Church 8/26/2023
Offertory scripture:
Psalm 91:1-2
God has a plan for you, and in that plan there is a calling and a gifting.
Sermon message:
God is good.
Thesis: Trust God.
Proverbs 3:5
Proverbs 29:25 don’t put your trust in man; put your trust in God.
Isaiah 26:3
Psalm 56:3
Psalm 118:8-9 it is better to trust God than people, or even human leaders.
Consider King Hezekiah.
He was king during the time Israel was divided into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah.
Hezekiah’s father was a terrible man and a terrible king. He kicked God out of Judah.
When Hezekiah became king he undid the terrible things that his father did as king. He destroyed all the pagan stuff his dad did and returned Israel to worshiping God as the true God of the kingdom of Judah.
Point #1: When you put God first, He will bless you.
2 chronicles 31:21
Hezekiah put God first.
Matthew 6:33
Here is Hezekiah, doing things for God. But then…
The Syrian army comes and invades Judah. They’re going to come destroy Jerusalem. But Hezekiah turned to God…
2 chronicles 32:8
Hezekiah believed God.
2 chronicles 32:10-15 the king of Assyria mocking Hezekiah and his faith in God.
Similarly the above passage is what Satan whispers to God’s people to discourage them or dissuade them.
2 chronicles 32:16 sometimes other leaders will mock the God of the Bible, and His believers as well.
2 chronicles 32:17-19 the king of Assyria also sent letters mocking God.
Our God is not a pagan god nor a figment of a person’s imagination. He is real and able to save us and rescue us.
2 chronicles 32:20
Hezekiah and Isaiah prayed to God and cried out to Him.
2 chronicles 32:21 God delivered. And the king of Assyrian king met his fate.
Point #2: Trust God; you’re not alone.
The examples of king Hezekiah, king David, and countless other believers—they’re with you; they’ve been there.
Point #3: Trust God; he will not be mocked.
He may tolerate it for a while. But not forever.
Galatians 6:7
Trust God; He will handle your situation.
Point #4: Trust God. It’s not over.
The enemy may say it’s over. But it’s not over. Trust God. It’s not over.
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