Faith Yields to the Will of God
Genuine Faith
● Praises
● Honors
● Glories with Joy
┗► of Love in Jesus Christ
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Faith is established by the Word of God
FAITH ↔ HEARING
HEARING ↔ WORD OF GOD
FAITH ↔ HEARING ↔ WORD OF GOD
FAITH ↔ WORD OF GOD
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Strength is found by understanding our faith
What Must We Receive?
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What Are We Receiving?
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His words/knowledge
His instructions
A spirit of giving
A spirit of non-expectations
A spirit of service from / heart
Endurance under temptation
Unwavering love of Him
One another
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Power of the Holy Spirit
Remission of sins
A spirit of adoption
Redemption through faith
Promise/eternal inheritance
Salvation of our souls
Crown of life
His kingdom
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Things you don't
need to have faith:
● ANCESTRY
● BEAUTY
● FAME
● SMARTER
● EQUAL RIGHTS
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Things that can weaken faith:
I. A Religion of Fear
II. A Religion of Custom
III. A Religion of Compromise
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We don’t need more…
● Doctrines/Revelation
● Preachers who want to start their own church
● Spiritual leaders casting their own vision and plans
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⭧ His will?
⭨ Your will? |
Who will you follow?
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We need to…
● Follow and obey His revelation!
● Belong to His church!
● Walk in His Way!
● Follow His Plans!
● We have to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and
follow Him!
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Own your own faith.
└─> Build on your own faith.
└─> Read scripture.
└─> Look to the promise through Christ.
└─> Heir of the grace of God.
└─> Now a child of God.
└─> Believe God.
└─> Repent of sins.
TOP OF THE FAITH CHAIN:
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PRAISE
TRUST
Confidence
LOVE
Thankfulness
Peace of God
HOPE
PATIENCE
BROTHERLY KINDNESS
GODLINESS
Forgivingness
Bearing with one another
Longsuffering
Meekness
Humility
Tender Mercies
CHARACTER
PERSEVERANCE
SELF-CONTROL
KNOWLEDGE
VIRTUE
BAPTISM
OBEY – CONFESS
REPENTANCE
BELIEVE
FAITH
HEAR
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Walk By Faith
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Not By Sight
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FAITH
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SIGHT
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VISION
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BODY
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DELIVERED
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PERSECUTION
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SERVES
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CONFORMS
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ETERNITY
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HERE & NOW
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Living For Eternity
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Not Here and Now
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Truth is offended when ignored
Trampled the Son of God
The blood of the covenant
→ A common thing
Insulted the Spirit of grace
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Awareness often surrenders to deception
● Be sober
● Be vigilant
● Resist the devil
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Belief is an action that remains certain
The Righteous
⮡ Will never be shaken
⮡ in:
● Lasting remembrance
● Not afraid of evil
● Heart is steadfast
● Trusting in the LORD
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Religion is about God, not us.
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/ honest heart - (Matthew 7:7)
/ desire to be with Him
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Religion is about God, not about man
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\ not fear of a higher being
\ not church traditions
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Religious custom today would include:
● That is how we have always done it.
● That is the way my parents did it.
● Your okay and I'm okay.
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SPECTRUM OF FAITH
Self imposed faith
or Given by Others
(Hand-Me-Down)
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Sincere
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Perfect
Faith
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WEAKEST
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STRONGEST
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Many religions today are potpourri religions.
|_ Their own ideas
\ Add
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Trust yourself - it won't work.
\-> reflections of the heart.
Trust God - I Am the truth.
\->import the word.
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ONE WAY
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JESUS
CHRIST
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PROVED BY
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Justice originates within God
The Way of the Lord = Fair
Our ways = Not Fair
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SOUND
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Bond of Unity
Fellowship = With the Father & His Son Jesus Christ
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Law of the burnt offering
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Law of the grain offering
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Law of the trespass offering
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Law of the sacrifice of the peace offering
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Law of the animals and the birds and of every living creature that moves in the waters
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Law of of every creature that creeps on the earth
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OLD TESTAMENT = Law of Moses + The Prophets + The Psalms
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PROMISE —————————————→
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430 Years later
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The Law of Moses.
