Nick Gerringer - Assisting Pastor's teaching references for 08/26/2021

Isaiah 31 - Learning To Trust Him Under Pressure

Life Lesson (verse Isaiah 31:)

Resist the temptation to trust in worldly resources, but be diligent to seek the Lord in all things.

Life Lesson (verse Isaiah 31:)

God’s not intimidated by things that might intimidate us. We can trust Him.

Life Lesson (verse Isaiah 31:)

Be ready to throw away anything that maybe preventing you from trusting in the Lord alone.

Life Lesson (verse Isaiah 31:)

We should seek to serve God with a singleness of heart, with all our heart. But we must remember He is the one who fights our battles for us, not our own wisdom and scheming.

1 Peter 1:7 NKJV

7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ

Isaiah 36:4-10 NLT

"This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident? 5 Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me? 6 On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable!
7 "But perhaps you will say to me, 'We are trusting in the Lord our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
8 "I'll tell you what! Strike a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses if you can find that many men to ride on them! 9 With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master's troops, even with the help of Egypt's chariots and charioteers? 10 What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the Lord's direction? The Lord himself told us, 'Attack this land and destroy it!'"

Psalm 20:7 NKJV

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. 

Matthew 5:37 NKJV

37 But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one. 

Proverb 10:19 NLT

19 Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. 

Proverb 29:11 NKJV

1 A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back. 

Exodus 14:24-25 NKJV

24 Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. 25 And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians." 

Matthew 15:13-14 NKJV

13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.  14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."

2 Kings 19:35-37 NKJV

35 And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses — all dead. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh. 37 Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

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