prayer:
   • Pray for increased faith, trust in God’s plan, and peace in times of uncertainty for all participants.

2 Samuel 22:50-51

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

Luke 18:1  

And he told them a parable that they should always pray and not lose heart.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18  

(16)  Rejoice always,  (17)  pray without ceasing,  (18)  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Matthew 7:7-11  

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 

(8)  For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 

(9)  Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? (10)  Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? (11)  If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Mark 10:46-52

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

Psalm 55:15-17

Let death seize upon them,
and let them go down quick into hell:
for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
As for me, I will call upon God;
and the Lord shall save me.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
and he shall hear my voice.

Psalm 28:1-2

Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me:
lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,
when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Isaiah 29:18-18

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book,
and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord,
and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.

Exodus 32:19

A vessel God is using can get delayed or exempt punishment from God even when they obviously are violating the order of God for a temporary time nonetheless, the punishment awaits without compromise. Its a dangerous game to play.

Rev 1:6

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 5 

5 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. ² He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. ³ This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. ⁴ And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.

According to the Book of Exodus, Aaron first functioned as Moses' assistant. Because Moses complained that he could not speak well, God appointed Aaron as Moses' "prophet" (Exodus 4:10-17; 7:1). At the command of Moses, he let his rod turn into a snake. Then he stretched out his rod in order to bring on the first three plagues.After that, Moses tended to act and speak for himself.

During the journey in the wilderness, Aaron was not always prominent or active. At the battle with Amalek, he was chosen with Hur to support the hand of Moses that held the "rod of God".^[29] When the revelation was given to Moses at biblical Mount Sinai, he headed the elders of Israel who accompanied Moses on the way to the summit. While Joshua went with Moses to the top, however, Aaron and Hur remained below to look after the people.^[30] From here on in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, Joshua appears in the role of Moses' assistant while Aaron functions instead as the first high priest.

Aaron, like Moses, was not permitted to enter Canaan with the Israelites because the two brothers showed impatience at Meribah (Kadesh) in the last year of the desert pilgrimage (Numbers 20:12-13), when Moses brought water out of a rock to quench the people's thirst. Although they had been commanded to speak to the rock, Moses struck it with the staff twice, which was construed as displaying a lack of deference to the LORD (Numbers 20:7-11).

Number 16:1
- 250 elders conspired to overthrow Moses for his apparent high-handed brutality in the name of God
Numbers 26:9
- Children of Aaron disrespected God's word and got punished instantly

Numbers 20:10

Vessels in a Great house

2 Timothy 2:20-21
A good soldier of Christ.
A worker that is approved by God
- In a great house, there are not only vessels of gold and silver,
but also wood and clay. Some for honorable use and some to dishonor
Therefore, If anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable
he will be a vessel for honorable use, made holy and separated for the master's use

Exodus 6:20

- Life of Aaron is filled with intrigues but yet God used him through obedience. Once he started falling out of the obedience of God, he failed woefully.

I pray that believers will learn and see that we cannot be perfect to be used, but we must obey God perfectly to be a vessel unto honor.

Come as you are but change as you proceed.

May you receive wisdom and courage to live in obedience to the word of God.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. Isaiah 10:27

Who wrote the book?

For more than two years during his third missionary journey, Paul ministered in Asia Minor among the people of Ephesus. This was a successful period for the apostle to the Gentiles, who saw many converts among both residents of Ephesus and visitors to the city. One of the visitors converted under Paul’s teaching was a man named Philemon, a slaveowner from the nearby city of Colossae (Philemon 1:19). In the Bible book that bears Philemon’s name, Paul addressed his “beloved brother” as a “fellow worker,” a title given to those who served for a time alongside Paul. (Gospel writers Mark and Luke also received this title later in the letter [1:1, 24]). Clearly, a kinship existed between Paul and Philemon, one that would serve a significant purpose in light of the circumstance that brought about the letter.

Where are we?

A slave named Onesimus had escaped from his owner, Philemon, and had run away from Colossae to Rome in the hope that he could disappear into that populous, urban environment. Once in Rome, Onesimus, either by accident or by his own design, came in contact with Paul, who promptly led the runaway slave to faith in Jesus Christ. Paul had already been planning to send a letter to the Colossian church by the hand of Tychicus. So in AD 60 or 61 from a prison cell in Rome, Paul wrote a personal letter to Philemon and sent Onesimus the slave back to Colossae.

Why is Philemon so important?