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(Tutor)
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The Law = Knowledge of Sin
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Christ = End of "The Law"
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Law of a Fleshly Commandment
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Law of Commandments contained in Ordinances
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How should we now serve?
Newness of the Spirit NOT The oldness of the letter
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Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
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LOVE → FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW
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Law of Moses
The Law
Law of God
Law of the LORD your God
Law of Righteousness
Law of the Jews
Law of a Fleshly Commandment
Law of Commandments contained in Ordinances
Oldness of the letter
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Law of Christ
Christ = End of "The Law"
Newness of the Spirit
Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
The Law of Faith
The Royal Law
Law of Liberty
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Grace
Law of sin
Law of sin and death
The Law = Knowledge of Sin
LOVE → FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW
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Psalms 53:2
Job 36:22,
36:26
Jer. 32:17
Prov. 3:19
1st Tim. 6:16
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Deut. 10:14
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God's Universal Laws in Truth
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Psalms 86:15
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Jeremiah 17:10
1st Chronicles 28:9
Ec. 8:17
Acts 15:18
John 4:24
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OOOOO
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Adam and Eve Genesis 1:27
OOOOOOJohn 12:47-48
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Hebrews 10:12
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Genesis 3:9-19
Gal.3:16
Abraham
and
Gentiles
Rom.2:12-16
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Moses Exodus 3:1-8
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Heb.
7:
11-17
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10:
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Titus 2:11-14
NEW COVENANT
Law of Liberty
James 1:25
James 2:12
1st Peter 4:11
Acts 17:30
Romans 7:4-7,
3:31
John 13:14-17
John 14:6
1st Timothy 2:4
2nd Peter 3:9-12
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OOOOO
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⭨OOOOOOOOOO
Nehemiah 9:13-14
Mosaic Law Given
Exclusively to the Jews
Deuteronomy 5:1-3
Lev. 11:44-45
Isaiah 42:5-6
Ps. 147:19-20
Gal. 3:10-12
2nd Chronicles 6:11
Amos 3:1-2
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Ezekiel 39:23-28
Patrtiarchal
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EXTENT OF LAW IN A NUTSHELL
OUTER DARKNESS
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HEAVENLY PLACES
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JESUS
NEW COVENANT
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MOUNT
SINAI
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JOSHUA
SAMSON
SAMUEL
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JUDGES
PEOPLE
PROPHETS
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THE
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ADAM
ENOCH
NOAH
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MELCHIZEDEK
PATRIARCHAL
ABRAHAM
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ISAAC
JACOB
JOSEPH
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IDOLS
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SAUL
DAVID
SOLOMON
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KINGS
PEOPLE
PROPHETS
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1st John 3:2-3
Philippians 3:20-21
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BLACKNESS OF DARKNESS FOREVER
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Mistake
People
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WORSHIP
= Trust in creation over the Creator
CREATURE
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REAL FAITH
INCLUDES WORKS
GRACE
⭩ ↓ ⭨
Ephesians 2:4-10
Hebrews 12:14-15
Titus 3:4-8
FAITH
IN WORKS
WORKS
IN FAITH
John 6:28-29
Colossians 1:10
James 1:22-25
1st John 3:18
Galatians 6:4-10
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Psalms 88:12
FAITH ALONE
James 2:19
James 2:24
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Jeremiah 13:15-16
WORKS ALONE
Galatians 6:3
Matthew 7:21-23
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Saving Faith
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WORKS
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(Obedience)
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BELIEF
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"Balanced Faith"
James 2:14-26
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THE HEART OF FAITH IS GROWING COMMITMENT
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What is Religion? ~
Belief – Higher Power
Participate – rite or act
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RELIGION = FEAR OF HIGHER POWER
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We did not make God, He made us.
