Promises
“The Greatest Promise”
John 3:16; John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 1:20

Have you ever experienced one of these promises?
“I’ll be there …” 
“I promise I won’t tell …”
“This will change everything …” 
“When I grow up ...” 
“Forever” promises

Promises matter, and when someone keeps or breaks one, it sticks with you.

Building trust is like filling an empty bathtub one spoonful at a time. 

Why do we struggle to trust a promise from God? 
When we’ve experienced broken promises from people, it’s our nature to be guarded toward any promise. 

God’s greatest promise is a relationship that starts now and lasts forever.

The Greatest Promise in the Greatest Verse
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” –John 3:16

Simply: God so loved, He gave, and whoever believes receives eternal life.

What is eternal life? 

“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” –John 17:3

Eternal Life = Knowing/Believing/Trusting Jesus = Relationship with God

What would it look like for you to trust Jesus fully, not someday, but today?

Surrender is a surprising path to fulfillment. Yielding isn’t losing, it’s gaining a relationship that will never end. 

What is your next step? 
Start a relationship with Jesus.
Renew my relationship with Jesus.
Let go of the lie that God’s promises are just for someday in the future. 
Celebrate your relationship with Jesus by making Him known to someone this week.

When we accept the promise of a relationship with Jesus we discover the YES and AMEN of every promise of God. 

“For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.” –2 Corinthians 1:20

Do you want to experience more of the promises we have talked about these past five weeks?
God’s promise of peace 
God’s promise to be with you
God’s promise to restore 
God’s promise of returns 
God’s promise of eternal life 

The Holy Spirit is the seal of all the Promises that are found in Christ. (Ephesians 1:13-14)

God’s greatest promise is a relationship that starts now and lasts forever.