Hope Community Church
• Hope's Coffee Café - coffee/tea bar in the foyer from 9:30-9:55 AM
• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids Church (K-5th Grade) provided!
Week 7:
“Tried and True”
(John 7:1-18)
1. Sibling Skepticism
John 7:1-9 NKJV
1. Sibling Skepticism
2. Contrasting Skepticism
John 7:10-13 NKJV
1. Sibling Skepticism
2. Contrasting Skepticism
3. Challenging Skepticism
John 7:14-18 NKJV
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.
—G.K. Chesterton
Belief IN precedes benefits FROM.
You cannot have B, until you do A
This includes…
• What we DO
Noah was asked to build a boat BEFORE it had ever rained. (See Gen. 6:12-14, 22)
• Where we GO
Abraham was asked to leave His country BEFORE God revealed where to go next. (See Gen. 12:1, 4)
• What we GIVE
God asks believers to give faithfully BEFORE expecting a response from Him. (See Mal. 3:8-10)
• Who we TRUST
Jesus asks us to believe in Him BEFORE being rewarded for doing so by Him.
John 7:17 NKJV
Let's stop doubting and start doing!