🛤️ Sermon Title: Frustrated Faith
🎤 Speaker: Brother Coicou
📅 Date: April 26, 2025
📍 Location: Sichem SDA
📖 Text: Genesis 12–15; Hebrews 11:8–12

“Frustrated faith is not a curse, it’s a blessing. It’s showing that God is investing in you.”

Have you ever felt stuck between God’s promises and your current reality? Between what you hoped for and what you’re living through right now? In this stirring and insightful message, Brother Coicou uses the story of Abraham—rich, comfortable, yet called by God into uncertainty—to explore why frustration isn’t a detour in your faith journey, but a central part of it.

Through humor, deep reflection, and vivid storytelling (including an unforgettable restaurant experience under the Brooklyn Bridge!), Brother Coicou encourages us to rethink the role of frustration in our spiritual lives. What if those uncomfortable seasons are not setbacks, but setups for growth?

🥩 In This Message:

• Abraham’s surprising backstory: wealthy, respected, comfortable—and suddenly called to discomfort.

• Why moving from a place of comfort (Ur) to a place of uncertainty (Canaan) was Abraham’s greatest test—and greatest opportunity.

• The striking analogy of Wagyu beef: God intentionally places us in tough situations to strengthen our spiritual muscles.

• An honest look at Abraham’s missteps, reminding us that faithfulness isn’t perfection, it’s persistence.

• A powerful illustration from a Brooklyn fine-dining experience: how God serves small “appetizers” of blessings as we wait patiently for His bigger promises.

⏳ The Hard Truth About Waiting:
“The hardest part about the journey of faith, the thing that frustrates us the most about faith, is not always believing what God says. It is waiting on God.”

In moments of silence or uncertainty, our instinct might be to rush God’s timing or even abandon the plan altogether. But Brother Coicou reminds us that true faith is often forged in the quiet frustration of waiting.

🎯 Standout Quotes:

• “Frustrated faith is not a curse, it’s a blessing. It’s showing that God is investing in you.”

• “God gives appetizer after appetizer after appetizer, and while you’re waiting for the blessing, He’s slow-cooking something beautiful.”

🎧 Listen If You’ve Ever:

• Felt frustrated by waiting for God’s promises.

• Wondered if your struggles mean you’re doing faith wrong.

• Needed reassurance that your spiritual discomfort is actually purposeful growth.

🙏🏽 Final Word:
“You have to believe that everything God does, it works in your behalf.”