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Will You Trust Him

City of Refuge • Apr 18, 2026 • 55 min

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Summary

Through the life of Job, Bishop Noel Jones teaches that faith is personal and unique to every believer, functioning like an individual fingerprint forged through direct contact with God. Rather than allowing human opinion or shifting circumstances to dictate our worth and inner peace, true faith anchors our identity in the unchangeable love of Christ. When trials come, believers can stand secure knowing that their confidence rests not in material possessions or human approval, but in a living Redeemer.

Themes

Faith and Self-IdentityTrusting God in SufferingOvercoming Human ApprovalThe Unchanging Nature of GodSpiritual Resilience

Pastor's Points

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Faith helps the individual to understand him or herself and identify true spiritual needs.

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Faith indicates how we define ourselves in reference to the people and opinions around us.

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Faith reorganizes who we make significant in our lives.

Key Points

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Faith helps an individual understand their own true self and recognize their deepest spiritual needs.
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Faith clarifies how a believer defines themselves in relation to the opinions and attitudes of the people around them.
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Faith reorganizes who a person makes significant, preventing fickle human opinions from dictating one's destiny.
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Every believer possesses a unique faith that functions like a fingerprint, formed through personal contact with God and His Word.
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True peace and spiritual stability come from anchoring one's self-identity in an unchangeable God rather than shifting circumstances.
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Human love and approval are fickle and conditional, whereas Christ offers an invariant, divine love that establishes our true self-worth.
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External trials and material losses do not define a believer's worth because true identity is found in Christ rather than temporary possessions.
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Believers can declare trust in God during severe trials because their confidence rests in a living Redeemer who guarantees ultimate victory.

Sermon Moments

“Faith is like a fingerprint. You can teach believers, but you can't teach belief.”

“Isn't it interesting that when God isn't speaking, everybody else is?”

“I don't lose my integrity because money's tight. I still do what's right when money's tight.”

“My God is necessary, but you are beneficial. Don't get it twisted—I don't have to have you, I have to have God.”

“Your identity is not your clothes, your car, or your house; your identity is who you are in God.”

“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.”

“I don't know why I'm going through what I'm going through, but I know my Redeemer liveth.”

This Week

Re-evaluate your key relationships to ensure you are not allowing fickle human opinions to define your spiritual identity.

Meditate on Job 13:15 and write down a personal declaration of trust in God despite current difficulties or unanswered questions.

Spend time in God's Word daily, allowing Him to speak directly into your personal history and strengthen your unique faith.

Refuse to seek validation from people who do not truly know your spiritual journey or what God is producing in your life.

Guard your inner peace by refusing to allow material loss, financial stress, or changing circumstances to dictate your joy.

Rest in Christ's unconditional, divine love that affirms your value independent of performance or human approval.

Offer encouragement and support to those facing trials rather than offering judgment or unsolicited critical advice.

Remember This

When your faith and identity are anchored in the invariant love of an unchangeable God, no trial, loss, or human opinion can shake your peace or alter who you are in Christ.

A Challenge for You

Don't allow folk to limit who you are by their negative opinions. Shut them up, trust God in the middle of your trial, and know your Redeemer for yourself.

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