Prior Lake Baptist Church

Big Idea: By His own hand, God provides all that His people need to live by faith unto Him. Outline: 1. God’s Commands Test our Faith (1–2) 2. Faith Obeys Even When it Costs (3–10) 3. God Provides Even that which we cannot See (11–19) 4. God’s Covenant Promises Press On (20–24)

Big Idea: God’s faithful commitment to us enables us to reflect His covenant faithfulness, pursuing peace in our relationships and displaying His name to the world. Outline: 1. God’s faithfulness is evident to others (vv. 22–24) 2. Our dealings must reflect God’s righteousness (vv. 25–30) 3. God establishes peace to advance His purposes (vv. 31–34)

Big Idea: We must fix our eyes on the Lord, entrusting both the revealed and unknown to His faithful hands. Outline: 1. Trust God as He keeps His Word (1–8). 2. Remember past answered prayers to strengthen you in present uncertainty (9–13). 3. Walking by faith means entrusting everything to God alone (14–21).

Big Idea: God keeps His promises, not because of our faithfulness, but because of His grace. Outline: 1. Wrong Fears Lead to Old Sins (1–2) 2. God Steps in to Protect His Promise (3–7) 3. God Uses Abimelech to Accomplish His Plan (8–13) 4. God’s Blessings Come Because of His Promise, Not Our Performance (14–18)

Big Idea: The Lord, in His kindness, calls all to find refuge in Him—and He displays this mercy by sending others into our lives, for He will always do what is right. Outline: 1. God Sends Witnesses of His Coming Judgment. (1-11) 2. Heed God’s Warning and Find Refuge in Him (12-29) 3. We Will Live with the Consequences of What We Sow (30-38)

Big Idea: Believers must trust God's justice yet petition His mercy with humility. I. Draw near to God prayerfully 22-25 II. Come before Him boldly 26 III. Appeal to Him humbly 27-33

Big Idea: Fear the all-knowing Lord and walk in humble fellowship before Him, leading those around you to walk in His ways. I. Abraham’s fearful fellowship (1-8) II. Sarah’s fear-filled response (9-15) III. The Lord’s all-knowing gaze (16-21)

Big Idea: Our sovereign God always accomplishes His word in His way and calls us to walk in obedience and faith. Outline: I. No promise of God is outside His means to accomplish it. (15-22) II. Every promise of God is an opportunity for our obedience. (23-27)

Big Idea: Our covenant-making God is our covenant-keeping God, and He calls us to respond in kind. Outline: 1. Nothing Is Impossible for Our God (1–8) 2. Follow Him Wholly, as He Wills (9–14)

Big Idea: The Lord will use all things for His purposes, even when we try to accomplish them our own way. Outline: Two Realities in the Narrative of Abram, Sarai, and Hagar: 1. The Consequences of Human Wisdom (1–6) 2. God’s Kindness in the Midst of Human Rejection (7–16)

"Grace and Truth" | Missionary Kevin Sherman

Text: Psalm 129 Big Idea: God’s people may suffer, but they will not be destroyed, because the Lord is righteous and will ultimately bring justice. Outline: 1. Long affliction, but no defeat (1–2) 2. The righteous Lord brings deliverance (3–4) 3. The Lord will judge the wicked and bless His own (5–8)

Text: Psalm 128 Big Idea: Those who fear the Lord will see His hand of blessing both individually and corporately Outline: 1. Fear the Lord personally 1-4 2. Fear the Lord collectively 5-6

Text: Psalm 127 Big Idea: In all that we have been stewarded, believers must look to the Sovereign Lord and depend upon Him for fruitful labor. Outline: 1. Warning: Labor apart from God is vain (1-2) 2. Praise: Labor dependent upon God does not disappoint (3-5)

Text: Genesis 15 Big Idea: All that God promises will come to pass for He is faithful, so look continually to Him. Outline: 1. Believe, even though you cannot see. (1-6) 2. Trust, for He who promises is faithful. (7-21)

Text: Genesis 15 Big Idea: All that God promises will come to pass for He is faithful, so look continually to Him. Outline: 1. Believe, even though you cannot see. (1-6) 2. Trust, for He who promises is faithful. (7-21)

Text: Psalm 102 Big Idea: Suffering believers must look to our eternal King, trusting that His restoration will remind future generations to remember His Name. Outline: 1. Psalmist’s Prayer of Lament (1-11) 2. Promises of an Eternal King (12-22) 3. Psalmist’s Hope-filled lament (23-28)

Text: Genesis 13 Big Idea: God’s servant must continually repent and trust our God Who continually keeps His Word. He will not fail! Outline: 1. God restores His servant to walk again with Him (1-4) 2. God’s servant responds by faith to trouble (5-7) 3. Walking by sight tempts once again (8-13) 4. God reaffirms His promise to His own (14-18)

Text: Psalm 126 Big Idea: In times of trial, our joy is found in a God who has been and will be faithful to His own. Outline: 1-3 Reflect on the Lord’s faithful deeds 4-6 Look towards future hope

Text: Genesis 13 Big Idea: God’s servant must continually repent and trust our God Who continually keeps His Word. He will not fail! Outline: 1. God restores His servant to walk again with Him (1-4) 2. God’s servant responds by faith to trouble (5-7) 3. Walking by sight tempts once again (8-13) 4. God reaffirms His promise to His own (14-18)

Text: Genesis 12:1-9 Big Idea: Go where God leads, trusting that He is a reward of those who diligently seek Him. Outline: 1. God calls (1-3) 2. We must follow (4-6) 3. God is always with His own (7-9)

Text: Psalm 125 Big Idea: Trust in the Lord Who will keep His word to His own and bear His judgment upon the wicked. Outline: I. The righteous stand firmly in the Lord. (1-2) II. The wicked will be brought to their end. (3-5)

Text: Psalm 8 Big Idea: We must use our God-given status in the created order to give all praise to the King. Outline: I. The King’s strength is shown through weakness. (1-4) II. The King crowns us and calls us to a task. (5-9)

Text: Psalm 123 Big Idea: The Lord is the Master, and thus we must look to Him alone and wait on His mercies to be dispensed. Outline: 1. Look upward. (1) 2. Fix your eyes on our Master. (2) 3. Wait on the Lord for His mercies. (3-4)