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RELIGIOUS EXTREMES OF MAN:
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● THROW OUT ALL RELIGION ↔ UNITE ALL AS ONE ●
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Examine your own faith:
1) Don’t Piggyback off of Others
2) Have Your Own Faith
3) Don’t be Satisfied that You Know Enough
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There is One Faith Given by God
● One body
● One Spirit
● One hope of your calling
● One Lord
● One faith
● One baptism
● One God and Father of all
→ above all
→ through all
→ in you all
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Faith is God’s Invitation to Come
● There is one faith
● Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith
● Saints keep the laws of God and the faith of Jesus
● Christ’s rising is so that your faith & hope are in God
● Examine yourself as to whether you are in the faith
● Before faith came we were under guard by the law
● God’s righteousness is shown through faith in Christ
● Continue in the faith firm in the hope of the gospel
● The faith was once for all delivered to the saints
● Be established in the faith, as taught, thankfully
● Be in one mind striving for the faith of the gospel
● Do not deny My faith
as some will depart the faith
● By resisting the truth
one strays from the faith
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~ Is your faith in the Lord, not man (yourself)?
God has delivered and He waits to see
what we will deliver as individuals.
We need to find the LIGHT from within.
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Do you seek your own pleasures or consider God’s will?
Basic religion is to seek God.
God’s Call to Seek
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● Fools hate knowledge
● The wicked miss salvation without a desire for His word
● God rewards those who diligently seek Him
● God’s word is a torch that pierces through all delusions
● We all face a decision to live or to die
● God can be found if one seeks Him
● God is with the humble bestowing a lifting spirit
● We must do justly, love mercy, & walk humbly with God
● Filled with and growing in the knowledge of His will
● May know the hope of His calling & riches of His inheritance
● For the upright in heart, God brings light in the darkness
● Consider what manner of person you ought to be
● To live is to love whereby here stands the law of God
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To Obey
To Heed
Do Justly
Love Mercy
Broken Spirit
Contrite Heart
Righteousness
Knowledge of God
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● To Walk by faith
● To Walk in the Spirit
● To Walk humbly with God
● To Walk worthy of the Lord
● To Walk after His commandments
● To Walk prudently in His presence
● To Walk in newness of life
● To Walk in the truth
● To Walk in wisdom
● To Walk in love
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In pursuit of God one finds true life
● To please God, one must believe that He is
● He rewards those that diligently seek Him
● Faith is hope of what cannot be seen
● For we walk by faith, not by sight
● From the heart one believes as confessions save
● Rightly dividing the word finds God’s approval
● Love of God drives a diligent heart to find Him
● A diligent heart flourishes upon the issues of life
● Be diligent & forget not but teach what you know
● Diligence prepares one to live a more secure life
● Do not lag in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving God
● Be diligent, not sluggish, with faith and patience
● Diligently unceasingly add virtues to your character
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Faith is the substance of belief in God
● Root of the righteous cannot be moved - Prov 12:2-3
● My salvation, defense and strength - Ps 62:5-7
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Presence
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dwells of God
Who trust in the LORD
🡢 Like Mount Zion 🡠
Cannot be moved
Abides forever
in Him in us
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Without faith the hopeless crumble
Faith is Expressed in Actions
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FAITH = EMBRACE OBEDIENCE
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FAITH =
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● Hear The Gospel Of Christ
● Believe-Have Faith In Christ
● Repent Of Your Sins
● Confess Jesus Christ
● Baptized-Immersed
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CLICK FOR SCRIPTURE:
(Justified)
(Mercy)
Righteousness
Through
⭧ ⭨ ⭩ ⭦
WORK
→
FAITH
→
GRACE
⭨ ⭧ ⭨ ⭧
Compleated
Access
(Believe)
(Justified)
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FAITH = CONFIDENCE WITHOUT CONDITION
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To Believe or not to
Belief is an action of faith weathered in time
BELIEVED GOD = RIGHTEOUSNESS
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Souls must know truth for salvation
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Faith = By Hearing = Word of God
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What delivers a soul is what one follows
Faith has made you well
So received, follow Jesus
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Salvation comes to those who bow to His promise
To the power of God
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That they may receive:
● Forgiveness of sins
● An inheritance
⮡ Who are sanctified
⮡ By faith in Me
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God shines simply to redeem souls from torments
Justified by faith
⮡ Peace with God
⮡ Through Jesus Christ
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Access by faith
Grace
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In hope of the glory of God
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A brief window’s glance of truth comes but once
● Hearing and seeing is a creation of God
● All will give account for deeds done
● Hypocrites and liars God despises
● Have a straight course sure of character
● Focus without wandering desires is favored
● Unconditional faith heals the soul
● Covetous desires of man fail to please God
● His freedom is only found in a humble heart
● Faith is a higher sense of eternal truths
● No one can be justified in the flesh by actions
● The Bible exposes sin and what God regards Holy
● We are justified by faith under His grace
● The glory of Christ is God’s own image
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By Faith ...
