WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE A LIFE OF FAITH!
OUR FAITH CAN GROWThe Bible tells us that we have each received a measure of faith.Romans 12:3 ‘God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.’The Bible tells us that our faith can grow.2 Thessalonians 1:3 ‘We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more…
FAITH IN GOD OPENS THE DOOR TO POSSIBILITIES
Faith sweeps the believer out of the every-day, normal run-of-the-mill type of life into the supernatural! Jesus said, ‘WITH GOD all things are possible’.Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’He also said ‘all things are possible TO HIM WHO BELIEVES’.Mark 9:23 Jesus said, ‘Everything…
HERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN PLACE OUR FAITH IN (continued):
3. FAITH IN POSITION.This is called influencialism. This occurs because we believe that because of the position we hold, we will be able to influence any situation to our benefit. For this reason many people clamour for positions and they are convinced that when they get there, their problems will be over. Or we can…
HERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN PLACE OUR FAITH IN:
1. FAITH IN THE PASTWe call this traditionalism.1 Peter 1:18 ‘Since you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers.’Sometimes we think that we can put our faith in the way things have always been done. Perhaps we believe…
HAVE FAITH IN GOD
Faith in God is a vital aspect of our Christian walk. The truth is that we all put our faith in something. The question is where should our faith be placed and do we actually live our lives with faith in God? I believe that the Lord is calling us back to a life of…
WE HAVE POWERFUL WEAPONS AT OUR DISPOSAL (continued)
5. Praise and Worship 2 Chronicles 20:22 ‘As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.’Praise and worship is a powerful key to overcoming and conquering. You may say; but this is a silly thing…
WE HAVE POWERFUL WEAPONS AT OUR DISPOSAL
We have not been left to fight the battle with no weapons. God has given us what we need in order to stand firm and fight any onslaught that may come against us.2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ‘For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight…
GOD’S PLAN – OVERWHELMING VICTORY
This is God’s plan for your life. Your situation may look far from this, but God wants to bring you to this point.Romans 8:35+37 ‘Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more…
OUR FAITH WALK CAN BE COMPARED TO….. (continued)
3. A Fight1 Timothy 6:12 ‘Fight the good fight of the faith.’ Again the original Greek word for this term ‘fight’ is ‘agon’ meaning a struggle in the soul from which we get the English word agony or agonize. And we should handle the fight as one who recognizes that he has an adversary. It…
OUR FAITH WALK CAN BE COMPARED TO…..
Our faith walk is not a mere stroll in the park, nor is it a bed of roses. The Bible compares it to: 1. A RaceHebrews 12:1 ‘And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.’ In the Amplified Bible it says: ‘and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active…