God Knows You Don't

Sermon Highlights 

• “God’s promise will often be: different than you pictured, slower than you wanted, and farther than you thought.” 

• “Don’t judge your life by the frame, judge it by your faith.”

• “Let the one who set the destination control the ETA.”

• “Faith grows in ‘even though’ moments.”

• “I will go as if I’m guided, even though I feel as if I’m guessing.”

Scriptures

• Hebrews 11: 8-16 - Abraham lived by faith. 

• Hebrews 11:17-18 - Abraham offered Issac by faith. 

• Psalm 23:4 - “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow…”

• John 11:24-25 - “The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” 

Sermon Discussion

Conversation Starter 

• Share a story you love (could be a movie, tv show, book, etc.), even though it didn’t turn out how you thought it would. 

Sermon Reflection

• What part of the sermon was just for you?

Discussion Questions 

• “God’s promise will often be: different than you pictured, slower than you wanted, and farther than you thought.” Share about a past promise in your life where these three aspects were true. 

• “Faith grows in the ‘even though’ moments.” What “even though” moment are you currently in and how do you see God using this time to strengthen your faith?

Additional Questions 

• “I will go as if I’m guided, even though I feel as if I’m guessing.” Where is God calling you to take a step of faith right now? How can we, as your eGroup, encourage you in that step of faith? 

• Pastor Steven taught us how “faith is the access point to what we need” (peace, strength, courage, hope, etc.). What do you need more of right now that you believe God will provide by faith?  

Prayer Prompt

Ask this question to your eGroup and include it as part of your closing prayer:

Have your eGroup complete this sentence: “Even though I feel _____, by faith I will _____.” 

Pray over each person’s declaration of faith. Pray they will trust God knows all that they don’t know and will guide them step by step.