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Abel
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OFFERED
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Noah
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PREPARED
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Abraham
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OBEYED
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Abraham
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Sarah
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CONCEIVED
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Abraham
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OFFERED
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Isaac
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BLESSED
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Israelites
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PASSED THROUGH
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Walls of Jericho
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ENCIRCLED
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Limited Faith ≠ Active Faith
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Unlimited Faith = Fully Developed Faith
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The greatest sadness is when one lacks faith
● Weariness and grief arrive because of enemies
● Not all woes, real or imagined, are justified in truth
● Overworking for earthly riches curbs understanding
● Tribulations hone our character enhancing hope
● Endurance’s farthest reach is a labor of love
● Hearts bond eternally in the ongoing of doing good
● The inner soul is renewed with thanksgiving in Him
● In but a moment we all will arrive at God’s doorstep
● Be reminded of Christ’s sufferings to strengthen us
● The promises of God lift us past the tallest of woes
● God remains even if we fear lacking confidence
● God’s mercy offers salvation through faith in Christ
● Overcoming worldliness is key to peace of mind
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God Established Order before Creation
Prepared Beforhand = Good Works
We = Created in Christ Jesus
Good Works = Should Walk in Them
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Without works in Him Faith has no worth
● Salvation is for those doing the will of God
● Beware of being led away in errors of the wicked
● It is not "once saved always saved" when falling away
● One must turn to the word and respond for salvation
● We were created for good works in Christ Jesus
● Without good works, faith alone will not save you
● Conscience is vital in writing His word on the heart
● Without self-control = spiritually disqualified
● Works counter to His will ban one from salvation
● To believe in God requires action upon His calls
● Faith working through love is our key
● God is greater than our guilt as we heal to Him
● God will render judgment based on our deeds
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How can one set out to please God?
SEEK GOD: WANTING
┌─> What God wants.
#1. GROWING IN OBEDIENCE
⭨ └─> To Love and Honor Him.
Increase Everyday
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Righteousness
of the Law
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Never Sinned
or Broken any
of His Laws
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DOES YOUR PATH RETURN TO LOVE OF GOD?
INFANT
Innocence
"Safe"
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WORLDLY EXPERIENCE
● Selfishness
● Sinfulness
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ADULT-LIKE
Innocence
"Submission"
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UNPROFITABLE FAITH
FAITH
⭩ ⭨
PRIDE DOUBT
⭩ ⭨
Self-Righteousness Discouragement
└─> Specialty of the Devil
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2. BY FAITH WE WILL PLEASE GOD
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Right attitude = HOW =
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which you were called, ...
~ Ephesians 4:1-3
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~ Ephesians 4:4-6
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But to each one of us grace was given
according to the measure of Christ's gift. ...
~ Ephesians 4:7-16
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What is the compass of your story?
Atheists
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in God
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BELIEF
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God's TO DO Requirements for faithful
● To fear the LORD your God
● To walk in all His ways
● To love Him
● To serve the LORD with your all
● To keep His commandments
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Clear instructions for the faithful
Heart
Take Heed
Diligently Keep Yourself
→ Lest You
Forget
Depart
→ Teach
Your Children
Grandchildren
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Can we rise to open our he♥rts to Him?
