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Said 125 times, in 51 of 378 sermons, across 17 Sundays. Spoken as 2 forms: source 121, sources 4.

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Romans 57 24
Let Us 10 6

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alm, but he identified it as the only Psalm, meaning our only source , our only hope, our only future, our only value, our only God
at's happening inside of you. But a quiet soul knows the very source of salvation and where it comes from. And this is what David
all these other things that we've already talked about as his source of hope and confidence. He says there is only one thing. Ther
ybe you have tried to substitute something in place. God as a source or as a mechanism to help settle the soul, so to speak. Maybe
believer and to the unbeliever. David is confident in who his source of refuge is. And there's no substitute. It's not God and thi
e of where he's at. When he has looked at maybe people as his source of confidence or people as his source of hope. He is showing
at maybe people as his source of confidence or people as his source of hope. He is showing that he feels exposed. He's genuinely
d what I would testify even in my own life, there is only one source that can carry the weight of your soul. And that is, in fact,
leaning on? See, communion calls us back to the one and only source that can carry the weight of our soul. It calls us back to Ch
need to say, hey, man, listen, we need to prioritize the only source in our family to keep us whole and solid is Christ. So as Nat
those things. We are not unshaken. We're not. We are not the source of salvation. We're not. We are not. I don't think I would cl
come to you. We cannot produce our own salvation. You are the source of salvation. All these things that you see in 62 push this i
f the gospel when we truly recognize that. Lord, I am not the source of my salvation. Lord, I am not a rock. Lord, I am not this f
hope. You are these things. And Lord, so I turn to you as the source of these things. And God gave us that source in His Son, Jesu
rn to you as the source of these things. And God gave us that source in His Son, Jesus Christ. Christ came and lived a perfect lif
m the dead, paying the penalty for our sin. He is seen as the source of salvation. He is this fortress. He is this rock in which a
no wonder I feel greatly shaken because the person who is the source of my refuge, my strength, this thing that protects me from b
isdom. Lord, we turn to your word. And we know that it is the source of wonderful truth. Lord, we turn to your word. And we know t
isfaction to be found in the world, because you alone are our source of satisfaction. You alone are our source of forgiveness. You
e you alone are our source of satisfaction. You alone are our source of forgiveness. You alone are our source of comfort. You alon
n. You alone are our source of forgiveness. You alone are our source of comfort. You alone are our source of joy. You alone are th
eness. You alone are our source of comfort. You alone are our source of joy. You alone are the source of all these things, Lord, t
f comfort. You alone are our source of joy. You alone are the source of all these things, Lord, that you produce in our lives. Pra
ibes the everlasting to everlasting is god he is our place of source he is our place of strength he is our place of fulfillment a
istics of Christ. You see, he is worthy to be revered. He's a source of material and spiritual blessings. He is the true embodimen
and everything you do. And lying about the truth. What's the source of truth though? God's word is the source of truth. What are
e truth. What's the source of truth though? God's word is the source of truth. What are all these things that we just talked about
are all these things that we just talked about? What's their source ? Earthly, unspiritual, and did you catch it? Demonic. Friends
ask for your hand of protection in my life that truly is our source of protection verses three through six we begin to see the ap
ion of our eyes, gaze often determines what we deem to be the source of our help and security. While not explicit, the need of the
s to Christ himself. Look not to your hope, but to Jesus, the source of your hope. Look not to your faith, but to Jesus, the autho
se circumstances and we have a persistent need for God as our source for help protection and to cut through the noise of whatever
s sovereign God's in control and God's all-powerful he is the source of my salvation he is the source of my forgiveness so in all
God's all-powerful he is the source of my salvation he is the source of my forgiveness so in all things I can live with courage an
so where does our help come from the Lord the Lord he is this source of help and so we are in need of help but the Lord is that he
help come from and there is this immediate reminder that the source of power the source that holds the most weight in his life th
there is this immediate reminder that the source of power the source that holds the most weight in his life the thing that has to
his morning we would take this time to reflect on the eternal source of that help that moment in which you helped us when our need
r lives and we would take this time to reflect on the eternal source sacrifice that you gave help us pray that as you speak to us
r help comes from the Lord. If we learn to rely on other help sources , we will find ourselves at some point lost and confused. When
awesome. A strong body is wonderful. These cannot be our main source of help in this life. I actually love the definition that Goo
ast all of it, and he looks at almighty God. He looks for the source of the greatest help in all of existence. On your journey tha
others indeed he alone is good in the highest sense he is the source of good the good of all good the sustainer of good the perfec
rs. Indeed, he alone is good in the highest sense. He is the. Source of good, the good of all good, the sustainer of good, the per
world, in the universe, all of us in here. He is the creative source of all that we see. Now in every religion, philosophy, cultur
beginning. Where did it all come from? We should know who the source and the fount of all things, the creative power is, if we're
reparing a message is always a struggle for me. It's always a source of anxiety. I'm concerned about doing it right. I'm concerned
we live our lives. God perfectly knows himself and being the source and author of all things, it follows that he knows all that c
ve those things for our good, that we turn to you as the only source of good in our lives and the only refuge that we can go to, t
arly that that lesson is very simple it's this we are not the source of all good things he is he's the source it's not in me it's
this we are not the source of all good things he is he's the source it's not in me it's in him that we find these things we as hi
sking and maybe it's a convicting ask for you or maybe it's a source of praise for you is how has this series changed you how has
hank you is something that's really good but that praise that source of encouragement is not the same praise in which we use god t
ason why we talk about the gospel is because it's a very real source of praise for us. Because it shows us God in his substance, t
praise here as something that is uniquely musical. That this source of reverent praise, reverent adoration, is of the musical var
us who are not musically inclined cannot participate in this source of praise? Or does it mean that our praise, because we are ba

