1. Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD Family Worship Center
When You
Don’t Understand it…
Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD
Family Worship Center

2. Hebrews 10:19-23, 35
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

3. Hebrews 10:19-23, 35
22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful…

4. Hebrews 10:19-23, 35
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

5. Part One: The Shaking of Confidence

6. The Shaking of Confidence
Attacks on the Bible and faith.
Personal struggles
Seemingly unanswered prayer.

7. Part Two: The Reminder of Confidence

8. Attacks on the Bible and faith...
Claims of the Bible contradicting itself- I have studied the Bible for over 45 years. I have yet to find a supposed contradiction that wasn’t a mistake on the part of the reader failing to put it in literary, historical or cultural context.

9. Claims of gruesomeness of religion…
Nietzsche, the father of modern atheism in the late 19th century, predicted the 20th century would be bloodiest of all because of atheism~ Atheistic Regimes of Hitler, Stalin & Mao killed 140 million – atheists killed more in 1 century than all religions in all of history combined.

10. Supposed documents proving the Bible false…
Supposed documents proving the Bible false- like the “Gospel of Jesus’ wife” have been proven a fake. The Bible always outlives it pallbearers.
Scientific claims supposedly proving the Bible false – Eventually get proven false themselves.

11. Personal struggles…
We don’t always know why God seems to allow somethings. But, I have learned to trust His character when I don’t understand.

12. The LB7 & I don’t Understand Why You are Letting This Happen to Me Story…

19. God has reasons that go beyond our understanding
God has reasons that go beyond our understanding. Those are times when faith is challenged and faith can truly grow.

21. Hebrews 10:19-23, 35
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22. Hebrews 10:19-23, 35
22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful…

23. Hebrews 10:19-23, 35
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

24. Confidence is Built On and With…
1. On the character of God.
2. On faithfully studying the Word of God.
3. On Godly Fellowship… As vs. 25 calls us to be faithful to church.
4. From a relationship built in prayer.

25. Part Three: The Folder for Confidence

26. The
“I Don’t
Understand it
Yet” Folder

27. 35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
Hebrews 10:19-23, 35
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.