Untitled Sermon

2022-09-12 Don’t Give Up

On the way to Moosehead Lake with Jared I saw a small sign in the woods on driver’s side, “Don’t Give Up.”

Trust

to believe (trust) — verb. to have faith; put one’s trust in something.

trust (faith) — noun. strong confidence in, and reliance upon, someone or something; often with the object of trust understood.

to believe (accept) — verb. to accept as true; take to be true.

believer — noun. a person characterized by trust in Jesus as the Messiah for salvation.

to commit (trust) — verb. to dedicate or trust entirely to a specific person or activity or cause.

trust (confidence) — noun. complete confidence in a person or plan.

female believer — noun. a believer who is a woman.

to be believed (accepted) — verb. to be or become accepted as true; be taken to be true.

trust (certainty) — noun. certainty based on past experience.

belief — noun. any cognitive content held as true.

Key Passages

2 Ki 18:5

He trusted (H982) in the LORD, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.

To Believe (Trust) to have faith; put one’s trust in something. Open Bible Sense Lexicon

982. בָּטַח bāṭaḥ: A verb indicating to trust, to be confident. It expresses the feeling of safety and security that is felt when one can rely on someone or something else. It is used to show trust in God (2 Kgs. 18:5; Ps. 4:5[6]; Jer 49:11);... In addition, this expression can also relate to the state of being confident, secure, without fear (Judg. 18:7, 10, 27; Job 11:18; Prov. 28:1).

Psalm 4:5 (ESV) — 5 Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the LORD.

Baker, W., & Carpenter, E. E. (2003). In The complete word study dictionary: Old Testament (p. 128). AMG Publishers.

Ps 40:4

Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust (H4009), who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!

(H4009) Trusted Object: Noun Sense, someone (or something) that is the object of a person’s trust.

Open Bible Sense Lexicon

4009. מִבְטָח miḇṭāḥ: A masculine noun referring to trust, confidence. It refers to persons or things in which one trusts or an attitude of confidence itself. People who do not trust in God have a trust like a spider’s web, fragile in the extreme (Job 8:14); the wicked are torn from whatever trust or security they may have (Job 18:14). Confidence in God results in a person being blessed by Him (Ps. 40:4[5]; Jer. 17:7). Israel often trusted in Egypt or other foreign powers to help her (Jer. 2:37). The fear of God is a source of great trust for His people (Prov. 14:26). God is the ultimate trust of the entire earth, the confidence of all nations (Ps. 65:5[6]), as well as the secure dwelling of His people (Isa. 32:18).

Baker, W., & Carpenter, E. E. (2003). In The complete word study dictionary: Old Testament (pp. 564–565). AMG Publishers.

Jeremiah 17:7 (ESV) — 7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust (H982) is the LORD.

Jere

Ps 62:8

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

Heb 2:13

And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”