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In God We Trust. Psalm 18:1-3. Trust in God. Paul and his companions faced threat of death in Asia, 2 Cor. 1:8-11 (Acts 19:21-41) Trusted God to deliver them Trust is the primary idea of faith : Fully persuaded to believe and to act on what is believed, Heb . 11:11; Rom . 4:18-22.
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In God We Trust Psalm 18:1-3
Trust in God • Paul and his companions faced threat of death in Asia, 2 Cor. 1:8-11 (Acts 19:21-41) • Trusted God to deliver them • Trust is the primary idea of faith: • Fully persuaded to believe and to act on what is believed, Heb. 11:11; Rom. 4:18-22
Trust in God • In whom or what do you trust to save you from your sins? • In whom or what do you trust to direct you in the decisions you make in your life?
To Save You? THE SAVIORActs 4:12; 5:31; 13:23 SELF, John 9:35-41 (3:18) “We know”: Unwilling to be humble, Jn. 9:41, 24, 29 The arrogant trust in: Intellect, Rom. 1:21; Acts 17:18-21; 1 Cor. 1:18-21 Emotions, Acts 26:9 Experience, Jgs. 21:25 Desires, 2 Kgs. 5:10-12 • His name, Matt. 1:21 • His mission, Luke 19:10 • His healing, Matt. 9:9-13 • Will not be put to shame, 1 Peter 2:6 • Call on His name and be saved! Acts 2:21, 37-41
To Teach You? TRUTH: Word of God Jno. 17:17 (8:31-32; 45-47) TRADITION (Handed down by men) Human, 1 Pet. 1:18 Church, Matt. 15:1-9 (Jer. 18:18) Applications: Christmas (Jesus’ birth) Respectable worldliness Unauthorized worship • Path of life, Psa. 119:105 • Protects from sin, Psa. 119:9-11 • Good judgment, Psa. 119:66 • Applications: Parents, elders, preachers, teachers, every saint
To Define You? FAITH Hebrews 11:1 FRIENDS, FAMILYPsalm 146:3-4 Friends may entice us to sin, Prov. 1:10-19(1 Cor. 15:33) Family who demand your devotion at the expense of your faith and your salvation, 1 Cor. 7:15 • One who trusts in God, Rom. 8:31-37 • Obedient disciple, Heb. 5:8-9; 11:4, 7-11, 17 • A friend of God, Jas. 2:20-23
CHOICE Our choice of whom to trust brings a curse or a blessing, Jer. 17:5-8 • God delivers the righteous, 2 Tim. 4:17-18 • My strength and salvation, Psa. 18:1-2 • “I will put My trust in Him”, Heb. 2:13