Trust in the LORD
Proverbs 3:5-6
We are called to trust in a God we cannot see.
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Text Message:
- God whispers, “Trust:”
*In our divine appointments,and ourdisappointments.
*In our break throughs, and our break downs.
*In our rejoicing, and ourregrets.
*When our heart is full, and in our heartaches.
- So, how do we trust in what we can’t see?
See every season in life as an opportunity to know God. - Circle the work “acknowledge” in Verse 6 above.
- This Hebrew verb could be translated, “really get to know.”
- It includes the ideas of experiencing God, intimacy, and the giving of oneself in a relationship.
- The idea here is not to know God to get something else (like direction, wisdom, etc.), but that knowing God isfirst-priority.
- A primary way we do this is reading and obeying God’s Word:
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good,and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. Proverbs 16:20
Isn’t it interesting that Jesus and all the apostolic writers of the New Testament said something about prayer?
Could it be that these writers knew that what was most foundational to faith is can also be the most forgotten?
Praise, whether spoken or sang, enables us to focus on what is right with God rather than what is wrong with us.
Scripture can be used to bring us into praise.
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power. Psalm 21:13
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. Psalm 30:4
But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
Psalm 71:We are called to trust in guidance we cannot figure out.
We hit the ground praying for provi
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
Text Message:
- God will guide, but his guidance is given one-step-at-a-time.
- Our nature is to want it all now, so we can know that it works out in the end.
- This is where “trust” takes over. Circle the word in Verse 5.
- The idea behind this word in Hebrew is putting your full weight upon something.
- It’s as if the Psalmist is saying, “Put your full weight in the LORD, and not your own understanding.”
- Now underline the promise in Verse 6.
- Interestingly, the idea here refers to the removal of obstacles from the path to make travel possible and smooth.
- Here the idea is of God making straight the path for someone, but the Bible also contains the reverse idea:
He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the wayof the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” John 1:23
was God’s glory and if He was the true god to be worshipped and followed (S
When we pray for God’s kingdom to come on earth, we pray that God would be both recognized and serveIf theady been received?
The idea here is that for one who has received Christ, the word is implanted into his/her spirit BUT that does not mean God’s Word has become a living priority in life!
The Word of God in our lives has movement:
First, the Word of God must be implanted.
Then, the Word of God must become important.
Finally, the Word of God must be implemented.
Underline what the implan-death, but freedom from anger, etc.We hit the ground praying for provision and pardon.
14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. Underline what the implan-death, but freedom from anger, etc.15And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Text Message:
Notice how James seamlessly moves from healing from sickness to forgiveness.
He is not only thinking like a good Hebrew (Isaiah 1:5, 18-20), but following in Jesus’ footsteps (Mark 2:5).
Hearing God’s Word is not the destination, but a rest stop along the way!
Seven times in the Gospels Jesus says, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The idea with both Jesus and James is to hear inWe hit the ground praying for protection. We are called to trust in a glorythat is not ours.
6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
Text Message:
- Simply said, this means that Proverbs 3:5-6 is not written to include God in my plans, but to include me in His plans!
- God makes straight the path of one who is living for His glory.
Here instructions are given to live out the “deliver us from evil” part of the Lord’s Prayer.
Jesus gave us the prayer, James
2)To obey God’s Word can be summed up in two words:
Activity – What we do that pleases God (i.e. 27a).
Abstinence – What we don’t do that pleases God Has the Word been implanted into you? What importance does God’s Word have iIs it more like:
A vaccination (“Been there, done that…”)?
A booster shot (“I listen to the sermon most of the time”)?
A vitamin (“My day is off if I don’t’ read God’s Word”)?
Am I doing (and not doing) what God’s Word says?)
The key is to begin reading the BiYou are now entering your mission field!
Trust in the LORD
Proverbs 3:5-6
We are called to trust in a God we cannot see.
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Text Message:
- God whispers, “Trust:”
*In our divine appointments, and our disappointments.
*In our break throughs, and our break downs.
*In our rejoicing, and our regrets.
*When our heart is full, and in our heartaches.
- So, how do we trust in what we can’t see?
See every season in life as an opportunity to know God. - Circle the work “acknowledge” in Verse 6 above.
- This Hebrew verb could be translated, “really get to know.”
- It includes the ideas of experiencing God, intimacy, and the giving of oneself in a relationship.
- The idea here is not to know God to get something else (like direction, wisdom, etc.), but that knowing God isfirst-priority.
- A primary way we do this is reading and obeying God’s Word:
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. Proverbs 16:20
Isn’t it interesting that Jesus and all the apostolic writers of the New Testament said something about prayer?
Could it be that these writers knew that what was most foundational to faith is can also be the most forgotten?
Praise, whether spoken or sang, enables us to focus on what is right with God rather than what is wrong with us.
Scripture can be used to bring us into praise.
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power. Psalm 21:13
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. Psalm 30:4
But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
Psalm 71:We are called to trust in guidance we cannot figure out.
We hit the ground praying for provi
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
Text Message:
- God will guide, but his guidance is given one-step-at-a-time.
- Our nature is to want it all now, so we can know that it works out in the end.
- This is where “trust” takes over. Circle the word in Verse 5.
- The idea behind this word in Hebrew is putting your full weight upon something.
- It’s as if the Psalmist is saying, “Put your full weight in the LORD, and not your own understanding.”
- Now underline the promise in Verse 6.
- Interestingly, the idea here refers to the removal of obstacles from the path to make travel possible and smooth.
