Uncommon Confidence | Shawn Johnson | Sermon Notes — Hello Pastor

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Uncommon Confidence

Red Rocks Church • Oct 22, 2024 • 42 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

God created every believer with a built-in capacity for divine confidence, yet life's storms and self-centered living often cause us to surrender it. In this sermon, Pastor Shawn Johnson walks through Jesus' intense prayer in Gethsemane to reveal how Christ moved from emotional distress to unshakeable courage. By prioritizing a regular place of prayer, surrendering our desires for God's will, and walking in steady obedience, we receive the supernatural strength needed to face any storm.

Themes

ConfidencePrayerGod's WillObedienceOvercoming Storms

Pastor's Points

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A Common Place

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An Uncommon Prayer

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Uncommon Obedience

Key Points

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God hardwired humanity to crave and walk in spiritual confidence, yet we can surrender or throw that confidence away through doubt and disobedience.
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To build uncommon confidence, believers must establish a common place where they regularly seek God's presence and pray.
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Jesus demonstrated that experiencing divine confidence begins by surrendering personal plans and asking for God's will to be done.
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When we pray for God's will instead of asking Him to bless our self-made plans, He releases supernatural strength and spiritual confidence.
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Walking in full obedience to God builds lasting confidence, whereas ongoing disobedience undermines and destroys our assurance.
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Like buffalo charging directly through a prairie storm rather than trying to outrun it, believers are empowered to charge through trials rather than flee.
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Because the Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead lives within believers, we have the power, love, and sound mind needed to conquer any life storm.

Sermon Moments

“Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. (Hebrews 10:35)”

“If we want to have an uncommon confidence, we're going to have to have a common place where we go spend time in the presence of God.”

“The second Jesus prayed, 'Not my will, but Your will,' an angel appeared from heaven and strengthened Him.”

“Insecure people talk all the time and manage their narrative; spiritual confidence says, 'I don't have to defend myself because my God is my defender.'”

“Obedience always brings confidence. Disobedience always destroys it.”

“Unlike cows that run away from storms only to suffer longer, buffalo charge straight through the storm.”

“You were not given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.”

This Week

Establish a consistent "common place" in your home or daily routine dedicated to quiet prayer and fellowship with God.

Pray an "uncommon prayer" this week by asking God, "Not my will, but Yours be done" regarding your biggest challenge or situation.

Identify one area of your life where you have been hesitating to obey God, and commit to taking an immediate step of obedience.

When facing financial fear or insecurity, trust God through faithful tithing and stewardship rather than relying solely on your own efforts.

Rather than running away from or trying to avoid life's difficult storms, face them directly through the supernatural strength of the Holy Spirit.

Reflect on past moments when God carried you through a hard season to build faith and momentum for your current circumstances.

Stop trying to defend your image or self-worth to others; rest in the confidence that God is your true defender.

Remember This

Uncommon confidence is born when we consistently meet God in prayer, surrender our plans to His will, and walk in wholehearted obedience.

A Challenge for You

You were not given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind; stop running from the storm and step forward through it in the strength of Jesus Christ.

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