BI: Expect hardship and enemy attack while knowing God is with us

As hardships hit, tap into God’s living water (1-7)

As enemies rage, raise your arms in prayer and action (8-16)

Hebrews 4:16

BI: After God delivers us, God works to heal us

Bitter made sweet (15:22-26)

Empty made full (16:1-21)

Worry made rest (16:22-36)

BI: The Soundtrack of God’s people is: Deliverance from, through then to.

God, You delivered from (1-7)

God, You deliver through (8-12)

God, You deliver to (13-21)

BI: Trust that God is the way of salvation through the sin and the chaos.

God is orchestrating his grand plan (1-9)

God strengthens the afraid (10-14)

God’s goal is glory as the one tru God (15-18)

God miraculously delivers salvation and justice (19-31)

BI: God’s delivered people must learn to remember and rest in Him

Stop to set apart your first fruits (1-2)

Stop to remember God’s faithfulness (3-10)

Stop to tell the Next Generation (11-16)

Stop to learn to follow God (17-22)

BI:Christians need to believe in the historical details of the Bible and outwardly practice their faith.

Believe the stories of the Bible the way Jesus does (v 33-42)

Be an identifiable child of God (v 41-51)

Big Idea: Christians need to exalt the name of Jesus Christ as God gives them opportunities

BI: Yahweh is the Almighty God Who desires all hearts to be saved

Idols vs Yahweh – God is Truth! (7:14 – 8:19)

Death vs Peace – God is the Life! (8:20 – 9:12)

Self vs Surrender – God is the Way! (9:13 – 10:29)

BI: God negotiates hard hearts by proving us wrong then giving us more chances to repent from pride and to believe and follow Him instead.

If you are obstinate, yield to the real God (ch. 5)

If you are cynical, regard again God’s strength (ch. 6)

If you are paralyzed by fear, revisit God’s promises (ch. 7:1-7)

If you are self-impressed, humble yourself before God (ch. 7:8-13)

BI: God graciously gives us identity which delivers us from our insecurities.

God makes custom signs (1-9)

God gives powerful identity (10-17)

God sets mission reminders (18-23)

God delivers along the way (24-26)

God will keep his Word (27-30)