Hebrews 11:11-16; Genesis 15-18; 21
Big Idea: Setting My Heart On God’s Faithfulness Empowers Me To Persevere For God’s Purposes
While I’m Waiting:
1) Am I fighting for control with God or surrendering control to God? (Hebrews 11:11; Gen 15:1-7; 16:1-6)
The power for my perseverance (Genesis 15:1-7):
1) Faith in God’s protection (Genesis 15:1)
2) Faith in God’s promises (Genesis 15:2-5)
3) Faith in God’s plan (Genesis 15:7)
4) Faith in God’s heart (Genesis 15:1-7)
2) Am I laughing at God or leaning on God? (Hebrews 11:11-12; Genesis 17-18; 21)
How to lean on God as I wait:
1) Remember who and where God is (Heb 11:11; Genesis 18:1-15)
2) Rely on God’s Word (Genesis 18:10-15)
3) Recall God’s faithfulness (Hebrews 11:11-12)
4) Rest in God’s sovereignty (Hebrews 11:11-12; Genesis 18:10-15)
3) Is my deepest desire the temporal or the eternal? (Hebrews 11:13-16)