The Nature of Faith
Faith is not just important, it’s essential. Because without it, you and I cannot please God.
The natural question is, “What is faith?”
In Hebrews 11:1, the writer gives us the technical definition of biblical faith,
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith deals with unseen reality. In fact, Weymouth’s translation says, “Faith is a conviction of the reality of things we do not see.”
You might think, “That’s a nice definition, but what does that really mean?” That is a good question. And it is answered by the examples given in Hebrews 11, which show different ways people expressed their faith in God, because there is not just one way to demonstrate faith in God:
Abel shows us that faith is giving our best to God. He deserves our first and our best.
Enoch shows us that faith is walking with God. It is living a life in constant connection with God, even when you can’t sense or feel Him.
Noah shows us that faith is making preparations as though Christ is coming back today, even when there is seemingly no evidence.
Abraham shows us that faith is obeying God, even though you may not know where He is leading you.
Sarah shows us that faith is receiving God’s promise, even when public opinion says, “No way!”
Moses shows us that faith is living life in light of eternity, and allowing that focus to affect all of life’s decisions.
Commit today to live this life of faith. If you do, you will truly please God!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
GOD KNOWS
This message was preached on Sunday by Pastor Paul and he is sharing it with you whom he loves. Please, pass it on.
GOD KNOWS
Rev 2:9 I know your works, tribulation and poverty (but you are rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Rev 2:10 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days. You should remain faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.
Rev 2:13 I know your works, and where you dwell, even where Satan's seat is: ...
God knows everything about you. He knows your name. He knows your going out and your coming in. He knows your strength. He knows your weakness. He knows your pains. He knows your struggles. He knows your enemies. He knows your history (your pasts). He knows your future. He knows your fears. He knows how to revive you. He knows how to restore you. He knows how to restore your glory. He knows how to re-design you to shine again. He knows how to heal you. He knows how to deliver you. He knows how to cleanse you. He knows how to pull you through all situations. He knows how to make you laugh. He knows how to get you into dancing. He knows your dream. And He knows your destiny.
The God who knows everything about you, He is The Creator, The Merciful God, The Provider, and The solution to all problems.
You might be in a situation of "Does He care?" Yes! God cares for you. Though there might be silence in the midst of high expectations but God is doing something. Something that is powerful enough to make us rejoice.
Dear beloved, I see you rejoicing in the midst of storms. I see you coming out of what you are going through. Heaven says "It is your turn to shine".
PRAYER:
Almighty God, I thank You for making Yourself known to me as the one who knows everything about me. Nothing can be hidden from You, I am naked before You. I surrender everything before You. Please, turn my situations around into Your praise and worship in Jesus' name. Amen.
Thanks,
In Christ's Vineyard
Pastor Paul
CHRIST LOVE FAMILY
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One Love In Christ We Stand
GOD KNOWS
Rev 2:9 I know your works, tribulation and poverty (but you are rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Rev 2:10 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days. You should remain faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.
Rev 2:13 I know your works, and where you dwell, even where Satan's seat is: ...
God knows everything about you. He knows your name. He knows your going out and your coming in. He knows your strength. He knows your weakness. He knows your pains. He knows your struggles. He knows your enemies. He knows your history (your pasts). He knows your future. He knows your fears. He knows how to revive you. He knows how to restore you. He knows how to restore your glory. He knows how to re-design you to shine again. He knows how to heal you. He knows how to deliver you. He knows how to cleanse you. He knows how to pull you through all situations. He knows how to make you laugh. He knows how to get you into dancing. He knows your dream. And He knows your destiny.
The God who knows everything about you, He is The Creator, The Merciful God, The Provider, and The solution to all problems.
You might be in a situation of "Does He care?" Yes! God cares for you. Though there might be silence in the midst of high expectations but God is doing something. Something that is powerful enough to make us rejoice.
Dear beloved, I see you rejoicing in the midst of storms. I see you coming out of what you are going through. Heaven says "It is your turn to shine".
PRAYER:
Almighty God, I thank You for making Yourself known to me as the one who knows everything about me. Nothing can be hidden from You, I am naked before You. I surrender everything before You. Please, turn my situations around into Your praise and worship in Jesus' name. Amen.
