so last week, i thought to myself how great it would be to start up a little blog series sharing my sunday morning sermon notes.... you know, since i never know what happen to my sermon notebooks once they get full. well, GOOD THING.... because i have no idea where my notebook from last week is by this week. [insert eye roll at myself]
someday i may get myself together. but until then, i'm allowing myself grace & also enjoying the satisfaction of a brand new notebook.
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outrageous faith: by faith
[hebrews 11:1-2]
the term "by faith" is used 19 times in the 40 verses included in hebrews 11.
1. what faith is not....
-- faith has nothing to do with how we feel
-- faith is not "i think so" or "i hope so"
-- faith is not "it may be so" or "it may not be so"
-- faith is not saying "it might be true" or "it might not be true"
2. what faith is....
-- hebrews 11:1, 6
... without faith, it is impossible to please God
-- trust
-- obey
-- if we're not pleasing, we are offensive to God
-- intellectual assent believing something to be true
-- trust is actually relying on the fact that something is true
-- belief in devotion to, trust in something or somebody, allegiance or loyalty to somebody or something
-- faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse [philip yancey]
3. several aspects of faith....
-- our faith is believing when we don't see it
... matthew 8:5-10
-- our faith is willing to obey when we don't understand
... genesis 6:13-22
-- our faith is willing to give when we don't have it to give
... mark 12:41-44
-- our faith is persistent when we don't feel like it
... galatians 6:9-10
-- our faith is thanking God before we receive it
... john 11:41-46
-- our faith is trusting even when we don't get it
... philippians 4:11-13
... matthew 26:36-46
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[i love this blurry little picture amelia snapped of me with my pocket NLT bible!]
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