Sermons on Faith
The Spirit
Don’t let the fire die 2 Timothy 1:5-7 – “I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has not given us a spirit…
Lessons from Timothy #1: Placed into Service
Being placed into service means that we have been given purpose. 1 Timothy 1:12 – “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service…”
Shame – Part 5
Shame is the ultimate suffering. Matthew 14:22-33
#4: The Father has Suffered to Comfort Us
God reveals His suffering to bring us comfort in our suffering. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles.
#3: God’s Purpose for Suffering: Spiritual Growth
A purpose for our suffering is to become better. But if we do not respond to it properly, it will make us bitter. Romans 5:3-4 – “We can rejoice too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and…
And the Deaf Will Hear!
Do you have ears to hear? Matt 13:13-14 – ” This is why I speak to them in picture-stories. They have eyes but they do not see. They have ears but they do not hear and they do not understand. It happened in their lives as Isaiah said it would happen. He said, ‘You hear and hear but do not understand. You look and look but do not see.’ “
Psalm 23: The Rod, the Staff, and Comfort
Psalm 23:4 – “Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
Fear No Evil in the Valleys
Psalm 23:4 – Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me.
Visionary Faith: It’s Risk and Challenge
Evaluate your life based on faith, not on fruit. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 – “So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.”
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