Thanks,
In Christ's Vineyard
Pastor Paul
CHRIST LOVE FAMILY
www.christlovefamily.web.officelive.com
www.christlovefamily.blogspot.com
www.christlovefamily.spaces.live.com
One Love In Christ We Stand
Sunday, September 19, 2010
ARE YOU CONNECTED?
This message was preached on Sunday by Pastor Paul and he wants to share it with you whom he loves. Please, pass it on.
ARE YOU CONNECTED TO HIM?
John 15: 7 "If you abide in me and my words abide in you then you will ask what you desire and it shall be done for you."
The worst thing any body could do to himself is to disconnect himself from JESUS CHRIST. The scripture above shows that JESUS CHRIST WANTS to take over your problems. He wants to operate through you. He is saying even right now to you "Let Me help you. Once you are connected to Me then you will see Me doing through you what you want to do."
The questions which we need to answer right now are "ARE YOU CONNECTED TO HIM?" Are situations pushing you away from Him? Are you not tired of doing things by yourself?
You know your story. You know what you have been through and you know exactly what you are going through right now. You cannot go through it alone. Please, let JESUS CHRIST carry you through. He is standing by to help you through it. Just surrender all to Him. Sign a new convenant with Him.
Remember, JESUS CHRIST is not a past tense and He is not in the past. He is alive. He is there with you and He is here with me. His words are alive. Talk to Him. He is waiting for you. No matter what you are going through you shall come out of it rejoicing.
In Christ's Vineyard
Pastor Paul
CHRIST LOVE FAMILY
www.christlovefamily.web.officelive.com
www.christlovefamily.blogspot.com
www.christlovefamily.spaces.live.com
One Love In Christ We Stand
ARE YOU CONNECTED TO HIM?
John 15: 7 "If you abide in me and my words abide in you then you will ask what you desire and it shall be done for you."
The worst thing any body could do to himself is to disconnect himself from JESUS CHRIST. The scripture above shows that JESUS CHRIST WANTS to take over your problems. He wants to operate through you. He is saying even right now to you "Let Me help you. Once you are connected to Me then you will see Me doing through you what you want to do."
The questions which we need to answer right now are "ARE YOU CONNECTED TO HIM?" Are situations pushing you away from Him? Are you not tired of doing things by yourself?
You know your story. You know what you have been through and you know exactly what you are going through right now. You cannot go through it alone. Please, let JESUS CHRIST carry you through. He is standing by to help you through it. Just surrender all to Him. Sign a new convenant with Him.
Remember, JESUS CHRIST is not a past tense and He is not in the past. He is alive. He is there with you and He is here with me. His words are alive. Talk to Him. He is waiting for you. No matter what you are going through you shall come out of it rejoicing.
In Christ's Vineyard
Pastor Paul
CHRIST LOVE FAMILY
www.christlovefamily.web.officelive.com
www.christlovefamily.blogspot.com
www.christlovefamily.spaces.live.com
One Love In Christ We Stand
Sunday, September 5, 2010
WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO YOURSELF TODAY?
This message was preached by Pastor Paul and he is sharing it with you whom he loves
WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO YOURSELF TODAY?
Psalm 139:13-14 For You have possessed my reins, You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, marvellous are Your works and this my soul knows right well.
King David did not make this statement during celebration but he made it in the midst of trials and tribulations. He was able to identify his purpose of existence. He was able to identify the marvelous plan of God. He knew that God was there with him. And he knew the secret of positive confession.
Dear beloved, you might be in the midst of storms right now. May be things are not working in your direction right now. May be you have started confessing defeat, failure, disappointment, sickness, retrogression, separation and death. Please, do not write yourself off. Do not give up on your dreams. Confess positive things to yourself. The fact that you are not there yet does not mean you won't be there. Speak the truth to your destiny, speak the truth to your dream, speak the truth to your life and to every step you shall take this week.
The truth about you is that you are not a product of what you are going through. The truth about you is that you shall surely win if you do not give up. And the truth is that you can if you continue to say to yourself "I can !" Delete fear and complain from your life.
What will you say to yourself in your wilderness? what are you saying to yourself in the midst of storms? "I am fearfully, wonderfully and marvelously made"?
You are the best and the most beautiful human being on earth. There are so many good things about you that you have not identified, call yourself beautifull names and the names will manifest. You are close to the actualization of your dream so do not give up. No matter where you are right now God still loves you. He doesn't foresake His own.
WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO YOURSELF TODAY?
Psalm 139:13-14 For You have possessed my reins, You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, marvellous are Your works and this my soul knows right well.
King David did not make this statement during celebration but he made it in the midst of trials and tribulations. He was able to identify his purpose of existence. He was able to identify the marvelous plan of God. He knew that God was there with him. And he knew the secret of positive confession.
Dear beloved, you might be in the midst of storms right now. May be things are not working in your direction right now. May be you have started confessing defeat, failure, disappointment, sickness, retrogression, separation and death. Please, do not write yourself off. Do not give up on your dreams. Confess positive things to yourself. The fact that you are not there yet does not mean you won't be there. Speak the truth to your destiny, speak the truth to your dream, speak the truth to your life and to every step you shall take this week.
The truth about you is that you are not a product of what you are going through. The truth about you is that you shall surely win if you do not give up. And the truth is that you can if you continue to say to yourself "I can !" Delete fear and complain from your life.
What will you say to yourself in your wilderness? what are you saying to yourself in the midst of storms? "I am fearfully, wonderfully and marvelously made"?
You are the best and the most beautiful human being on earth. There are so many good things about you that you have not identified, call yourself beautifull names and the names will manifest. You are close to the actualization of your dream so do not give up. No matter where you are right now God still loves you. He doesn't foresake His own.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
REVIVE YOUR HOPE PART 2
This message was preached on Sunday by Pastor Paul and he is sharing it with whom he loves. Please, pass it on.
REVIVE YOUR HOPE: PART 2
Jeremiah 31:16 -17 Thus saith the LORD; Refrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in your future, saith the LORD
One does not hope for what he already has. We hope for what we are expecting. HOPE is not needed in the midst of celebration. HOPE is required when things are going rough, HOPE is required when delay is experienced in actualizing one's dream and HOPE IS REQUIRED when a prayer of request is made.
Every new month requires new HOPE. You have to put your pasts behind you. All the ugly things which you experienced in the month of July, they are gone with the month of July. This is the beginning of a new month and God is saying to you right where you are now "REFRAIN YOUR VOICE FROM WEEPING AND YOUR EYES FROM TEARS". Meaning, God is seeing you, He is watching you right now. He knows your pains, your weakness, your struggles and He sees your tears. And He cares for you. God did not speak concerning your pasts. Though He spoke concerning your present state and your work but He spoke to your future. He gives us HOPE for the future. No matter what we are going through we must wait to rejoice. We must endure to tell the story behind our glory. Behind every glory there is a story. Please, do enjoy this beautiful song "I have a Hope by Tommy Walker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSbJtqYow3Q
PRAYER:
Almighty God, I surrender all to You, You are my Creator and my Hope. I commit all my activities this new month to You. I commit everyone in my family to You. And I declare this month, my month of celebration in Jesus' name. Amen
REVIVE YOUR HOPE: PART 2
Jeremiah 31:16 -17 Thus saith the LORD; Refrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in your future, saith the LORD
One does not hope for what he already has. We hope for what we are expecting. HOPE is not needed in the midst of celebration. HOPE is required when things are going rough, HOPE is required when delay is experienced in actualizing one's dream and HOPE IS REQUIRED when a prayer of request is made.
Every new month requires new HOPE. You have to put your pasts behind you. All the ugly things which you experienced in the month of July, they are gone with the month of July. This is the beginning of a new month and God is saying to you right where you are now "REFRAIN YOUR VOICE FROM WEEPING AND YOUR EYES FROM TEARS". Meaning, God is seeing you, He is watching you right now. He knows your pains, your weakness, your struggles and He sees your tears. And He cares for you. God did not speak concerning your pasts. Though He spoke concerning your present state and your work but He spoke to your future. He gives us HOPE for the future. No matter what we are going through we must wait to rejoice. We must endure to tell the story behind our glory. Behind every glory there is a story. Please, do enjoy this beautiful song "I have a Hope by Tommy Walker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSbJtqYow3Q
PRAYER:
Almighty God, I surrender all to You, You are my Creator and my Hope. I commit all my activities this new month to You. I commit everyone in my family to You. And I declare this month, my month of celebration in Jesus' name. Amen
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