FAITH FROM ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE

INTRO

WE HAVE ALWAYS DEFINED FAITH BY

Hebrews 11:1 KJV 1900

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

SOMETIMES OUR RELIGION BLOCKS OUR VIEW OF UNDERSTANDING

IF WE ONLY DEFINE FAITH ACCORDING TO , WHAT THAT REALLY MEAN IN A DAY TO DAY LIFE?

HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT PRACTICAL

HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT WORK

AND HOW IS THAT WORKING FOR YOU IN YOUR LIFE

I KNOW THAT YOU GO TO CHURCH, LOVE THE LORD, LIKE TO WORSHIP

YOU APPEAR TO BE GOOD PEOPLE BUT HOW IS YOUR FAITH WORKING FOR YOU

WHAT SEPARATES US FROM MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING AND OTHER THINGS IS THAT THE FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIANITY IS BUILT ON ONE THING-FAITH

SO, IF WE NOT PASS THE FAITH COURSE, THEN WE DO NOT GRADUATE, BECAUSE THIS IS FAITH UNIVERSITY

IF YOU GET THE FUN, THE THRILLS, AND CHILLS, DANCING, AND THE SINGING, BUT YOU DON’T HAVE THE FAITH

THEN IT DOESN’T WORK FOR YOU

FAITH IS NOT CONTAGIOUS, YOU DON’T GET FAITH BY BEING AROUND FAITH-FILLED PEOPLE

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE USUALLY THE NOISIEST ABOUT THEIR FAITH ARE THE LEAST COMMITTED

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE AREA OF FAITH

IT IS ONE THING TALKING ABOUT CHURCH OR SINGING

BUT, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO WORKING YOUR FAITH IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE, YOU CANNOT JUST GO WITH THE FLOW

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT SERVICE OR THE PRAISE AND WORSHIP, HOW IS YOUR FAITH WORKING IN YOUR LIFE

OR HAS CHURCH BECOME A HABIT FOR YOU

IF CHURCH BECOMES A HABIT, YOU COME BECAUSE MAYBE YOU LIKE THE SINGIG, LIKE THE GIRL ON THE THIRD ROW, MAYBE BECAUSE YOU LIKE THE MESSAGE

IF THAT MESSAGE THAT YOU HEAR DOESN’T CONVERT INTO A CHANGE IN THE WAY YOU LIVE AND THINK AND WALK AND TALK AND THE WAY THAT YOU RESPOND TO PRESSURE AND THE WAY THAT YOU DEAL WITH ISSUES

HOW YOU CONFRONT CIRCUMSTANCES, THEN IT IS REALLY NOT WORKING FOR YOU

IF YOU CAN LEAVE THE SERVICE AND GOSSIP ABOUT ME IN THE PARKING LOT, IT REALLY IS NOT WORKING FOR YOU

IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HANDS IN THE PRAISE SERVICE AND GO HOME WRESTLING WITH SUICIDE, THEN IT IS REALLY NOT WORKING FOR YOU

MAYBE IT IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE, MAYBE YOU REALLY DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS

LET ME SUGGEST TO YOU, FAITH IS THE WAY THAT YOU SEE LIFE

I’M GOING TO USE A TERM-THE COMMUNITY OF FAITH

IT TALKS AS THE CHURCH OF A WHOLE

IN YOUR HEART, IN YOUR SOUL, IN YOUR LIFE-FAITH LIVES IN THERE BUT IT DOESN’T LIVE ALONE

IT DOESN’T LIVE ALONE

THERE IS A WHOLE COMMUNITY AROUND YOUR FAITH

IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW FAITH FILLED THAT YOU ARE, FAITH IS NOT FILLING OUT THE WHOLE THING

RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS BROTHER DOUBT, DOWN ON THE CORNER IS SISTER FEAR, THREE DOORS DOWN IS SISTER ANXIETY, DEPRESSION LIVES RIGHT OVER THE GARAGE

ALL OF THEM LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF FAITH AND WHEN YOU WALKED IN THE DOOR, YOU BROUGHT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WITH YOU

EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM HAS SOME LEVEL OF DOUBT, FEAR, ANXIETY, FIGHT SOME DEPRESSION

EVERYTHING LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT YOU HEARD, HOW YOU REACT TO THAT

OUR GOAL IS TO PREACH THE WORD TO YOU UNTIL FAITH BEGINS TO DOMINATE AND TAKE OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE HOUSE AT A TIME

WE ARE TAKING OVER THE COMMUNITY UNTIL YOU START WALKING BY FAITH, TALKING BY FAITH, LIVING BY FAITH, THINKING BY FAITH, RAISING YOUR FAMILY BY FAITH

DOING BUSINESS BY FAITH, FACING ADVERSITY BY FAITH, TRUSTING IN GOD, I DON’T CARE WHAT ELSE YOU DO

YOU CAN LIFT YOUR HANDS AND SING BUT IF YOU DON’T HAVE FAITH, IT DOESN’T DO YOU ANY GOOD

YOU CAN LIVE AS CLEAN AS CAN BE, SO HOLY THAT YOUR BREATH DOESN’T SMELL IN THE MORNING, IF YOU DON’T HAVE FAITH

RIGHTEOUSNESS APART FROM FAITH WILL NOT GET THE JOB DONE IN YOUR LIFE

IF THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT YOU NEEDED AS A CHRISTIAN IN THE KINGDOM, JESUS SAID IT, HAVE FAITH IN GOD

HAVE FAITH IN GOD

THIS FAITH THING IS REAL IMPORTANT

YOU CAN DO ALL THAT YOU WANT BUT YOUR EXPERIENCE IS BUILT ON FAITH

AND IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT THE DEVIL IS CONSTANTLY AFTER, IT IS YOUR FAITH

THE DEVIL AIN’T TRYING TO GET ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE, THE DEVIL WANTS YOUR FAITH

THE DEVIL DOESN’T WANT YOUR HOUSE, CAR, WIFE, HUSBAND, HE WANTS YOUR FAITH

EVERYTHING THAT THE ENEMY IS ATTACKING IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW, HE IS ATTACKING TO GET TO YOUR FAITH

YOUR FAITH MOVES GOD, SHAKES HEAVEN, REBUKES DEVIL, REMOVES DISEASES, GIVES YOU COURAGE, REACHES IN THE SPIRIT, GRABS THE PROMISES, EMBRACES THE WORD OF GOD

IS THERE ANYONE IN HERE THAT HAS ANY FAITH

I’M NOT A PERSON TO TELL YOU NOT TO TAKE MEDICINE

JESUS HEALED LEPERS BUT STILL SENT THEM TO THE PRIESTS CAUSE THE PRIESTS HAD TO DECLARE THEM CLEAN

MAYBE THE LORD IS USING THE SICKNESS TO WITNESS TO THE DOCTOR

WHEN THE BIBLE SAY

Hebrews 11:1 KJV 1900

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

IT IS TALKING ABOUT HOW FAITH WORKS ON THE OUTSIDE

BUT, WHEN FAITH BECOMES A VIEWPOINT, IT IS HOW FAITH WORKS ON THE INSIDE

YOU CAN WALK IN FAITH OR YOU CAN WALK IN FEAR

YOU CAN WALK IN FAITH, OR DEPRESSION, CONFUSION

YOU HAVE TO CHOSE TO WALK BY FAITH

GOD IS NOT GOING TO COME DOWN HERE AND BURGLURISE YOUR HOUSE AND MAKE YOU WALK IN FAITH, YOU HAVE TO CHOSE

EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS UNDER ATTACK

THE DEVIL HAS BEEN AFTER EVERYONE OF US ALL OF OUR LIVES

AND THE ONLY WAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH IS TO WALK BY FAITH

BECAUSE I NEED MY FAITH THE STRONGEST WHEN MY FEAR IS THE LOUDEST

MY FEAR HAS A MICROPHONE THAT TALKS AT ALL TIMES

I JUST NEED MY FAITH TALKING AT ALL TIMES