Faith Acts

OVERFLOWING GRACE GOD’S LOVING FAVOR IN MY INADEQUACY RESULTING IN OVERFLOWING BENEFITS. GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS MY RESPONSIBILITY PARABLE OF THE SOWER ACCEPT AND DECLARE GOD’S TRUTH REGARDLESS OF THE POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THAT TRUTH. MY MANNER 1 THESSALONIANS 2:1-12 BOLDY PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL IN THE RIGHT MANNER FROM A POSITION OF GODLY CHARACTER. MY FOUNDATION 2 JOHN BUILD LOVING RELATIONSHIPS ON TRUTH. MY PURPOSEFULNESS MATTHEW 29:18-20 BASED UPON THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST, BUILD GOSPEL RELATIONSHIP DEPENDING UPON THE POWER OF CHRIST. TRUTH DIVIDES MATTHEW 10:5-42 PROCLAIM TRUTH THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD: IT IS WORTH IT! TRUTH UNITES PHIL. 1:27-30 TRUTH UNITES THE BELIEVER IN RELATIONSHIP AND PURPOSE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR COURAGEOUS LIVING. TRUTH SANCTIFIES JOHN 17:14-26; HEB. 12:11-16 GOD’S TRUTH TRANSFORMS OUR LIVES ENABLING A FAITHFUL TESTIMONY TO A LOST WORLD. FAITH BELIEVES HEBREWS 11:1-7 FAITH BELIEVES IN THE REALITIES OF GOD WHO KEEPS HIS PROMISES. FAITH BELIEVES IN THE REALITIES OF GOD. 1-7 A. Faith believes God exists. 3, 6 B. Faith believes God is the creator of all. 3 C. Faith believes God is my authority and rewarder. 6 D. Faith believes God should be pleased with my life endeavors. 6 E. Faith believes God keeps His promises. 4-7 Faith Acts HEBREWS 11 FAITH ACTS: OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF FAITH. 1. Abel worshipped God with a heart that pleased God. 4 2. Enoch made life choices that pleased God. 5-6 3. Noah obeyed God by building an ark that pointed the world to God by exposing their guilt. 7 FAITH ACTS: OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF FAITH. 4. Abraham made sacrificial choices acting upon the promises of God. 8-18 5. Sarah risked her personal health trusting in the promises of God. 6. Isaac pointed future generations to the promises of God. FAITH ACTS: OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF FAITH. 7. Jacob worshipped God for what he would not personally experience encouraging future generational faithfulness. 21 8. Joseph gave future direction based upon God’s present promises. 22 9. Moses chose God over personal, temporal comfort and position. 23-29 FAITH ACTS: OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF FAITH. 10. Nation of Israel: Israel obeyed trusting God’s protection and deliverance. 29-30 11. Rahab: Rahab gave her loyalty to God rather than her home country. 31 12. OT Saints: OT Saints of every status remained faithful regardless of the outcome. 32-38 FAITH BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD. FAITH THAT BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD . . . 1. drives me to want to please God with all my life endeavors. 2. is willing to sacrifice all regardless of the earthly outcome. 3. maintains an eternal viewpoint of life choices looking towards God’s promises of rest and reward. 4. results in a faithful testimony pointing other people to God. MAKES ME ASK . . . • Do I please God with all my life endeavors? • Am I willing to sacrifice all regardless of the earthly outcome? • What is my viewpoint of life: eternal or earthly? • Are my choices pointing people to the realities of God? • Am I believing and acting upon the realities of God? APPLICATION Progressing from abstract (belief) to concrete (action): Next week will bring it down into even more everyday life! FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHEROKEE ROAD: BUILDING GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH TRUTH, FAITH, AND LOVE.