- Here the idea is of God making straight the path for someone, but the Bible also contains the reverse idea:
He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the wayof the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” John 1:23
was God’s glory and if He was the true god to be worshipped and followed (S
When we pray for God’s kingdom to come on earth, we pray that God would be both recognized and serveIf theady been received?
The idea here is that for one who has received Christ, the word is implanted into his/her spirit BUT that does not mean God’s Word has become a living priority in life!
The Word of God in our lives has movement:
First, the Word of God must be implanted.
Then, the Word of God must become important.
Finally, the Word of God must be implemented.
Underline what the implan-death, but freedom from anger, etc.We hit the ground praying for provision and pardon.
14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. Underline what the implan-death, but freedom from anger, etc.15And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Text Message:
Notice how James seamlessly moves from healing from sickness to forgiveness.
He is not only thinking like a good Hebrew (Isaiah 1:5, 18-20), but following in Jesus’ footsteps (Mark 2:5).
Hearing God’s Word is not the destination, but a rest stop along the way!
Seven times in the Gospels Jesus says, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The idea with both Jesus and James is to hear inWe hit the ground praying for protection. We are called to trust in a glory that is not ours.
6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
Text Message:
- Simply said, this means that Proverbs 3:5-6 is not written to include God in my plans, but to include me in His plans!
- God makes straight the path of one who is living for His glory.
Here instructions are given to live out the “deliver us from evil” part of the Lord’s Prayer.
Jesus gave us the prayer, James
4)To obey God’s Word can be summed up in two words:
Activity – What we do that pleases God (i.e. 27a).
Abstinence – What we don’t do that pleases God Has the Word been implanted into you? What importance does God’s Word have iIs it more like:
A vaccination (“Been there, done that…”)?
A booster shot (“I listen to the sermon most of the time”)?
A vitamin (“My day is off if I don’t’ read God’s Word”)?
Am I doing (and not doing) what God’s Word says?)
The key is to begin reading the BiYou are now entering your mission field!
Trust in the LORD
Proverbs 3:5-6
We are called to trust in a ______ we cannot see.
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Text Message:
- God whispers, “Trust:”
*In our divine appointments, and our ______.
*In our break throughs, and our break downs.
*In our rejoicing, and our ______.
*When our heart is full, and in our ______.
- So, how do we trust in what we can’t see?
See every season in life as an ______to know God. - Circle the work “acknowledge” in Verse 6 above.
- This Hebrew verb could be translated, “______.”
- It includes the ideas of ______God, intimacy, and the giving of oneself in a relationship.
- The idea here is not to know God to get something else (like ______, wisdom, etc.), but that knowing God isfirst-priority.
- A primary way we do this is reading and obeying God’s Word:
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. Proverbs 16:20
Isn’t it interesting that Jesus and all the apostolic writers of the New Testament said something about prayer?
Could it be that these writers knew that what was most foundational to faith is can also be the most forgotten?
Praise, whether spoken or sang, enables us to focus on what is right with God rather than what is wrong with us.
Scripture can be used to bring us into praise.
Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power. Psalm 21:13
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. Psalm 30:4
But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
Psalm 71:We are called to trust in ______uidance we cannot figure out.
We hit the ground praying for provi
5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
Text Message:
- God will guide, but his guidance is given ______.
- Our nature is to want it all now, so we can know that it works out in the end.
- This is where “trust” takes over. Circle the word in Verse 5.
- The idea behind this word in Hebrew is putting your full weight upon something.
- It’s as if the Psalmist is saying, “Put your full weight in the LORD, and not your own understanding.”
- Now underline the promise in Verse 6.
- Interestingly, the idea here refers to the removal of ______from the path to make travel possible and smooth.
- Here the idea is of God making straight the path for someone, but the Bible also contains the reverse idea:
He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the wayof the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” John 1:23
was God’s glory and if He was the true god to be worshipped and followed (S
When we pray for God’s kingdom to come on earth, we pray that God would be both recognized and serveIf theady been received?
The idea here is that for one who has received Christ, the word is implanted into his/her spirit BUT that does not mean God’s Word has become a living priority in life!
The Word of God in our lives has movement:
First, the Word of God must be implanted.
Then, the Word of God must become important.
Finally, the Word of God must be implemented.
Underline what the implan-death, but freedom from anger, etc.We hit the ground praying for provision and pardon.
14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. Underline what the implan-death, but freedom from anger, etc.15And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Text Message:
Notice how James seamlessly moves from healing from sickness to forgiveness.
He is not only thinking like a good Hebrew (Isaiah 1:5, 18-20), but following in Jesus’ footsteps (Mark 2:5).
Hearing God’s Word is not the destination, but a rest stop along the way!
Seven times in the Gospels Jesus says, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The idea with both Jesus and James is to hear inWe hit the ground praying for protection. We are called to trust in a ______ that is not ours.
6In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
Text Message:
- Simply said, this means that Proverbs 3:5-6 is not written to include God in ____ plans, but to include me in ______plans!
- God makes straight the path of one who is living for His ______.
Here instructions are given to live out the “deliver us from evil” part of the Lord’s Prayer.
Jesus gave us the prayer, James
6)To obey God’s Word can be summed up in two words:
Activity – What we do that pleases God (i.e. 27a).
Abstinence – What we don’t do that pleases God Has the Word been implanted into you? What importance does God’s Word have iIs it more like:
A vaccination (“Been there, done that…”)?
A booster shot (“I listen to the sermon most of the time”)?
A vitamin (“My day is off if I don’t’ read God’s Word”)?