SERMON NOTES LIBRARY

Sufficient Grace - 2 Corinthians 12:9 - God’s Grace Is Sufficient.

1 -Weakness will keep you Grounded

2 - My weakness exposes me to me

3 - My weakness gives me reason to love others tenderly

4 - My weakness will drive me closer to God

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No matter what you’re facing. 

No matter what you’re carrying.

No matter how weak you may feel.

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Yesterday, Pastor Troy reminded us that weakness doesn’t disqualify us — it draws us closer to God.

 

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Babylon is not the End of My Story - Jeremiah 29:11

 

1 - Plans are for welfare and not for evil

2 - He promises to give you a Future

3 - He promises to give you Hope

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Sometimes life takes us places we never planned to go.

Places that feel unfamiliar… uncomfortable… even lonely.

The people of Israel knew that feeling. They found themselves in Babylon, far from home, wondering if God’s promises had somehow come to an end.

But through the prophet Jeremiah, God reminds them:

“I know the plans I have for you… plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

One of the powerful insights from today’s message was that the Hebrew word for hope paints the picture of a cord or rope placed in our hands.

In other words, even when life feels like Babylon, God hasn’t left us there alone.

He places a cord of hope in our hands and says, Hold on.

Because Babylon may be a chapter in your story…

but it is not the end of your story.

 

Reflection: What “Babylon” season in your life is God asking you to hold on to hope in right now?

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Confidence While Waiting - Psalm 27:12-14

Nuggets to get you through this tough season:

1 - You must have confidence in knowing

2 - Wait with expectation

3 - Be strong

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Waiting seasons can feel long… uncertain… and sometimes even discouraging.

But the Psalmist reminds us that waiting on God is not weakness — it’s faith in action.

A few nuggets from today’s message:

​• Have confidence in what you know about God.

• Wait with expectation.

• Be strong.

Even in the waiting, God is strengthening our hearts and reminding us that His timing is perfect.

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart.” — Psalm 27:14

 

💭 Reflection: What situation in your life right now requires you to trust God while you wait?

 

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“It Won’t Work." - Isaiah 54:17

1 - We may be attacked, but we are not destroyed

2 - We may be accused, but we are not condemned

3 - Through seasons of less, we don't lose our conventual identity

4 - I'm still covered, chosen, connected

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Even in the face of opposition, we stand on God’s promise: 

• We may be attacked, but we’re not destroyed.

• We may be accused, but we’re not condemned.

• And even in seasons of loss, we do not lose our covenantal identity in God.

Life will try to shake you, pressure you, and make you question who you are… but our identity is not in our circumstances — it’s in Him.

So no matter what you’re facing, encourage yourself:

You are still covered. You are still chosen. You are still connected.

And because of that… it won’t work. 🔥

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Reflection Question:

What situation in your life do you need to declare “it won’t work” over this week?

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The Power of an Unimpressive Entrance - John 12: 12-22

1 - He came to fulfill, not to impress

2 - Regardless of how he showed up and what he rode, Jesus was clear on Who He Was

3 - Jesus is in the business of using what other people see as insignificant

4 - The donkey was untamed.... until Jesus put His full Weight on it!

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Jesus didn’t come to impress—He came to fulfill.
And even in what looked small, overlooked, and insignificant… He revealed His power.

 The same God who rode in on a donkey is the same God who uses what others overlook.

 

💭 What if the very thing you think is insignificant…is the very thing God wants to use?

 

We were untamed… until He put His weight on us. 💙🙌

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