outrageous faith: sarah's faith
hebrews 11:11-12
it was by faith that even sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. she believed that God would keep His promise. and so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead -- a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky & the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.
1. struggles in sarah's faith...
-- comes from the silence of God
... 10 years of silence found in Genesis 12
... google: "God being silent"
... john 11:6 [He waited two more days to speak]
-- in the midst of silence....
... confront your known sin [ask God to reveal it to you]
... get back to the basics
* communicate
* pray
* praise
* christianity isn't mean to be this difficult thing we've made it
... trust more, not less
... listen & watch for the hand of God
... get ready to praise the Lord & move forward
-- comes from taking matters into our own hands
... matthew 16:21-23
... we usurp God's will by doing this
2. success in sarah's faith...
-- remember who made the promise
... genesis 17:1-8
... He has the ability to make the promise & therefore will be faithful!
... 1 kings 8:56-59
-- remember God is faithful
-- remember God can be trusted
... deuteronomy 8:1-4
3. walk away with...
-- take ownership to your own faith
-- take God's word to be His word
-- trust God because He can do the impossible
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