When I Don’t Believe

Psalm 107:1-8 / Ephesians 2:8-10

Christian Believing

Ephesians 2:8–10 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

It is the conduit of grace

It is completely the gift of God to us

It is ours to put to use

Church is For ME

Community in the full sweep of redemptive history

Adam > Eve > Abraham’s Family > Hebrew People > Israel > Synagogue > Local Church > One Glory Church

Jesus points to the greater: take it to the church

Matthew 18:17 “If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.”

Prayer & Healing

James 5:14 “Is 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.”

God’s Gifts and Talents

Ephesians 4:11–12 “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,”

Who is your pastor?

Hebrews 13:17 “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.”

God is FOR me

Isaiah 43:1–4 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.”

Now look at the table in front of me.

This is my body, which is broken for you.

This cup is the new testament in my blood

In God

Don’t assume doubt and question are the end

Be Open and Honest

Pray

Press into The Word; don’t run away

Give it time