Propaganda #4
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May 2, 2026
Sermonizing With Yanni & Matt Stowell.
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Main Text: 2:Kings 18:28-36
"Trust is powerful. Every day we are listening to voices. The question isn't whether we're trusting something; it's whether we're trusting the right voice. In our text, the Assyrian spokesman is speaking to God's people, trying to convince them not to trust God and not to trust Hezekiah. The enemy knows that if he can get us listening to the wrong voice, he can lead us into destruction."
The enemy in our text does nothing but talk.
Enemy was trying to attack the authority God put in place.
He does the same today by attacking spiritual headship in the minds of the people.
I. Foundation of trust.
A. Survival as a Christian depends on your willingness to trust.
· There are many things that we need to trust but let’s unpack a few.
1. God.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)
6 But without faith it isimpossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Mark 11:22 (NKJV)
22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.
· We need to trust God’s word.
· We need to trust God’s character and who he is.
· Have to trust God’s timing
· Have to trust his power
2. Headship.
· Headship is God’s appointed leader for our lives.
· What does trusting headship mean?
· Being submitted and obedient.
· Being able to be corrected.
· Being able to be discipled
These are necessary if we want to be a successful Christian.
B. Spiritual headship is God gift to mankind and it is important for trust there.
· This is a foundational understanding that spiritual headship is God’s gift.
Ephesians 4:8 (NKJV)
8 Therefore He says:
“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”
Ephesians 4:11 (NKJV)
11 And He Himself gave some to beapostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
· What are some of the ways headship are a gift to us.
1. Spiritual protection.
Hebrews 13:7 (NKJV)
Concluding Religious Directions
7 Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.
2. Spiritual guidance
· A pastor can see things that we are not able to see.
2 Kings 6:8–10 (NKJV)
The Blinded Syrians Captured
8 Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, “My camp will bein such and such a place.” 9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.” 10 Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice.
3. Inspiration and encouragement
4. Preperation for the future.
Elijah to Elisha
Moses to Joshua
Paul to timothy
Saul to David.
II. Trust Issues
A. The enemy knows if he can destroy our trust in God and headship then he can destroy us
· Because satan knows this he will attack this.
2 Kings 18:30 (NKJV)
30 nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, “The Lord will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” ’
· The enemy speaks these things into our minds that we can’t trust God.
· Especially when we are struggling that is when the enemy whispers that we cant trust God to help us.
· In sickness he screams God won’t help you. Look how long you’ve been dealing with this sickness.
· When we go through seasons of bareness he whispers we are too much of a mess to be fruitful.
After assaulting our trust in God he goes on to assault our trust in our pastor.
· 2 Kings 18:29 (NKJV)
· 29 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand;
· If we don’t trust leadership then the actual issue is we do not trust God.
· The enemy does not waste his time attacking things that are not important.
· The reason this story is here is because it is a critical issue.
B. The enemy also knows that if he can destroy trust then we will take matters into our own hands.
2 Kings 18:31–32 (NKJV)
31 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern; 32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive groves and honey, that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, lest he persuade you, saying, “The Lord will deliver us.”
· The enemy in the text is appealing to the children of Israel’s individualism.
· We all resemble the children of israel we all have a healthy streak of wanting to do things our own way and not rely on someone.
Saul with the offering Samuel told him to wait example
C. The danger if we allow the enemy to destroy our trust then we will make deadly decisions.
2 Kings 18:31 (NKJV)
31 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;
· If they did not trust God & Hezekiah these are the decisions we end up making.
1. Compromise
· Compromise with the enemy is a step down the road to bondage.
· God has called us to overcome.
2. It will cost us.
2 Kings 18:31 (NKJV)
31 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own
· Here the enemy tells the children of Israel and bring a present which is personally costly.
· When we do not trust God and headship it will cost us finically.
3. Makes us vulnerable
· Again in vs 31 the enemy tells them to come out.
· Come out is a picture of leaving the place where the will of God is and where headship has appointed us to.
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III. Trust and deliverance
A. Don’t engage in words that attack trust in God and headship
2 Kings 18:36 (NKJV)
36 But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”
· Sometimes the devil himself whispers not to trust God and headship
· Other times he uses other people.
· Whether it is hell itself or a person we need not to respond but judge it in prayer.
B. Trust is a decision and not a feeling
2 Kings 18:36 (NKJV)
36 But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”
· The children of Israel responded correctly and trusted headship and trusted God.
C. God helps people who put their trust in him and in the appointed leaders.
· When we choose to trust God and trust hedship it releases God’s ability to get involved.
2 Kings 19:35 (NKJV)
Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death
35 And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lordwent out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.
Romans 10:11 (NKJV)
11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
In 2009, Somali pirates hijacked the cargo ship Maersk Alabama. Captain Richard Phillips focused on protecting his crew. He remained calm under pressure, sacrificed for their safety, and refused to give up hope. Later he testified that prayer helped sustain him during captivity. His crew survived and Phillips was ultimately rescued by U.S. Navy SEALs
