Sermon Audio
The Man Believed The Word That Jesus Had Spoken
Dr. W. W. Weaver
Pastor of Worth Baptist Church
Dr. Willie W. Weaver was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but spent his formative years in Louisiana. He resides in Burleson with Carolyn, his wife of fifty years. God has blessed Dr. and Mrs. Weaver with two children and five grandchildren.
With a keen heart for missions, Dr. Weaver has always led strong, missions-minded churches known for innovative leadership of missions conferences. His desire is to continue pastoring, to win precious souls, and to take the Gospel to every creature.
Answering God's call thirty-five years ago, Dr. Weaver first pastored People's Baptist in Harrisburg, Virginia for seven years; then Calvary Baptist in Connersville, Indiana for twenty years, and beginning in 1997 through the present, Worth Baptist in Fort Worth, Texas. His local church background includes time as a youth director, and twenty and twenty-seven years in television and radio ministries respectively.
Dr. Weaver has served as Secretary, Vice-President and a three year term as President of the Independent Baptist Fellowship International (IBFI). He was also the President of the Norris Bible Baptist Institute (NBBI) for three years and has served as editor of the "Searchlight", the official publication for the IBFI. Dr. Weaver is presently an instructor at the Crown Southwest Norris Seminary, teaching various courses. He holds a B.D. degree from the Bible Baptist Seminary and an honorary D.D. from Louisiana Baptist University.
Dr. Weaver faithfully served as pastor of Worth Baptist Church from 1997 to 2015.
Dr. W. W. Weaver, Series: The Miracles of Jesus, The Man Believed The Word That Jesus Had Spoken, JOHN 4:46-54, Sunday School, 11/25/2018
Outline:
I. The sorrow of the nobleman’s life (45-46)
A . God allows afflictions to come into our lives, and those afflictions become messengers to bring us to the lord Jesus.
B. As the burdens grow greater, we recognize our need of the lord.
II. The Saviour of the world (48)
A. This man was rebuked by the lord.
B. Prayer is not trying to get god to come around to our way of thinking.
C. God has designed the christian life to be lived by faith, not by sight.
III. Lesson aims
1. Realize god uses sorrow to bring us to himself.
2. To understand our faith must not rest in what god will do, but in god himself.
3. To see that god always wants more for us than we want for ourselves and that he always has a greater plan and purpose.
4. To know that god is not only interested in meeting physical needs but more importantly with the salvation of souls.
5. Take god at his word and believe him to do what is best in our lives.
