By Mike Smith You can have many reasons to rejoice also, just like the man in Acts 8:26-39!

2. Introduction
• Have you ever felt
hopelessness or despair?
• Have you sometimes felt alone
and without help?
• In life we need to have a
foundation!
• Through the lives of those we
read about in Scripture we can
learn how to have the
foundation we need. Let’s
search and see how God helps
us to get our life in order.

3. My Rock Is Dependable
• Christ is the Rock! 1 Cor. 10:4
– He is our foundation!
1 Cor. 3:11; 2 Timothy 2:19
– He doesn’t change. Heb. 13:8
– He’s Faithful… Hebrews 13:5,
1 Corinthians 10:13
– He is perfect… Deut. 32:4;
Hebrews 4:15
– He is our strong refuge, rock,
and fortress, our salvation!
Psalm 71:3

4. My Rock Is Caring
• He knows when I am not caring.
Deut. 32:15, 18
–He teaches me how to care…
Mark 12:30-31
• He is unique, there is no other.
2 Samuel 22:32
• He establishes us upon a rock.
Psalm 27:5; Mt. 7:24-27

5. My Rock Is My Guide
• He leads me…
Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 31:3
• We need help! Jeremiah
10:23; Proverbs 14:12
• We can follow Him. Isaiah 51:1
– He has the words of eternal life!
John 6:68
– He is the God of Truth! Jn. 14:6;
Psalm 119:151

6. My Rock Is My God
• The Lord… Psalm 71:1-6
• The God of my salvation…
2 Samuel 22:47
• Strength, buckler, high tower,
etc. Psalm 18:2
• He is Deserving of my worship.
Psalm 71:6; 18:46

7. My Rock Is My
Comforter
• He is the God of all comfort!
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
• He comforts through the
Scriptures… Romans 15:4
• In the Holy Spirit… Acts 9:31
• All things are done through
Christ… Philippians 4:13;
John 16:13-15

8. My Rock Is Great!
• God is our amazing helper!
Psalm 46:1
• We should allow God to help us.
Matthew 7:7
• Is Jesus your Lord today?
John 20:28
• You can have Him as Lord and
be His disciple! Mt. 28:19-20
– Hear & believe-Rom.10:17,
Repent-Lk.13:3, Confess-
Rom.10:10, Be Baptized-Acts
22:16