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WALKING IN CONFIDENCE (5 OF 7)

by Central Christian Church of Arizona

Scripture: 1 John 5:13-17
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Walking in Confidence (5 of 7)
Series: God Is
Cal Jernigan
1 John 5:13-17


Big Idea: Confidence is the result of a right relationship with God.

1) Opening Comments

a) Welcome

b) Greetings

2) About Uncertainty

a) Yogi Berra

i) Show picture here

ii) Died in 2015

iii) An 18-time All-Star, Berra appeared in 14 World Series as a member of the Yankees and won 10 of them.
(1) He was a player from the mid 40's to the mid 60's
(2) Later in life, he became a manager of the Yankees.

iv) He had this habit of saying things that left you totally uncertain of what he said.

v) Berra-isms
(1) Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.
(2) The future ain't what it used to be.
(3) No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded.
(4) Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.

vi) And there's the time that a lady said to him, ''Good afternoon, Mr. Berra. My, you look mighty cool today.'' ''Thank you, ma'am,'' Yogi replied. ''You don't look so hot yourself.''

vii) Listening to Yogi would leave you CONFUSED!

b) In the same way... THESE TIMES WE ARE LIVING IN ARE CONFUSING!
i) We are living in times that leave us scratching our heads.
ii) We not sure what things ''mean'' anymore.

c) The confusion is leading to an overwhelming sense of uncertainty

i) What's true? What's false?

ii) What's worth believing in? What's not?

d) You see us trying to ''make sense'' out of chaos.

i) You see confusion in politics

ii) You see confusion in our economy

iii) You see confusion regarding world events

e) And then uncertainty gets personal!

i) In our jobs

ii) In our marriage

iii) In the raising of our kids

iv) In our money management

v) In our future

vi) And too often... IN OUR FAITH

f) Tragically... There is confusion when it comes to the Word of God.

i) More and more people are coming to admit that they know less and less about the Bible.

ii) There used to be ...

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