God's Faithfulness: Somehow We Made It

I walked us through a simple, honest remembering of God’s faithfulness. We didn’t know how we’d make it to December, but here we are. He kept us. He paid bills, healed bodies, regulated minds, and carried weary hearts. I reminded us that God is not a man that He should lie. If He said it, He will do it. That’s why we praise—sometimes with a dance, sometimes with quiet tears—because thinking on the goodness of Jesus makes the soul cry out, “Hallelujah.” We thanked God for the flow of worship, not manufactured, just yielded.

Then we turned to the weight and wonder of salvation. The wages of sin is death, and there is a real judgment, a real eternity. But grace came to find us. Jesus became the propitiation for our sins. You didn’t get to God by clever thought or willpower; the Father drew you. And the shout in glory will be that I didn’t do one thing to earn being there. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. The righteous scarcely be saved, so we stay humble and grateful, determined to praise.

We also bore one another’s burdens. We prayed for those who traveled through storms and setbacks to be in the house of God. We put their needs—and our own—into the only hands strong enough to hold them. It’s not by might, not by power, but by His Spirit. We stretched our hands to the only help we know and confessed the name above every name: Jesus. Everything is in His hands, so we gave Him glory, honor, and praise.

Key Takeaways

• 1. God keeps His word and us. His character is steadier than our circumstances. The year did not unravel His promise, and our exhaustion did not cancel His faithfulness. When we can’t trace His methods, we can still trust His mouth. If He said it, He will do it. [06:27]
• 2. Remembering becomes worship that steadies you. Not every Sunday needs a shout to be real. Sometimes the most powerful praise is quiet, when memory turns into gratitude and gratitude turns into surrender. Rehearsing His goodness trains your soul to answer anxiety with a “Hallelujah.” [08:24]
• 3. You were sought, not self-saved. We did not think our way into the kingdom; the Father drew us. This humbles spiritual pride and heals spiritual insecurity at the same time—He wanted you and He won you. The same grace that started you will carry you. [43:02]
• 4. Grace makes us loud and lowly. My loudest praise will be over what I did not earn. That joy doesn’t inflate; it bows the heart and kills comparison. Grace frees us to boast only in Jesus while persevering with gratitude and hope. [43:33]
• 5. Place every burden in His hands. We prayed like people who actually believe He carries what crushes us. Not by our might, not by our power, but by His Spirit, He lifts, guides, and provides. The name of Jesus is our confidence, our covering, and our peace. [56:23]

Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [06:27] - God is not a man to lie
• [07:04] - Testimony: Kept all year long
• [08:05] - Not every Sunday is a shout
• [09:10] - Gratitude for the praise team
• [09:38] - Offering and service transition
• [41:30] - Wages of sin and two resurrections
• [42:12] - Hell is real; grace is greater
• [43:02] - The Father draws; we cannot save
• [43:33] - Joy of unearned salvation
• [47:55] - Scarcely saved and determined praise
• [48:39] - Interceding for traveling family
• [49:34] - Not by might nor power
• [53:57] - Stretching our hands to God
• [56:23] - Only the name of Jesus

1. In Numbers 23:19, what contrasts are made between God and man, and what repeated promise-words show that He can be trusted?
2. According to John 6:44, who starts a person’s salvation journey, and what is the Father’s role in it?
3. Name the concrete ways God’s keeping was described: bill payer, body healer, mind regulator, keeper all year long. Which of these have you seen personally? ([07:04])
4. In Zechariah 4:6, what two human strengths are ruled out, and by whom is the work done?

1. If God does not lie or change His mind (Numbers 23:19), how should a believer respond when December looks different than January’s hopes? What would trusting His word over circumstances look like day to day?
2. John 6:44 says the Father draws. How does this truth humble spiritual pride and also steady spiritual insecurity at the same time?
3. The phrase “not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit” (Zechariah 4:6) speaks to how God works. What might this mean for someone who is tired, short on resources, or out of answers?
4. “The righteous will scarcely make it” led to determined praise and humility. How can that nearness to the edge produce both urgency to live holy and joy to worship freely? ([47:55])

1. Look back over this year. Where did God keep you—pay a bill, heal a body, regulate a mind, carry a heart? Name one “keeper” moment you will anchor your praise to this week. ([07:04])
2. Quiet praise is still real praise. When, where, and how will you practice a simple time of remembering—letting memory turn to gratitude and gratitude to surrender—so your soul answers anxiety with “Hallelujah”? ([08:24])
3. If no one can come unless the Father draws (John 6:44), where have you felt tempted to either boast or despair about your walk with God? How will you let being “drawn” make you both bold and lowly this week?
4. What’s one praise you can lift specifically about what you did not earn—naming a mercy or door God opened while you were still weak or wandering? Say it out loud in the group, then make a plan to say it again at home. ([43:33])
5. Name one burden you’re carrying right now. What is one control move you will stop doing, and one surrender step you will take, to place it “not by might, not by power, but by His Spirit” into God’s hands? ([49:34])
6. Who around you “traveled through storms” to be in the house of God—someone pushing through setbacks, stress, or grief? How will you bear their burden this week: a ride, a meal, a bill, a prayer, a text? Pick one and schedule it. ([48:39])
7. Over what situation will you speak the name of Jesus—out loud—each day this week? What words will you use, and when will you say them? “Everything is in His hands” can be your sentence to pray. ([56:23])