Message Notes

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. —Psalm 33:22 (NIV)

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. —Romans 15:13 (NIV)

Trust = Hope

Trust definition: confidence in the integrity, ability, and character of a person.

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. —Romans 3:23 (NIV)

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8 (NIV)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 6:23 (NIV)

9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. —Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)

Common Barriers To Trusting God:

1. I don’t want to disrespect my heritage.
2. I’m mad at God or I think God is mad at me.
3. I’m a good person.
4. FEAR – I still have questions and I don’t know if I can live this…