How to Please God
A Charles Spurgeon Sermon Summary
We must have faith in God to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Without faith, we are without God, His blessings, hope, Christ, and salvation.
First, the Bible declares that pleasing God depends on faith in God’s grace through Christ, and not on our merit, morality, kindness, religious behaviors, or self-denial.
To go to God, we must have faith that God is who He said He is: the Trinity God, who is just, merciful, all-knowing, and omnipresent, who hears every word we pray and blesses those who earnestly seek Him. Without faith, prayer is useless.
The importance of faith is taught throughout the scripture. Justification, righteousness, and salvation are by faith through Christ, not by observing any laws.
When you don’t trust a person, you can’t please him. A child always doubting his father won’t please him.
To doubt God’s power or goodness is to insult Him. If you distrust that God will keep His promises, or if you question His power to save you or forgive your sin, you assume God is a liar (1 John 5:10). You can’t get anything from God if you don’t trust Him.
Also, if you distrust God’s words, promises, or wisdom, you will have difficulty loving God or being zealous for Him; you won’t appreciate his discipline, nor rejoice in Him.
There are many examples in the Bible. Through faith, Enoch experienced no death. Without faith, the Israelites couldn’t get into Canaan (Hebrews 11:5).
We must examine our faith carefully. Do we have child-like trust in God’s words, or do we trust our knowledge, judgment, or invention more than God?
We should integrate faith into every part of our life, such as teaching, working, making money, or raising our children. Trust that God will accomplish His work.
Don’t be afraid of trouble; trouble helps us grow. We tend to trust God the most when things are the worst.
Don’t trust yourself or your work for salvation. Trust Christ’s work.
God promised never to leave or forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:8). Whatever God has promised, He can and will perform! So, trust Him.
Not by might nor by power but, it is by God’s Spirit that anything is accomplished (Zechariah 4:6).
A summary of a sermon by Charles Spurgeon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDAGy1jXuqY&t=1s
First, the Bible declares that pleasing God depends on faith in God’s grace through Christ, and not on our merit, morality, kindness, religious behaviors, or self-denial.
To go to God, we must have faith that God is who He said He is: the Trinity God, who is just, merciful, all-knowing, and omnipresent, who hears every word we pray and blesses those who earnestly seek Him. Without faith, prayer is useless.
The importance of faith is taught throughout the scripture. Justification, righteousness, and salvation are by faith through Christ, not by observing any laws.
When you don’t trust a person, you can’t please him. A child always doubting his father won’t please him.
To doubt God’s power or goodness is to insult Him. If you distrust that God will keep His promises, or if you question His power to save you or forgive your sin, you assume God is a liar (1 John 5:10). You can’t get anything from God if you don’t trust Him.
Also, if you distrust God’s words, promises, or wisdom, you will have difficulty loving God or being zealous for Him; you won’t appreciate his discipline, nor rejoice in Him.
There are many examples in the Bible. Through faith, Enoch experienced no death. Without faith, the Israelites couldn’t get into Canaan (Hebrews 11:5).
We must examine our faith carefully. Do we have child-like trust in God’s words, or do we trust our knowledge, judgment, or invention more than God?
We should integrate faith into every part of our life, such as teaching, working, making money, or raising our children. Trust that God will accomplish His work.
Don’t be afraid of trouble; trouble helps us grow. We tend to trust God the most when things are the worst.
Don’t trust yourself or your work for salvation. Trust Christ’s work.
God promised never to leave or forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:8). Whatever God has promised, He can and will perform! So, trust Him.
Not by might nor by power but, it is by God’s Spirit that anything is accomplished (Zechariah 4:6).
A summary of a sermon by Charles Spurgeon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDAGy1jXuqY&t=1s