Speaker: Steve Brown
# of Discs: 4

Don't kid yourself. The odds are against you. What can you do? Simply remember you're a Christian. Behind the scenes, there is a God who really loves you and is truly in charge. So, the truth is, the odds are not against you after all. There is another reality—another story, a truer story—going on. Our story in the book of Esther. The Nature of Evil: We are sinners (we can't speak as outsiders of the human race) and there really is a devil, a persistent evil directed at God's people. You can't hear the good news until you've heard the bad news. The Providence of God: God is sovereign, and God is good and good all the time. Esther is an unlikely model, but God lifts her up, makes her a part of the history of redemption and uses her in an amazing way. The Astonishment of Grace: How odd that God should pick the Jews...and should pick us. How God uses some very messed up people to glorify himself. If he can use them, he can use us. The Joy of a Finale: It all ends in a celebration. God likes a party! A picture of you and where you're headed.