The letter to Philemon reminds us that God’s revelation to humanity is intensely personal. In more formal biblical works such as the Gospels or the epistle to the Romans or even Paul’s letters to churches at Philippi or Colossae, it might be easy to get the impression that God does not care or have time for the trials and tribulations in a single household. Philemon stands as one piece of strong evidence to the contrary, revealing that lofty doctrines such as the love of God, forgiveness in Christ, or the inherent dignity of humanity have real and pertinent impact in everyday life. The book of Philemon illustrates that principles like these can and should profoundly affect the lives of believers.

What's the big idea?

Paul’s message to Philemon was a simple one: based on the work of love and forgiveness that had been wrought in Philemon’s heart by God, show the same to the escaped and now-believing slave Onesimus. The apostle’s message would have had extra force behind it because he knew Philemon personally. Paul had explained the gospel to Philemon and had witnessed the profound result: new life blossoming in a once-dead heart (Philemon 1:19). Paul knew that conversion is nothing to trifle with, but that it should be honored and fostered.

So Paul made a request. He wanted Philemon to forgive Onesimus, to accept the slave as a brother in Christ, and to consider sending Onesimus back to Paul, as the apostle found him useful in God’s service (1:11–14). Paul did not minimize Onesimus’s sin. This was not some kind of cheap grace that Paul asked Philemon to offer. No, there was sacrifice required in this request, and because of that, Paul approached the topic with gentleness and care (1:21). His letter to Philemon presents in full color the beautiful and majestic transition from slavery to kinship that comes as a result of Christian love and forgiveness.

Who wrote the book?

For more than two years during his third missionary journey, Paul ministered in Asia Minor among the people of Ephesus. This was a successful period for the apostle to the Gentiles, who saw many converts among both residents of Ephesus and visitors to the city. One of the visitors converted under Paul’s teaching was a man named Philemon, a slaveowner from the nearby city of Colossae (Philemon 1:19). In the Bible book that bears Philemon’s name, Paul addressed his “beloved brother” as a “fellow worker,” a title given to those who served for a time alongside Paul. (Gospel writers Mark and Luke also received this title later in the letter [1:1, 24]). Clearly, a kinship existed between Paul and Philemon, one that would serve a significant purpose in light of the circumstance that brought about the letter.

Where are we?

A slave named Onesimus had escaped from his owner, Philemon, and had run away from Colossae to Rome in the hope that he could disappear into that populous, urban environment. Once in Rome, Onesimus, either by accident or by his own design, came in contact with Paul, who promptly led the runaway slave to faith in Jesus Christ. Paul had already been planning to send a letter to the Colossian church by the hand of Tychicus. So in AD 60 or 61 from a prison cell in Rome, Paul wrote a personal letter to Philemon and sent Onesimus the slave back to Colossae.

Why is Philemon so important?

The letter to Philemon reminds us that God’s revelation to humanity is intensely personal. In more formal biblical works such as the Gospels or the epistle to the Romans or even Paul’s letters to churches at Philippi or Colossae, it might be easy to get the impression that God does not care or have time for the trials and tribulations in a single household. Philemon stands as one piece of strong evidence to the contrary, revealing that lofty doctrines such as the love of God, forgiveness in Christ, or the inherent dignity of humanity have real and pertinent impact in everyday life. The book of Philemon illustrates that principles like these can and should profoundly affect the lives of believers.

What's the big idea?

Paul’s message to Philemon was a simple one: based on the work of love and forgiveness that had been wrought in Philemon’s heart by God, show the same to the escaped and now-believing slave Onesimus. The apostle’s message would have had extra force behind it because he knew Philemon personally. Paul had explained the gospel to Philemon and had witnessed the profound result: new life blossoming in a once-dead heart (Philemon 1:19). Paul knew that conversion is nothing to trifle with, but that it should be honored and fostered.

So Paul made a request. He wanted Philemon to forgive Onesimus, to accept the slave as a brother in Christ, and to consider sending Onesimus back to Paul, as the apostle found him useful in God’s service (1:11–14). Paul did not minimize Onesimus’s sin. This was not some kind of cheap grace that Paul asked Philemon to offer. No, there was sacrifice required in this request, and because of that, Paul approached the topic with gentleness and care (1:21). His letter to Philemon presents in full color the beautiful and majestic transition from slavery to kinship that comes as a result of Christian love and forgiveness.

Are you available for God ?

Once you are saved, you are qualified to share the word of God with others

You must live a consistent life to work for God

You must be available at God’s time and ready to do the tasks he calls you to

Invitation is from God

You must pay attention to things that may cause you to be operating under carnal influence as others may not know when you are no longer operating under the anointing of God

We are all qualified to work for God but it requires fir us to be

- Pure

- Humble

- Ready

Everyone has been given some measure of gift from God

Some are called unto specific tasks