Introduction

Welcome church! Today, as we continue our Anchor series I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve already covered together. In week 1 we introduced Hebrews 6:19 and the idea of being anchored to hope. Last week we talked about the necessity of having a firm and secure hold on the anchor of hope. And today we are going to speak bluntly about the fact that we live in a world where storms will come, which highlights the necessity of having an anchor.

It’s not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. The storms are coming and there will be adversity, suffering, and pain. When we are faced with any of these we need to be prepared beforehand, ready for whatever may come our way.

I can’t imagine a ship ever leaving port without an anchor on hand… So why are so many of us just floating through life with no real direction, no greater plan for adversity, and no anchor on board? Maybe we don’t see the need for an anchor, maybe we’ve never really had to plan ahead, or maybe we’ve had a relatively easy life and we don’t think too often about hardship or suffering.

Whatever the case may be, it’s not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. When the storms come, what are you going to do?

Thankfully, Jesus had some thoughts on the matter.

It’s not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. The storms are coming and there will be adversity, suffering, and pain.

Main Teaching

Last week we looked at Matthew chapter 6 and how it relates to the hope we have in the kingdom of God. This week, we’re going to take a look at Matthew chapter 7 and how it relates to having hope in the midst of a storm.

In this section of scripture, Jesus is putting an exclamation point on the previous teaching in Matthew chapters 5-7, which is called the Sermon on the Mount ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium