{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"West Side Church of Christ - Elkton Ky","title":"Boldness Before God (from our 8-2-26 Worship)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1753,"description":"Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/yJUdf761gSg\nBoldness Before God | Hebrews 4:14–16 & Psalm 27\nWhat would it look like to approach God with real boldness—not arrogance, but the confidence of someone who knows they are loved?\nThis sermon begins with the remarkable story of Gary Gentry, who as a 14-year-old boy boldly showed up at the home of Hank Williams Sr. and knocked on the door. That kind of audacity raises an important spiritual question: Do we have that kind of boldness toward God?\nHebrews 4:14–16 tells Christians that because Jesus is our great High Priest, we can “with confidence draw near to the throne of grace” to receive mercy and find grace in our time of need.\nWalking through Psalm 27, this lesson explores several reasons we can approach God boldly.\nBoldness comes from who God is.\nDavid could say, “The Lord is my light and my salvation.” Our confidence is not based on how good we have been, but on God's character, His mercy, and the relationship He has invited us to have with Him. He is not merely God—He is your God.\nBoldness comes from our perspective.\nPsalm 27 does not pretend trouble will never come. David says when enemies attack and though an army surrounds him, he will remain confident. Faith does not always change what is happening around us, but it changes how we face it. Hebrews 11 and the story of Job remind us that trusting God is ultimately a choice to keep holding on.\nBoldness comes from wanting to be with God.\nDavid's greatest desire was to dwell in the presence of the Lord. Think about going to your grandparents' house when you know you are loved. You do not stand nervously at the door wondering whether you are welcome—you walk in like you belong there. If earthly family can love us that deeply, how much more does God love us?\nPrayer is not about giving God information He does not already know. Prayer is about relationship. God wants His children to talk to Him.\nBoldness comes from grace, not perfection.\nPsalm 27 includes...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lvjrvJQzIzEamCIrdKMIrIgeJhJiQm_6B3NGmBkvnkU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMTFj/NDA4ZDU1M2YyMDdj/ZWFiZjA0MDU1MDE2/NWNmNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}