The Power Of Faith
to preach or proclaim. Refers to publicly preaching or proclaiming a message
Matthew 28:17
17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
Ephesians 6:16
16withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
1 Thessalonians 5:8
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16 jTo the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not as many, which lcorrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
διαλογισμός (dialogismos). n. masc. thought, reasoning, opinion. Describes the product or result of thinking.
This noun depicts various types of thought and the end product of thinking. It is used to express doubts (dialogismos) from an individual (Luke 24:38) and may be modified adjectively to represent evil (πονηρός, ponēros) thoughts (dialogismos; Matt 15:19; Jas 2:4). Jesus perceives the thoughts (dialogismos) of the scribes and Pharisees in Luke 5:22, and even though the word is not further modified there, in that context evil and malicious reasoning is implied. The word dialogismos is not used in the NT to refer to good thoughts.
Acts 2:12
12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
Matthew 8:26
26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Matthew 15:28
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Luke 7:9
9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Luke 17:5
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
Luke 17:6
6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Acts 3:16
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Acts 14:27
27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
1 Corinthians 15:14, 17
Preaching Themes: Jesus_Resurrection, Resurrection
“Can you be Christian and not believe in the resurrection?” shouts the headline in the Salt Lake Tribune. What a crazy question. You would think that as soon as the journalist began researching this topic among Christian clergy, she would have decided that it was a foolish question not worth pursuing. Instead, her opening paragraph states, “Many scholars dismiss it. Some theologians downplay it. Even some worshippers dodge it. But, for most Christians, the idea that Jesus Christ’s body literally was resurrected is a given, a fundamental of the faith.”
The only surprising thing here is that it wasn’t unanimous among the Christian leaders she interviewed that without the resurrection, our preaching and even our faith itself are useless.
“Faith Ought to Go before Understanding”
Faith Is Required, Not a Lofty Intellect
Romans 4:19
19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
Romans 4:20
20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Romans 12:3
3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.