Excellence through Christ's Strength

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1. Through C hrist’s Strength EXCELLENCE:

2. THROUGH CHRIST’S STRENGTH # INTEGRITY #HUMILITY #ABILITY # SELF-DISCIPLINE #HOME RESPONSIBILITY #INFLUENCE #TRUST IN GOD EXCELLENCE:

3. TRUST IN GOD

4. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY TRUST?

5. To whom do you trust? WHY?

6. ( Merriam Webster) - belief that someone or something is reliable , good , honest , effective , etc. -one in which confidence is placed. -assured reliance What do you mean by trust?

7. TRUST To trust is to: - believe - place confidence - rely

8. Belief/believe TO TRUST IS TO BELIEVE Daniel 6:23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him , because he BELIEVED in his GOD.

9. CONFIDENCE PLACING CONFIDENCE

10. Placing confidence DANIEL 3:16-17 16…O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our GOD whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

11. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will , he hears us. 1 John 5:14

12. PLACING CONFIDENCE It is better to TRUST in the LORD than to put confidence in man .

13. PUT YOUR CONDICENCE IN HIM

14. RELIANCE

15. Faith & Works by EGW When men learn they cannot earn righteousness by their own merit of works, and they look with firm and entire RELIANCE upon Jesus Christ as their only hope, there will not be so much of self and so little of JESUS. RELIANCE/DEPENDENCE TO TRUST IS TO RELY

16. RELIANCE/DEPENDENCE TO TRUST IS TO RELY DANIEL 3:16-18 16…O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 If it be so, our GOD whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and h will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Relying on God’s Will

17. RELIANCE/DEPENDENCE TO TRUST IS TO RELY

18. TRUST To trust is to: - believe - rely - place confidence

19. To whom do you trust? WHY? HOW? To whom: GOD WHO is HE? Gen. 1:1 Creator Exo. 2:24 He hears Groaning. Exo. 2: 25 He can see Exo. 3:6 God of our Forefathers

20. To whom do you trust? WHY? HOW? To whom: GOD WHO is HE? Isaiah 9: 6 Wonderful, Counselor, The nighty GOD, The Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace

21. To whom do you trust? WHY? HOW? To whom: to GOD our Lord WHO is HE and Why? Exo. 15 Our Strength Our Salvation Man of War/ Fighter against enemy

22. To whom do you trust? WHY? HOW? To whom: GOD WHO is HE and Why? Deu . 24:4; 26:2 God is our provider Joshua 3: 10 He is Living Judges 8:34 Deliverer Psalm 147:3 He heals the broken hearted

23. HOW to set trust? Trust is the core conviction of judgement based on knowledge , instinct , and experience . -Nolan Dalla

24. KNOWLEDGE

25. INSTINCT

26. HOW to set trust? How: talking, Knowing living with Him

27. DON’T SAY:

28. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me.