Finding Faith

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Finding Faith

• Session 5 Faith in Action

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The Mind of Faith Faith Perfects
The Refining of Faith Faith in Suffering
The Victory of Faith Faith in Suffering
The Fathers of Faith Faith in Action
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Some Feedback

• My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into
  divers temptations Knowing this, that the trying
  of your faith worketh patience. But let patience
  have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and
  entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack
  wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all
  men liberally, and upbraideth not and it shall
  be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing
  wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of
  the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
• (Jam 12-6 KJV)
• Compare Matthew 1424-31

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What about self-inflicted suffering?

• Suffering may arise from a character flaw or
  sinful act should our reaction to such
  suffering be different?
• Cause is not the issue Response to suffering is
  everything
• Guilt only has value to bring us to the Father

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Trial is about increasing Faith

• Prodigal son Luke 1514-20
• O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me
  from the body of this death? I thank God through
  Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom 724-25 KJV)
• And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against
  the LORD. (2Sa 1213 KJV)

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Testing the Things you Believe
Remember to Believe
God knows everything about what you are going
through
God is always present in your Test
God never loses control of your Test
God has unlimited power
God expects you to pass your Test
God has your ultimate good as the purpose
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Afterward

• (KJVA) Now no chastening for the present seemeth
  to be joyous, but grievous nevertheless
  afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of
  righteousness unto them which are exercised
  thereby.
• We may learn and/or understand many things
  afterward BUT we may never.
• We can always increase FAITH

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Hebrews 11

• 25 Times - 23 faith, 1 believe, 1 faithful
• 17 personal names (2 women)
• Only names to David
• Surprise inclusions Samson, Barak
• Surprise exclusions Joshua, Ruth
• Focused on Works driven by faith

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By faith, we understand that the universe has
been framed by the word of God, so that what is
seen has not been made out of things which are
visible. (Heb 113 WEB)
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Unseen is more powerful than Seen
Unseen is more real than Seen
Unseen Is before The Seen
Unseen can call Seen back into existence
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Future
Resurrect-ion
Invisible
Impossible
Aspects of Faith
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Resurrection Riddle in Hebrews 11
1 Cor 1513-17 13 But if there be no resurrection
of the dead, then is Christ not risen 14 And if
Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain,
and your faith is also vain. 15 Yea, and we are
found false witnesses of God because we have
testified of God that he raised up Christ whom
he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise
not. 16 For if the dead rise not, then is not
Christ raised 17 And if Christ be not raised,
your faith is vain ye are yet in your sins. (KJV)
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Hebrews 11 Resurrection Riddle
Resurrection
Being dead yet speaketh
Abel
Translated from death to life
Enoch
Raised by water
Noah
Sprang (from) one as good as dead
Sarah
To raise him up
Abraham
Dying he blesses new seed
Jacob
Concerning his bones
Joseph
Passed through the Red Sea
Moses
Perished not
Rahab
Dead raised to life again
Women
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FAITH
WORKS
Abel Cain
Shepherd willing service Friend Tiller Servant One who works
Of the Sheep Of the Earth
Gifts Fruit of the Earth
Pleasing (Respect) Not Pleasing (No Respect)
Remembered Resurrection Condemned - Marked
Breath Spear
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Amen