IN GOD WE TRUST – PASTOR KENDRICK ALLEN

TITLE: IN GOD WE TRUST

TEXT: PROVERBS 3:5-6

INTRODUCTION

1. “Proverb” - “to be like”
2. Wisdom or “pithy sayings”
   1. The fear of God
   2. Living by His wisdom
   3. Personified in the Lord Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 1:30)
3. Value of wisdom (feminine analogy)
4. Guidance for the young (“old alike”)

SCRIPTURE ANALYSIS

1. Trust/heart (3:5)
2. Lean/understanding
3. Your ways (“ours”)/acknowledge (3:6)
4. Direct your (“our paths”)
5. 2 applications (ministry/life)

MINISTRY

1. Scared of the ministry
2. Spiritually weak (Ephesians 3:16)
3. Fear/lack of confidence
   1. what’s the source of your fears
   2. put it in God’s hands

LIFE

1. Obedient to God or ourselves?
2. Moral compass
3. For the youth
   1. Will you stand on Godly wisdom/moral principles?
   2. Will you represent God/defend yourself using His wisdom?

CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:

THAT I WILL BE MORE CONSISTENT IN TRUSTING IN GOD