Trusting God: Strength and Peace in Trials
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "When I say in the midst of chaos, in the midst of the chaos of life, you can still have peace. And it's a peace that only God can give you. We also receive freedom from fear. Psalm 27. Verse 1 begins, The point is, God is with you. We just went through the past two weeks talking about who the Holy Spirit is. That he is God and he dwells in us. And if we walk with God and we allow him to speak to us. Follow his lead. There's nothing to fear. For the God of the universe walks with you." [07:04] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Do you see what happens when you trust in the Lord and when you don't? I named Hezekiah's father and son, his predecessor and his successor. So you could see the contrast. His father and son did not believe in Yahweh. And look what happened to their kingdoms. But look what happens when Hezekiah trusts in the Lord. You see that when you trust in the Lord, and you have influence over others, and you get them to trust in the Lord, all will be blessed." [41:19] (46 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "My question to you today is do you trust in the Lord to let Him do something as simple as lead your life? And I don't mean that in a minimalistic way. I'm not trying to belittle anyone. But if God, the creator of the universe, can work all of this other stuff and make everything fit together so beautifully, I think your life isn't that big of a task. I know mine isn't. Do you trust God to handle your life? I want you to think about that today." [42:02] (46 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "True worship is trusting in God and expressing that with joy in song. That's part of worship. And so we see that Hezekiah restores this to the nation. But beyond that, he also restores offerings. A way for people to make amends with God, to repent, and also to offer tithes back to the temple. All that's restored. So we see that Hezekiah is a reformer." [21:05] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that after him there was none like him among all the people of Israel. Nor among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him. For he clung to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept his commandments which the Lord had commanded Moses." [15:46] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "If I'm going to be honest, I think this is where all of us struggle in our faith, that we have these moments where we say, well, I trust God until whatever this line is for you. And as Christians, we should come to understand that we trust God with everything. And Peter's point is, look, you're going to have trials in this life. Nowhere in Scripture does it say, once you become a Christian, you're going to have trials in this life. Ah, it's easy. No, it's not. There are going to be significant challenges in your life. That doesn't mean there is no God. It means when you walk with God and you trust in God, that he can lead you through those great trials of life." [02:41] (52 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Hezekiah knew that Assyria would invade the kingdom of Judah and he began making preparations for the attack. You have to understand the reality of what Hezekiah is facing. Assyria was a conquering nation and they had a track record of being victorious. They were victorious in battle. Assyria is a monster of a nation in the ancient world. They want to grow larger and so they have these campaigns and these invasions and they continue pressing upon Israel. By the time we get to the attack on Judah, Israel has already conquered 46 fortified cities and has carried away, over 200,000 people from the kingdom of Israel." [21:39] (62 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "Hezekiah had two groups, one on each end of the tunnel, to start digging. And they didn't dig a straight line. Instead, there was a natural vein that they found in the mountain. And they followed this vein. The tunnel that should be a thousand feet, if it was straight, when completed, will be over 1,700 feet in length, almost double of what it should be. Now, today, we still don't know how the tunnel was actually made. The reason why is this is the ancient world. They don't have power tools. They don't have the walls. They don't have old Milwaukee. They don't have flashlights. So when these people start digging, once they get into the mountain, there's no way to get fresh air in there. How did these workers not die of carbon monoxide poisoning?" [25:36] (67 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "Do you read the Bible and say, yes, that is true? I believe what the Bible says. Or you saying, I don't really know. Oh, now that I see that, I believe it. Let me make it a little more blunt. Is your faith in the word of God or is your faith in worldly evidence? You see, I personally believe the Bible. I believe every word of it to be true and accurate. This stuff is great. I'm a history nerd. I love it. But I don't need it. I don't need it to prove my God to be true. It just already affirms. Listen to this. I'll say it this way. The world is now affirming the existence of God. That's a beautiful thing. I can affirm that all day long." [32:26] (62 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Thus says the Lord. Do not be afraid because the words that you have heard with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land. And I will make him fall by the sword in his own land. Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, he will not come to this city or shoot an arrow there. He will not come before it with a shield or throw up a siege ramp against it. By the way he came, by the same he will return. He will not come to this city declares the Lord. For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake and my servant David's sake." [36:21] (55 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "When I say in the midst of chaos, in the midst of the chaos of life, you can still have peace. And it's a peace that only God can give you. We also receive freedom from fear. Psalm 27. Verse 1 begins, The point is, God is with you. We just went through the past two weeks talking about who the Holy Spirit is. That he is God and he dwells in us. And if we walk with God and we allow him to speak to us. Follow his lead. There's nothing to fear. For the God of the universe walks with you." [07:04] (58 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Do you see what happens when you trust in the Lord and when you don't? I named Hezekiah's father and son, his predecessor and his successor. So you could see the contrast. His father and son did not believe in Yahweh. And look what happened to their kingdoms. But look what happens when Hezekiah trusts in the Lord. You see that when you trust in the Lord, and you have influence over others, and you get them to trust in the Lord, all will be blessed." [41:19] (46 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "My question to you today is do you trust in the Lord to let Him do something as simple as lead your life? And I don't mean that in a minimalistic way. I'm not trying to belittle anyone. But if God, the creator of the universe, can work all of this other stuff and make everything fit together so beautifully, I think your life isn't that big of a task. I know mine isn't. Do you trust God to handle your life? I want you to think about that today." [42:02] (46 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "True worship is trusting in God and expressing that with joy in song. That's part of worship. And so we see that Hezekiah restores this to the nation. But beyond that, he also restores offerings. A way for people to make amends with God, to repent, and also to offer tithes back to the temple. All that's restored. So we see that Hezekiah is a reformer." [21:05] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that after him there was none like him among all the people of Israel. Nor among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him. For he clung to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept his commandments which the Lord had commanded Moses." [15:46] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "If I'm going to be honest, I think this is where all of us struggle in our faith, that we have these moments where we say, well, I trust God until whatever this line is for you. And as Christians, we should come to understand that we trust God with everything. And Peter's point is, look, you're going to have trials in this life. Nowhere in Scripture does it say, once you become a Christian, you're going to have trials in this life. Ah, it's easy. No, it's not. There are going to be significant challenges in your life. That doesn't mean there is no God. It means when you walk with God and you trust in God, that he can lead you through those great trials of life." [02:41] (52 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Hezekiah knew that Assyria would invade the kingdom of Judah and he began making preparations for the attack. You have to understand the reality of what Hezekiah is facing. Assyria was a conquering nation and they had a track record of being victorious. They were victorious in battle. Assyria is a monster of a nation in the ancient world. They want to grow larger and so they have these campaigns and these invasions and they continue pressing upon Israel. By the time we get to the attack on Judah, Israel has already conquered 46 fortified cities and has carried away, over 200,000 people from the kingdom of Israel." [21:39] (62 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "Hezekiah had two groups, one on each end of the tunnel, to start digging. And they didn't dig a straight line. Instead, there was a natural vein that they found in the mountain. And they followed this vein. The tunnel that should be a thousand feet, if it was straight, when completed, will be over 1,700 feet in length, almost double of what it should be. Now, today, we still don't know how the tunnel was actually made. The reason why is this is the ancient world. They don't have power tools. They don't have the walls. They don't have old Milwaukee. They don't have flashlights. So when these people start digging, once they get into the mountain, there's no way to get fresh air in there. How did these workers not die of carbon monoxide poisoning?" [25:36] (67 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "Do you read the Bible and say, yes, that is true? I believe what the Bible says. Or you saying, I don't really know. Oh, now that I see that, I believe it. Let me make it a little more blunt. Is your faith in the word of God or is your faith in worldly evidence? You see, I personally believe the Bible. I believe every word of it to be true and accurate. This stuff is great. I'm a history nerd. I love it. But I don't need it. I don't need it to prove my God to be true. It just already affirms. Listen to this. I'll say it this way. The world is now affirming the existence of God. That's a beautiful thing. I can affirm that all day long." [32:26] (62 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Thus says the Lord. Do not be afraid because the words that you have heard with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land. And I will make him fall by the sword in his own land. Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, he will not come to this city or shoot an arrow there. He will not come before it with a shield or throw up a siege ramp against it. By the way he came, by the same he will return. He will not come to this city declares the Lord. For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake and my servant David's sake." [36:21] (55 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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