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e but use discernment in anything you use but it's a reliable source but it says this it's a reliable source but it says this it's
e but it's a reliable source but it says this it's a reliable source but it says this it's a reliable source but it says this it s
this it's a reliable source but it says this it's a reliable source but it says this it says it is important to divine love it sa
ave to hear the word of God, you're missing out. If your only source is being connected to God's people is digitally, whether that
courage you to use this passage, specifically this week, as a source of hope, encouragement, and confidence because Christ sacrifi
We are tempted to draw our sustenance from so many different sources . Every single day. We need to be reminded by one another. Tha
because I do what I do. Doesn't mean that I don't have other sources as well. So we're being called to stir one another up. To enc
o wonderful. The founder and the protector, meaning he is the source . He is the pioneer. One said he is the unshakable ground on w
and me when we finished our race? Jesus is the founder or the source of our faith. It's him. It's what he accomplished. When Jesus
d every single one of us needs that. So he's the founder, the source of our faith. But he's also the perfecter of our faith becaus

romans

1:1-17
killing one another. The warriors are distressed, losing the source of their modern medicine and steel axes, so they say they're
God for our salvation. Everyone who believes. It is the only source of salvation. It is the only source by which people are saved
believes. It is the only source of salvation. It is the only source by which people are saved. It is the only way that we can be
s risen from the dead, you too can be saved. That is the only source of salvation. And so this morning, if you're wrestling with s
it is God's Word. And because it's God's Word, it's the only source of truth that we can rely on. We can carry around this book.
not just the simple obstacle or the calling of faith, but the source of faith in verse 17, verse 20 says, as it's written, I've ma
ations in the presence of God in whom he believed God was the source of Abraham's faith. God was that. That source. It wasn't, it
ved God was the source of Abraham's faith. God was that. That source . It wasn't, it wasn't in, uh, an idol in that time. It wasn't
Lord. It was God. I trust wholeheartedly in you. It was not a source of something in this world. It is so important that we unders
g, but it was nothing of this world. It was of the Lord. That source is so important. I read this week that God was the object of
concerning the promise of God. We looked at the object or the source of Abraham's faith. And for the next few minutes, I want to t
on to define the power, the identity of God. We looked at the source of faith. We looked at the obstacles of faith. And now the en
d food going looking for other beggars to tell them where the source is. It's not that we're better than anyone else or even becom
u be vigilant in in the word and know that that is a powerful source for you to keep your mind focused on the things that are true
or this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. Where does our source come from? Who is the who that Paul is talking about there? H
it is life because of righteousness. Again, the Spirit is the source of life because of righteousness. Spirit is the source of lif
is the source of life because of righteousness. Spirit is the source of life. The righteousness of Christ, not of ourselves, by th
me and guide me in understanding his word. That's my primary source for understanding his truth, his word, and what the Lord's wo
with boldness because the Spirit is, in fact, your very power source . It's what carries you through. Good courage means you refuse
, when I am weak in the flesh, I recognize that my power, the source that comes is not my own. It is that of the Holy Spirit that
ing about the Holy Spirit is that the Holy Spirit is also the source of our spiritual life. This full life, this full life, in Jes
hat we have a relationship with God. It's also the very power source , if you want. It's the power that allows us to overcome and b
now, with this and with that. And, and so that is a, that's a source of pain. It's a source of difficulty. It's a source of strugg
that. And, and so that is a, that's a source of pain. It's a source of difficulty. It's a source of struggling for you. It's, it'
that's a source of pain. It's a source of difficulty. It's a source of struggling for you. It's, it's suffering. Maybe it's sickn
us righteous and the only way to do that is we have to have a source for that righteousness and guess who the source is we've alre
ave to have a source for that righteousness and guess who the source is we've already talked about him his name is Jesus actually
of God through faith in Jesus for all who believe that is the source of our righteousness and Paul gives us an example of what how
d. Lord, because the gospel meant salvation for us and is the source of truth and encouragement and joy. It's the reason why we wo
's church, what do we got to do? We got to stick close to the source . If you might not be encouraged during a gathering, you might
be encouraged on my own power. We have to stick close to the source . We got to stick close to what he's doing. We got to go to th
We got to stick close to what he's doing. We got to go to the source . Lord, I'm feeling downtrodden. Lord, I'm feeling less than e

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