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 \nHope for Those Whose LivesHave Been Dropped and Broken!  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2013  \nSo Broken Yet...So Blessed!  \nHope for Those Whose LivesHave Been Dropped and Broken!  \nPastor Don Metcalf  \nSo Broken Yet...So Blessed!  \nHope for Those Whose Lives Have Been Dropped and Broken!C2002by Donald R.MetcalfPublished by Spirit of Hope Publishing  \nInternational Standard Book Number:1-929753-12-8  \nWritten by Donald R.MetcalfDevelopment Edit by Jerry SeidenCopy Edit by John HelmoreCover Design by Donald R.Metcalf  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nScripture quotations marked NIV are taken from  \nthe HOLYBIBLE,NEWINTERNATIONALVERSION®,NIV®.Copyright ◎1973,1978,1984by International Bible Society.Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.All rights reserved.  \nALLRIGHTSRESERVED  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in aretrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or other-wise—without prior written permission.  \n# For information:\n\nSpirit of Hope PublishingPOBox53642  \nIrvine,California92619-3642Phone &Fax(949)733-1486www.SpiritofHopePublishing.com  \n# Acknowledgements\n\nTomy Lord Jesus Christ:  \nI never dreamed it could be this good.I am“So Blessed!”  \nTomy wife Deborah:  \nYou are the perfect wife!Your friendship has been my strength.Thanks for giving up everything so we couldfollow the dream.The dream has become reality.I love you.  \nTo my daughters,Jennifer and Angela:  \nYou have been the perfect pastor's kids.I loveyou and hope you will be“So Blessed!”as youfollow your dreams and God's call  \nTomy mom:  \nThanks,Mom for all the times I heard you prayfor me.And for all of the times you said,\"Son,some day God is going tobless you for this.\"He did!  \nTo my sister Cindy:  \nOur road was not easy.Still,we are both“So Blessed!”I am proud of you,my big sister.  \nTomy“father-in-the-faith”Roy Roberts:  \nYour touch in my past forged my future andchanged my destiny.Thanks for pokingyour finger in my chest.It worked.  \nThen the LORD replied:\"Write down the revelationand make it plain on tablets  \nso that a herald may run with it.\"Habakkuk 2:2 NIV  \nMay You Be“So Blessed!”  \nTo:  \nFrom:                                          \nDate:                   \nMessage:                              \nFor you did not receive a spirit  \nthat makes you a slave again to fear;but you received the Spirit of sonship.And by him we cry,“Abba,Father.”The Spirit himself testifies with ourspirit that we are God's children.Romans 8:15-16 NIV  \n# Chapter 1\n\nAdopted  \nH  \nave you everr beento the animal sshelter?Lost and stray and abandoned dogs sit in thecages and wait.They wait for one of two pos-sible outcomes.Their best hope,of course,isfor a family.  \nFrom time to time,mothers and fathers bringsons and daughters into the shelter.They walkthe aisles and look from cage to cage.Thebeautiful and cute dogs get all the attention—the“Oohs!”and“Auhs!”And the otherdogs—the old or imperfect,the mangey ormaimed—they are ignored or not seen.No oneholds hope for these unfortunate ones.No onedares to dwell on their fate.After all,it's sur-vival of the fittest—right?  \nWhether you are man or beast,life is tough.The rules of this world favor the strong,thebeautiful,the wealthy,and the well connected.It's who you know,what you have,and what  \nthey say that counts.And the \"have-nots\"willlook to the \"haves\"and dream about whatmight have been.Right?Isn't that the way itgoes?Isn’t that all we can expect?  \nI'ma Christian—a follower of Jesus Christ.But my allegiance to Christ isn’t just becausemy family were church folk.I’m not a Chris-tian because church is the place to make friendsand find business.I'm a Christian because ofJesus Christ himself.His mission and his min-istry reached out and included me.I don't fitwell in this world,but I belong in the Kingdomof God—the Kingdom where Jesus reigns su-preme.  \nJesus was questioned and criticized by ther","cbCaivppB2l9bbdR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivppB2l9bbdR","pdf",3450725,100,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Chapter 1","[{\"question\":\"What does the animal shelter example illustrate about life and attention?\",\"answer\":\"It shows that abandoned dogs wait for outcomes, with families often focusing on the “beautiful and cute” while older or imperfect animals are ignored or overlooked.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author say he became a Christian?\",\"answer\":\"He says his allegiance to Christ is not based on family or social connections, but on Jesus Christ’s mission reaching out and including him.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text connect Jesus’ mission to hope for the lost and broken?\",\"answer\":\"It quotes Jesus’ purpose—“to seek and to save the lost”—and emphasizes that believers belong in God’s kingdom where Jesus reigns supreme.\"}]","So Broken Yet...So Blessed! 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