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FAITH IN THE GROWTH PROCESS
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Belief in God feeds the soul’s return to sense
● His eyes and ears realize cries of the righteous
● The Lord delivers the righteous from their troubles
● We need to ask for strength against souls who hate
● It is through striving that we return to peace in Him
● In contempt we become cynically untrusting
● Sacrifices of thanksgiving
& joy is healing He gives
● Freedom in vision comes to who love the Lord
● Success in life is only achieved through helping
● God knows who puts their trust in Him
● Each of us alone must overcome temptations
● Temptations are overcome when trust is in Him
● It is by faith that a person can stand for joy of God
● With content confidence in God, what can man do?
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There is a call from heaven to each sentient soul
● Offering holiness to God is your reasonable service
● Do not obey lusts of the flesh
● Habitual sinners will be found not as they wish
● Turn away from self-centered mean spirits
● Judge yourself if you don’t want to be judged
● God will judge every work both good and evil
● Be faithful until death and receive the crown of life
● If you love God you will keep His commandments
● Various trials test the genuineness of your faith
● Testing of your faith produces patience
● God searches the heart testing the mind’s ways
● God can deliver the godly out of temptations
● Keeping His commands saves in the hour of trial
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Tight are the bonds that tie us to eternity
Trials Precious
⭨ ⭩
Genuineness of faith ⭪ Tested
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Found to:
● Praise
● Honor
● Glory at the revelation
⮡ of Jesus Christ ⮠
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God tests souls for hearts of service over selfishness
Do not fear that you may be tested
You will have tribulation
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He who overcomes
shall not be hurt by
the second death
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Be faithful until death
I will give you the crown of life
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No weapon poor or rich can defeat Love’s mercy
● Deliverance is only by God who heals and destroys
● Salvation of sinners is possible through Jesus
● The word of God is health to all the flesh
● God’s word heals and delivers one from troubles
● God cares for us through all our afflictions
● Great faith and trust continually praises God
● Faith heals through the power of God
● More than the flesh, faith sustains the soul
● Pain and suffering can deepen the heart’s wisdom
● Humble hearts trust God’s ability to accomplish all
● Prayer heals the sick and lifts the sorrowful
● Jesus’ sacrifice heals us to know true God
● The glory of Jesus Christ supplies all our needs
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The sun rises to enlighten the shores
● Time is to humble and test our hearts
● One is a slave to whom one obeys
● Faith in God allows for an escape from sin
● Endurance in loving Him receives the crown of life
● The Lord tests the minds & hearts of the righteous
● We are entrusted with the gospel from God
● Imitate faithful & patient who inherit the promises
● Not casting confidence away has great reward
● Establish one’s heart in grace not strange doctrines
● Beware of deceit & traditions of men without Christ
● Test the spirits as whether they are of God
● Spirits not confessing Christ are not of God
● Examine yourself whether you are in the faith
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To achieve nirvana, one must believe in God
In perfect peace:
⮡ Mind is stayed on You
⮡ Because he trusts in You
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All journey upon the waves to meet God
● God waits to hear from each heart given
● True believers follow God’s light of life
● God made Himself clearly known through Christ
● God stands by His love with His sacrificial call
● Faith is a call to a heart of action
● Snubbing words of truth renders a harsh judgment
● True belief in God is the hinge of life or death
● God has established His doctrine through His will
● Overcome those doing you wrong with a good heart
● Our anchor is God’s own truth in Christ
● Eternal life is the standard set by God
● The truth's given by God are the pathway to peace
● Neglecting God will close the door to eternal life
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Love is God’s design to come home
● Without a desire for God no answer is given
● Heed the Word as it saves both self and others
● Jesus is the door for all who follow Him to eternity
● Baptism is a key in unlocking heaven’s door
● Following Jesus is God’s own revelation of light
● Depart from evil; do good and pursue peace
● An open door is now set with Jesus as gatekeeper
● Eternity has the timeless reward of being
● Not believing in God leads to the death of a soul
● Mired in bitter self misses God’s door call to come
● God knows true humble hearts over proud liars
● God watches to see if we resist the knock of sin
● An open door to life is offered to all wisely hoping
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