Main Point: We can trust that God is faithful to His promises.

Outline: God's Promises are fulfilled...

1. In Life (1–7)

2. In Death (8–10)

3. Beyond the Grave (11–18)

Main Point:  Prioritize serving God, trusting He’ll faithfully guide and provide.

Outline:  Four Footprints of Devoted Kingdom Service

1. Work to promote God’s agenda for future generations (1–9)

2. Live with the expectancy that God will guide and provide (10–27)

3. Resist distractions that interfere with your faithfulness (28–60)

4. Be confident that God will complete what He starts (61–67)

Main Point:  Celebrate the fact that God faithfully makes and keeps promises to his people.

Outline:  4 portraits of God’s faithfulness

1. The Weak & Wandering Patriarchs          (12–15)

2. The Suffering & Exaltation of Joseph       (16–22)

3. The Oppression & Redemption from Egypt       (23–38)

4. The Protection & Provision in the Wilderness       (39–41)

–>Practical Application & Implications      (1–11, 42–45)

Main Point: Our Compassionate God Hears Our Sorrowful Cries.

Outline: Cry out to the LORD when you feel:

1. Cadaverous (1–9a)

2. Confused (9b–12)

3. Castaway (13–18)

Main Point: Our prayers should be prompted and patterned by God’s Word.

Outline: 3 essentials of biblical prayer

1. A True Knowledge of God

2. A Right Relationship with God

3. A Genuine Engagement with God

Main Point: When trials crowd in, cling to God's all-sufficient Word.

Outline: 2 demonstrations of trust in God & His Word

1. Prayer Requests (25–29)

2. Personal Resolve (30-32)

Main Point: God desires and displays his glory through humanity in surprising ways.

Outline: Three remarkable ways God ordains praise through people

1. Our Smallness

2. Our Significance

3. Our Salvation

Main Point: God's character and covenant keep drawing us closer to him.

Outline: Three marks of one who walks closely with God

1. Trusting

2. Confessing

3. Learning

Main Point: Accept God’s gracious invitation to receive his closeness and care.

Outline: 4 compelling invitations for you to fear God

1. Join me in worship (1–3)

2. Hear my testimony (4–6)

3. Taste for yourself (7–10)

4. Learn from me (11–22)

Main Point: Only God is a trustworthy refuge in troubled times.

Outline: 

1. The king trusts God. (1–7)

2. You should trust God too. (8–12)