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An Anchor for the Soul: The “Great Confidence”

Explore the themes of belief, confidence, and hope in the ancient plan of God as revealed through the story of Abraham. Discover how faith and trust in God can provide a solid anchor for the soul. Follow the journey of Abraham's faith-rest and find inspiration in God's unchanging promises. This uplifting narrative showcases the power of belief and the assurance of God's provision in times of uncertainty. Dive into the depths of God's rest and embrace a great hope that serves as a trustworthy anchor for your soul. Welcome to a journey of faith and confidence in God's unfailing promises.

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An Anchor for the Soul: The “Great Confidence”

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  1. An Anchor for the Soul:The “Great Confidence” Hebrews 6:11-7

  2. The Point: “Enter God’s Rest”

  3. The Point: “Enter God’s Rest”

  4. The Point: “Enter God’s Rest”

  5. The Point: “Enter God’s Rest” “For we who have believed enter that Rest” Heb. 4:2

  6. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides: So God created human beings in his own image…Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it… Look! I have given you…for your food. Genesis 1:27-29

  7. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides… Man Rebels The Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid…” Genesis 3:9-10 (NLT)

  8. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides… Man Rebels

  9. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides: Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!” Genesis 15:5

  10. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides: “I will make you a great nation…And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed." Genesis 12:2-3 (NASB) Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!” Genesis 15:5

  11. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides: For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, "I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you." Hebrews 6:13-14 (NASB)

  12. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” Abraham Believes: God Provides… And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith. Genesis 15:6

  13. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” Abraham Believes: God Provides… Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” Romans 4:18 (NLT) And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith. Genesis 15:6

  14. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” Abraham Believes: God Provides… Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised. Hebrews 6:15 (NLT) A WINNER!

  15. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides… So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. Hebrews 6:18

  16. God’s Ancient Plan: “Enter My Rest!” God Provides… Man Rebels…? we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. Hebrews 6:18

  17. Certainty: Abraham’s “Faith-Rest” Hebrews 6:13-20

  18. Certainty: Abraham’s “Faith-Rest” Hebrews 6:13-20 Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. In the name of the KING…

  19. Certainty: Abraham’s “Faith-Rest” Hebrews 6:13-20 God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.

  20. Certainty: Abraham’s “Faith-Rest” Hebrews 6:13-20 So God has given both his promise and his oath... These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.

  21. Certainty: Abraham’s “Faith-Rest” Hebrews 6:13-20 Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

  22. Certainty: Abraham’s “Faith-Rest” Hebrews 6:13-20 Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin. Hebrews 12:4

  23. God’s Rest: a Great Hope “This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.” • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • ‘The future looks bright!’ • AND anchored!

  24. God’s Rest: a Great Hope • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  25. Welcome to “Hopes of My Dreams”

  26. Welcome to “Hopes of My Dreams”

  27. Welcome to “Hopes of My Dreams”

  28. God’s Rest: a Great Hope • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  29. God’s Rest: a Great Hope • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  30. God’s Rest: a Great Hope • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  31. God’s Rest: a Great Hope • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  32. God’s Rest: a Great Hope shattered! “Not so bad” “The downward spiral of hope” • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  33. God’s Rest: a Great Hope shattered! Even Bill Gates! • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  34. God’s Rest: a Great Hope shattered! Even Bill Gates! • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  35. God’s Rest: a Great Hope shattered! Even Bill Gates! • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking.

  36. God’s Rest: a Great Hope EarlyChristianSymbol “This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.” • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty.

  37. God’s Rest: a Great Hope He Himself has said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you," so that we confidently say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?" Hebrews 13:5-6 (NASB) These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Based on his character.

  38. God’s Rest: a Great Hope • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Based on his character. • Based on his authority over death.

  39. God’s Rest: a Great Hope …Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name… Hebrews 6:13 • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Based on his character. • Based on his authority over death. • Based on his authority, period!

  40. God’s Rest: a Great Hope Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT) • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader.

  41. God’s Rest: a Great Hope Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT) • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader.

  42. God’s Rest: a Great Hope • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader.

  43. God’s Rest: a Great Hope Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence... Hebrews 6:18 (NLT) • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge!

  44. God’s Rest: a Great Hope Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence... Hebrews 6:18 (NLT) • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge!

  45. God’s Rest: a Great Hope Our Basis For Hope: “God also bound himself with an oath” • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge! • Go to his Word!

  46. God’s Rest: a Great Hope "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. “ Matthew 7:24 • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge! • Go to his Word!

  47. God’s Rest: a Great Hope "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. “ Matthew 7:24 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. (7:25) • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge! • Go to his Word!

  48. God’s Rest: a Great Hope …hold to the hope that lies before us. Hebrews 6:18 • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge! • Go to his Word! • MOVE OUT with Hope!

  49. God’s Rest: a Great Hope Jesus Christ WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO TODAY / TOMORROW / AND IN ETERNITY? • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge! • Go to his Word! • MOVE OUT with Hope! • Where do you want to go today?

  50. God’s Rest: a Great Hope a hope both sure and steadfast… where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us Heb.6:19-20 Jesus Christ WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO TODAY / TOMORROW / AND IN ETERNITY? • The soul requires an anchor of hope. • Without God, ‘hope’ is wishful thinking. • Christian hope means having certainty. • Hope from Jesus: a worthy leader. • Run to Him for refuge! • Go to his Word! • MOVE OUT with Hope! • Where do you want to go today?

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