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 Faces

of

Loneliness

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The Faces of Loneliness

A. The lonely single

B. The lonely spouse
C. The lonely survivor
D. The lonely senior citizen
E. The lonely sufferer
F. The lonely servant of God

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Examples of

Loneliness in

the Bible
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Moses the Lonely Leader

Num 11:14 "I am not able to bear all these

people alone, because the burden is too
heavy for me. (15) "If You treat me like
this, please kill me here and now; if I
have found favor in Your sight; and do
not let me see my wretchedness!"

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David the King

Psalms 102:3 For my days are consumed like

smoke, And my bones are burned like a
hearth. 4 My heart is stricken and withered
like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread. 5
Because of the sound of my groaning My
bones cling to my skin. 6 I am like a pelican
of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the
desert. 7 I lie awake, And am like a sparrow
alone on the housetop.
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David the King (continued)

Psalms 142:4 Look on my right hand and

see, For there is no one who
acknowledges me; Refuge has failed
me; No one cares for my soul.

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Jeremiah the Prophet

Lamentation

Jeremiah 9:2 Oh, that I had in the

wilderness A lodging place for travelers;
That I might leave my people, And go
from them! For they are all adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.
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Paul the Apostle

2 Timothy 4:9 Be diligent to come to me

quickly; 10 for Demas has forsaken me,
having loved this present world, and has
departed for Thessalonica; Crescens for
Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke
is with me. Get Mark and bring him with
you, for he is useful to me for ministry.

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Paul the Apostle (continued)

2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense no

one stood with me, but all forsook me.
May it not be charged against them.

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A. Acknowledge the reality of your
loneliness

Avoid pious spiritual platitudes

B. Accept God’s provision for your

loneliness

“The true test of a Christian is how they

handle their problems. Who they turn
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C. Allow God’s Word to fill your mind
and heart

Psalms 27:10 When my father and my mother

forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of
me.

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conduct be without

covetousness; be content with such things
as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will
never leave you nor forsake you."
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D. Activate your network of Christian
Friends

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as

He is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of
Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from
all sin.
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E. Become a Friend

Proverbs 18:24 A man who has friends

must himself be friendly, But there is a
friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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E. Become a Friend

Proverbs 18:24 A man who has friends

must himself be friendly, But there is a
friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Loneliness is a choice

Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one,

Because they have a good reward for
their labor. 10 For if they fall, one will lift
up his companion. But woe to him who
is alone when he falls, For he has no one
to help him up

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 Searching for Strays

Luke 15:4 "What man of you, having a hundred

sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the
ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one
which is lost until he finds it?

As Jesus searched for the ninety and

nine we need to reach out
and find those who are lost.
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CONCLUSION

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