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God’s Faithfulness

Here are questions from my notes>

Why did Bisch mention Wedding Anniversary?

He used his wedding anniversary story as a personal illustration to show what a covenant looks like (vs a contract), connecting the “yes, dear” promise in marriage to saying “yes, God,” and to model long-term faithfulness like Noah—making the sermon’s abstract point about covenantal commitment concrete and relatable.

Difference Contract & Covenant?

In the sermon: a contract is conditional and terminable—if a party fails the agreement is off; a covenant is relational, enduring, and rooted in God’s faithfulness—it persists even when people fail and calls for steadfast, long-term faithfulness.

Did anyone here make the calculation>

  • 120 years x 365 days…
  • 120 x 365= 43,800 days

Hearing the story of Noah as a child, and then as an adult

  • Did anyone hear him say this?
  • What did he have to say about it?

As a child it’s the cute animals “two by two” picture; as an adult the speaker sees Noah as a model of long-term faithfulness—covenant obedience, 120 years of building the ark, enduring ridicule, sticking with a God‑given assignment rather than chasing opportunities. He suggested teaching the story to the next generation in that adult, faithfulness-focused way rather than the simplistic kids’ version.

Unchangeableness of God

  • Immutability of God

What is the relationship between the words:

  • AMEN and FAITHFUL
  • Amen is the root word of faithfulness in Hebrew

Did anyone hear Bisch regret that Cats were brought onto the Ark?

How did Bisch go from talking about faithfulness and covenant vs contract?

  • The speaker defined faithfulness (steadfast, trustworthy), then showed from Scripture that faithfulness is tied to covenants; using Noah and his marriage anecdote he contrasted covenant (enduring, relational) with contract (conditional, terminable) to explain why faithfulness flows from covenant rather than feelings or transactions.

God’s Faithfulness is both Dread and Hope

  • Same fire
  • Purifying fire
  • Flesh dies, Spirit refined
  • Gold purified, dross burned away

How is your faithfulness dependent upon your mood; feelings

  • He said faithfulness should not depend on feelings or moods—feelings change and will put you on a roller coaster—so our covenantal faithfulness must be steady regardless of how we feel. He used Noah’s long obedience and a C.S. Lewis quote to show we must choose daily faithfulness even in hard seasons.

What is that CS Lewis Quote?

  • “Faithfulness is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of all your changing moods.”

What Have people been saying about you?

  • He was prompting self-reflection: to consider whether others’ criticism or opinions have caused you to quit or lose faithfulness. Using Noah’s likely ridicule as an example, he warned that people’s voices can derail God‑given assignments and urged perseverance instead of giving up because of what others say.

Is there something YOU have stopped being faithful with?

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What did Bisch say about TRAPS we fall into?

  • Distraction
  • Comparison

What Examples of Distraction & Comparison?

  • Yes. He cited comparison/distraction examples—looking at your neighbor’s boat, wanting their “flashy” hammer, chasing other opportunities instead of your God‑given assignment, and thinking the grass is greener on the other side
  • Galatians 6:1-5 “take pride in themselves… without comparing to others”

What Kills Faithfulness?

  • Bisch said distraction and comparison kill faithfulness (e.g., “comparison and distraction ultimately kills you… If you keep on looking at your neighbor’s boat… comparison and distraction ultimately kills faithfulness”)

Has anyone stopped to fathom the 100% novelty of the flood of the event?

  • No rain
  • No adverse consequences for their actions

How much time do you spend daily: leaning in?

  • Sometimes “busy” bowls over my intentions and/or good habits

What did Bisch say to young adults about “too late” ?

  • It’s

Where in Bible are we told not to grow weary?

Galatians 6:9

2 Thessalonians 3:13

Hebrews 12:3

Isaiah 40:31

Nehemiah 4:14

Proverbs 14:23

Jesus Weary

  • Matthew 14:23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
  • John 4:6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

Paul Weary?

  • 2 Corinthians 1:8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 

God didn’t give up on Moses

  • Deuteronomy 10

Scriptures that come to mind>

  • Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.  Hebrews 11:7 NIV

  • 11 Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; 12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; 13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13 NIV
  • 20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. 27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die. John 12:2-33 NIV