THE POWER OF NEW PROMISES (3 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22
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The Power Of New Promises (3 of 5)
Series: All Things Made New
Jeff Strite
2 Corinthians 1:18-22
OPEN: A little boy was walking on the beach, and he saw an older woman sitting under a beach umbrella. And he walked up to her and asked, “Are you a Christian?”
“Yes.” she replied.
“Do you read your Bible every day?”
She nodded her head, “Yes.”
“Do you pray often?” he asked next, and again she answered, “Yes.”
With that he smiled and said: “Well then, would you hold my quarter while I go swimming?”
Now, why would that little boy ask all those questions? Because he wanted to know if he could trust her! (PAUSE) And that’s what the world wants to know about us: can they trust US? Because, if they can trust us, odds are they’ll trust God as well.
Paul, for example, had been accused by being dishonest by his critics, and he wrote: “As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him.” II Corinthians 1:18-20
AS SURELY AS GOD IS FAITHFUL (pause)
So, is God faithful?
Well, that’s what the Bible says:
Numbers 23:19 says “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
ANSWER: NO! God will ALWAYS do what He promises to do.
Then Hebrews 10:23 tells us “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
GOD IS FAITHFUL! He will do what He promises to do. And because He does that, we can have hope in a world that is too often hopeless. SO, when God makes a promise… you can count on it.
Just a few examples of the promises of God for you are these:
Paul wrote that God told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all ...
Series: All Things Made New
Jeff Strite
2 Corinthians 1:18-22
OPEN: A little boy was walking on the beach, and he saw an older woman sitting under a beach umbrella. And he walked up to her and asked, “Are you a Christian?”
“Yes.” she replied.
“Do you read your Bible every day?”
She nodded her head, “Yes.”
“Do you pray often?” he asked next, and again she answered, “Yes.”
With that he smiled and said: “Well then, would you hold my quarter while I go swimming?”
Now, why would that little boy ask all those questions? Because he wanted to know if he could trust her! (PAUSE) And that’s what the world wants to know about us: can they trust US? Because, if they can trust us, odds are they’ll trust God as well.
Paul, for example, had been accused by being dishonest by his critics, and he wrote: “As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him.” II Corinthians 1:18-20
AS SURELY AS GOD IS FAITHFUL (pause)
So, is God faithful?
Well, that’s what the Bible says:
Numbers 23:19 says “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
ANSWER: NO! God will ALWAYS do what He promises to do.
Then Hebrews 10:23 tells us “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
GOD IS FAITHFUL! He will do what He promises to do. And because He does that, we can have hope in a world that is too often hopeless. SO, when God makes a promise… you can count on it.
Just a few examples of the promises of God for you are these:
Paul wrote that God told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all ...
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