Sermon Tone Analysis

Sermon: The Gift of Faith                                                                              Apr.13, 2008

| *                         **                        NO FAITH*                         John 12:37                   Matthew 7:13-14 |

| *                      **                    SAVING FAITH*                         Acts 16:31 |

|                   *THE SPIRITUAL GIFT OF FAITH*                      1 Corinthians 12:9 |

|                         *DAILY FAITH *                        Little (Matt.6:30)

somewhere in between                      Great (Matt.15:28)

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| *                         **                           SIN FE*                         Juan 12:37                      Mateo 7:13-14 |

| *                      **               LA FE de SALVACION*                         Hechos 16:31 |

|                   *  EL DON ESPIRITUAL DE FE*                      1 Corintios 12:9 |

|                                      *LA FE DEL DIARIO VIVIR *                        Poca fe (Mateo 6:30)                            Entre los dos                      Gran fe (Mateo 15:28) |

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

\\ The PYRAMID OF FAITH

 

The spiritual Gift of Faith –  a call to exercise your gift of faith…giving

*1 Corinthians 12:9* to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, (*RVR*) a otro, fe por el mismo Espíritu; y a otro, dones de sanidades por el mismo Espíritu.

An intensive ability to trust God in difficult and demanding ways, to trust Him in the face of overwhelming obstacles and human impossibilities.

an unusual measure of trust in God beyond that exercised by most Christians.

the faith to lay hold on God’s promises in a very unique way, the capacity to believe in God for extraordinary deeds, an unusual measure of trust in the Holy Spirit’s power.

The gift of faith is primarily expressed toward God through prayer, appealing to and trusting God to do that which is beyond His normal provision.

El don de fe representa una forma única de fe que va más allá de la simple creencia o la fe salvadora.

Consiste en una confianza sobrenatural que no alberga la más mínima duda en torno al asunto de que se trate

 

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*Paul* (Acts 27:25) So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.

(*RVR*) Por tanto, oh varones, tened buen ánimo; porque yo confío en Dios que será así como se me ha dicho.

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*Peter *(Matt 14:29 “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.)

(*NBLH*) “Ven,” le dijo Jesús.

Y descendiendo Pedro de la barca, caminó sobre las aguas, y fue hacia Jesús.

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*Abraham* (Romans 4:18-21) Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.

20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

(*NBLH*) Abraham creyó en esperanza contra esperanza, a fin de llegar a ser padre de muchas naciones, conforme a lo que se /le /había dicho: “Asi sera tu descendencia.”

19 Y sin debilitarse en la fe contempló su propio cuerpo, que ya estaba como muerto puesto que tenía como cien años, y también la esterilidad de la matriz de Sara.

20 Sin embargo, respecto a la promesa de Dios, /Abraham /no titubeó con incredulidad, sino que se fortaleció en fe, dando gloria a Dios, 21 estando plenamente convencido de que lo que /Dios/ había prometido, poderoso era también para cumplirlo.

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*Steven* (Acts 7:51-60) “You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears!

You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52 Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute?

They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One.

And now you have betrayed and murdered him— 53 you who have received the law that was put into effect through angels but have not obeyed it.”

54 When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58 dragged him out of the city and began to stone him.

Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”

When he had said this, he fell asleep.

(*NBLH*) “Ustedes, que son tercos e incircuncisos de corazón y de oídos, resisten siempre al Espíritu Santo; como hicieron sus padres, así hacen también ustedes.

52 “¿A cuál de los profetas no persiguieron sus padres?

Ellos mataron a los que antes habían anunciado la venida del Justo, del cual ahora ustedes se hicieron traidores y asesinos; 53 ustedes que recibieron la ley por disposición de ángeles y /sin embargo /no la guardaron.”

54 Al oír esto, se sintieron profundamente ofendidos, y crujían los dientes contra él.

55 Pero /Esteban, /lleno del Espíritu Santo, fijos los ojos en el cielo, vio la gloria de Dios y a Jesús de pie a la diestra de Dios; 56 y dijo: “Veo los cielos abiertos, y al Hijo del Hombre de pie a la diestra de Dios.” 57 Entonces ellos gritaron a gran voz, y tapándose los oídos se lanzaron a una contra él.

58 Echándolo fuera de la ciudad, comenzaron a apedrearlo; y los testigos pusieron sus mantos a los pies de un joven llamado Saulo (Pablo).

59 Y mientras lo apedreaban, Esteban invocaba /al Señor/ y decía: “Señor Jesús, recibe mi espíritu.”

60 Cayendo de rodillas, clamó en alta voz: “Señor, no les tomes en cuenta este pecado.”

Habiendo dicho esto, durmió (expiró).

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*Elijah* (James 5:16b–18 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

17 Elijah was a man just like us.

He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops).

(*NBLH*) Por tanto, confiésense sus pecados unos a otros, y oren unos por otros para que sean sanados.

La oración (súplica) eficaz del justo puede lograr mucho.

17 Elías era un hombre de pasiones semejantes a las nuestras, y oró fervientemente para que no lloviera, y no llovió sobre la tierra por tres años y seis meses.

18 Oró de nuevo, y el cielo dio lluvia y la tierra produjo su fruto.

*1 Kgs 18:23-39* Get two bulls for us.

Let them choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it.

I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it.

24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord.

The god who answers by fire—he is God.”

Then all the people said, “What you say is good.”

25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you.

Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”

26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it.

Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon.

“O Baal, answer us!” they shouted.

But there was no response; no one answered.

And they danced around the altar they had made.

27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them.

“Shout louder!” he said.

“Surely he is a god!

Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling.

Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”

28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.

29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice.

But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.”

They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord, which was in ruins.

31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.”

32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood.

Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.”

34 “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again.

“Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time.

35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”

38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.

39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God!

The Lord—he is God!”

(*NBLH*) “Que nos den, pues, dos novillos.

Que escojan un novillo para ellos y lo despedacen, y lo coloquen sobre la leña, pero que no /le /pongan fuego /debajo; /y yo prepararé el otro novillo y lo colocaré sobre la leña, y no /le /pondré fuego.

24 “Entonces invoquen el nombre de su dios, y yo invocaré el nombre del Señor; y el Dios que responda por fuego, ése es Dios.”

Y todo el pueblo respondió: “La idea es buena.” 25 Y Elías dijo a los profetas de Baal: “Escojan un novillo para ustedes y prepárenlo primero, pues son los más, e invoquen el nombre de su dios, pero no /le /pongan fuego.”