THE 1ST COMMANDMENT:
TRUST GOD ABOVE ALL THINGS
Faith Foundations
Course One
Lesson 5
TRUST GOD ABOVE ALL THINGS
What does it mean to
TRUST
God above all things?
TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD
1. Recall the story of God’s command to Noah
to build an ark (Genesis 6).
Evaluate this statement:
God was going to destroy the world because
the people were sinners.
Yes and no. The people in Noah’s day were
very wicked, but we’re sinners too.
TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD
2. God commanded Noah to prepare for a
flood. God’s command must have seemed
foolish. Why?
Noah had to build a big ark out in the open
for all to see. He also probably didn’t
understand how all the animals would get
there, nor the idea of a worldwide flood.
TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD
3. Apply Proverbs 3:5 to what Noah did.
Noah trusted in God rather than his own
understanding.
TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD
4. Some religious teachers actually teach this:
“What you believe doesn’t matter as long as
you really, truly believe—as long as your
faith is sincere.” Why is this statement
wrong?
It gives the impression that the sincerity of
our faith is more important than what we
believe.
TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD
5. When a tragic hurricane struck the coast of
Florida, George said, “I don’t understand how
God could allow such a tragedy to kill all those
people. I just don’t feel that I can trust him
anymore.” What would you say to George?
There are many things about God we don’t
understand. But God does promise that
everything will work out for our good—and we
will hold him to his word.
KEY POINT #1
To trust God means to believe what he says
completely.
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
6. Recall the story of David and Goliath
(1 Samuel 17). What do you think Goliath
trust in for victory?
Goliath trusted in his size and strength,
battle experience, armor and weapons.
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
7. David was young and untrained as a soldier,
and he carried only a sling for a weapon.
But he was not afraid. What did David say
to Goliath to show where he had placed his
trust? (verse 45)
David said, “I come against you in the name
of the LORD Almighty.”
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
8. Apply the words of Psalm 118:8 to David
and Goliath as they got ready to fight.
Goliath trusted in himself, but David trusted
in God. God protected David and gave him
the victory.
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
9. Read Psalm 50:5, then support this
statement:
Reading the Bible helps me trust that I can
call on God in every trouble.
As we read the Bible, we see the evidence of
the wisdom, love, and power of God. God
promises to help his people in every
trouble—and God always keeps his promises!
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
10. Psalm 37:5 tells us to commit our way to
the Lord. What does that mean?
It means to put every step of our lives into
God’s hands, trusting that he will take care
of us and accomplish what he knows is best.
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
11.Evaluate this statement:
a. I’m not going to the doctor. I only trust
God for my health.
God helps us through other people, like
doctors.
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
11.Evaluate this statement:
b. I’m not going to save money for college. I
trust God to provide for me.
God helps us by providing banks and the
means to open bank accounts and by giving
us the ability to save.
GOD NEVER LETS US DOWN
12.How does trust God above all things show
itself in our prayer life?
When we trust in God above all things, we
pray to him regularly, frequently &
confidently.
KEY POINT #2
To trust God means to depend on him above
all things.
What does it mean to TRUST God
above all things?
1. To trust God means to believe what he says
completely.
2. To trust God means to depend on him above
all things.
SUMMARY
To trust God above all things means to
believe what he says and to depend on him
above all things.
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
You shall have no other gods.
What does this mean?
We should fear, love, and trust in God above
all things.
Old Testament
Books of the Bible – Part 2
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel