1. In God We Trust Psalm 18:1-3

2. Trust in God Paul and his companions faced threat of death in Asia, 2 Cor. 1:8-11 (Acts 19:21-41) –Trusted God to deliver them Trust is the primary idea of faith: –Fully persuaded to believe and to act on what is believed, Heb. 11:11; Rom. 4:18-22 2

3. Trust in God In whom or what do you trust to save you from your sins? In whom or what do you trust to direct you in the decisions you make in your life? 3

4. To Save You? THE SAVIOR Acts 4:12; 5:31; 13:23 His name, Matt. 1:21 His mission, Luke 19:10 His healing, Matt. 9:9-13 Will not be put to shame, 1 Peter 2:6 Call on His name and be saved! Acts 2:21, 37-41 SELF, John 9:35-41 (3:18) “We know”: Unwilling to be humble, Jn. 9:41, 24, 29 The arrogant trust in: –Intellect, Rom. 1:21; Acts 17:18-21; 1 Cor. 1:18-21 –Emotions, Acts 26:9 –Experience, Jgs. 21:25 –Desires, 2 Kgs. 5:10-12 4

5. To Teach You? TRUTH: Word of God Jno. 17:17 (8:31-32; 45-47) Path of life, Psa. 119:105 Protects from sin, Psa. 119:9-11 Good judgment, Psa. 119:66 Applications: Parents, elders, preachers, teachers, every saint TRADITION (Handed down by men) Human, 1 Pet. 1:18 Church, Matt. 15:1-9 (Jer. 18:18) Applications: –Christmas (Jesus’ birth) –Respectable worldliness –Unauthorized worship 5

6. To Define You? FAITH Hebrews 11:1 One who trusts in God, Rom. 8:31-37 Obedient disciple, Heb. 5:8-9; 11:4, 7-11, 17 A friend of God, Jas. 2:20-23 FRIENDS, FAMILY Psalm 146:3-4 Friends may entice us to sin, Prov. 1:10-19 (1 Cor. 15:33) Family who demand your devotion at the expense of your faith and your salvation, 1 Cor. 7:15 6

7. Our choice of whom to trust brings a curse or a blessing, Jer. 17:5-8 God delivers the righteous, 2 Tim. 4:17-18 –My strength and salvation, Psa. 18:1-2 –“I will put My trust in Him”, Heb. 2:13 7 CHOICE