Trust

Knowing the Lesson Plan

Bible, Faith, Time With God, Trust, Trusting God

Picture the difficulty a substitute teacher has when enacting an absent teacher’s lesson plans. Without spending a considerable amount of time with the real…

Faith in the Giver

Contentment, Hardship, Prosperity Gospel, Security, Trust

The “Cut the Flour” challenge is a fun challenge made popular by social media.In this clip, the two players are vying for a $100…

Following Jesus Into the Unknown

Endurance, High Priest, Jesus, Jesus's Example, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

Children taking swimming lessons are instructed to jump into the water from the edge of the pool. For many children, this is terrifying. It’s not…

Trust And Understanding

Culture, Evangelism, Learn, Listen, Love of Others, Missions, Observe, Relationships, Trust, Understanding

Denine Blevins shared her story of working in the Dominican Republic and being called out for being arrogant and culturally insensitive: “One of my…

Love Takes Time To Grow

Commitment, Family, Love, Trust

In families, friendships, or romantic relationships, love takes time to grow as we learn how to love and how to be loved. A sermon…

God Will Never Abandon Us

Love of God, Never Alone, Never Leave, Prayer, Trust, Trusting God

Maritime law demands that a commanding officer must go down with the ship. In both culture and practice, it is considered a sacred duty…

Be Content In Every Situation

Contentment, Dependence On God, Relationship with God, Trust, Trusting God

If you ever babysit someone’s kids or your own siblings, pay attention to their attitude about possessions. When they find a toy they like…

Reunited

Faith, God's Promises, Promise, Trust

In the sci-fi drama Interstellar (directed by Christopher Nolan [Paramount Pictures, 2014]), a complex web of events causes a young astronaut trying to save…

Trust in the Force

Faith, Trust, Trust in God, Trusting God

In the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (directed by Gareth Edwards [Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2016]), Chirrut Îmwe famously says, “I…

Saving Power

Faith, God's power, Trust, Trusting God

How well do we trust God’s saving power in our lives? Luke Aikins is a professional skydiver who jumped from twenty-five thousand feet without…

Finding Unity

Faith, Trust, Trusting God, Unity

In the movie The Great Wall (directed by Yimou Zhang [Universal Pictures, 2017]), William is challenged; in order to beat the opposing forces, he…

The Power of Belief

Belief, Believing, Faith, Trust

In the film Hook (directed by Steven Spielberg [TriStar Pictures, 1991]), Peter Banning returns to Neverland to save his children from the evil Captain…

An Invisible Bridge

Belief, Certainty, Confidence, Faith, Trust

A scene from the 2020 animated movie Onward (directed by Dan Scanlon [Walt Disney Pictures, 2020]), shows the timid brother Ian being encouraged on…

Edited Photos

Constancy, Fake, Trust, Trust in God, Trusting God, Unchanging

One reliable way to determine if a photograph has been tampered with is by looking at the shadows to see if they match the…

Certainty, Direction, God's Will, Trust, Trusting God

Brennan Manning tells a story of John Kavanaugh and Mother Teresa. Kavanaugh was a Jesuit who in 1975 served in Calcutta for about a…

Walk The Line

Excellence, Grace, Serving God, Trust, Trusting God

Pastor Juan Carlos Ortiz illustrates working for God while trusting in grace through the imagery of a trapeze artist who trusts in the nets…

Trusting God In The Midst of Grief

Grief, Pain, Suffering, Trust, Trusting God

There is the great challenge for us as we navigate the valleys of pain, death, suffering, and hardship: not to give ourselves over to…

An Example of Faith

Abraham, Example, Faith, Following God, Genesis, Hebrews, Obedience, Romans, Trust

“So Abram went, as the LORD had told him” ( Genesis 12:4). This is the demonstration of faith that the author of Hebrews, as…

Scripted

Ambition, God's Will, Idolatry, Trust

Have you written a script for God, indicating many of your life steps, thinking he’ll automatically read it, approve it, and sign off on it?…

Ear Service

God's Word, The Bible, Trust

You can tell what someone trusts by their actions. No one trusts a car alarm because no one ever reacts to hearing a car…