Sep 17, 2023
9/17/23-It’s Time To Do A Faith Check? – Susan Allen
By: Susan Allen
Series: Faith & Beyond
It’s Time To Do A Faith Check
9/17/23 susan allen
How do I know when I have FAITH ON SOMETHING?
Do I have God’s Word on what I am believing for?
Rom 10:17 ESV So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
THE WORD OF GOD IS THE WILL OF GOD
What about things not plainly stated?
Ps 37:23 KJV The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
FAITH is NOW. Do I keep things in the future or believe I have received?
2 Cor 1:18-NIV 18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No." 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not "Yes" and "No," but in him it has always been "Yes." 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
Heb 11:1 AMP NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].
What proof do I need? Is the Word of God my proof? Or do I look to the senses to see if God’s Word is true?
We need to judge our circumstances by the WORD of God NOT The Word of God by our circumstances
Do my words line up with His Word?
MARK 11
James 1
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- Sep 17, 20239/17/23-It’s Time To Do A Faith Check? – Susan AllenSep 17, 20239/17/23-It’s Time To Do A Faith Check? – Susan AllenBy: Susan AllenSeries: Faith & BeyondIt’s Time To Do A Faith Check 9/17/23 susan allen How do I know when I have FAITH ON SOMETHING? Do I have God’s Word on what I am believing for? Rom 10:17 ESV So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. THE WORD OF GOD IS THE WILL OF GOD What about things not plainly stated? Ps 37:23 KJV The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. FAITH is NOW. Do I keep things in the future or believe I have received? 2 Cor 1:18-NIV 18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No." 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not "Yes" and "No," but in him it has always been "Yes." 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Heb 11:1 AMP NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. What proof do I need? Is the Word of God my proof? Or do I look to the senses to see if God’s Word is true? We need to judge our circumstances by the WORD of God NOT The Word of God by our circumstances Do my words line up with His Word? MARK 11 James 1
- Sep 10, 20239/10/23-Don’t Go Through Life Willy-Nilly – John BirgeSep 10, 20239/10/23-Don’t Go Through Life Willy-Nilly – John BirgeBy: John BirgeSeries: Faith & Beyond
- Sep 3, 20239/3/23 – Cut The Ropes – Susan AllenSep 3, 20239/3/23 – Cut The Ropes – Susan AllenBy: Susan AllenSeries: Faith & BeyondCUT the ROPES 9/3/23 susan allen Acts 27:13 NIV When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the "northeaster," swept down from the island. 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure. 17 When the men had hoisted it aboard, they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. 18 We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. 21 After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: "Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. 23 Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me 24 and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.' 25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. 26 Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island." 27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. 31 Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved." 32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall away. Prov 3:3-amp Let not mercy and kindness [shutting out all hatred and selfishness] and truth [shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood] forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them upon the tablet of your heart. 4 So shall you find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight [or judgment] of God and man.5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. 7 Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn [entirely] away from evil. 8 It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones. Sometimes it may seem difficult to discern between thoughts, which ones are from God? Which ones are from you?
- ASK GOD JAMES 1 says to ask for wisdom. Ask and don’t doubt.
- Pray in the spirit
- Aug 27, 20238/27/23-Guard Your Peace – John Birge
- Aug 20, 20238/20/23 – Who Do You Think You Are? – Susan AllenAug 20, 20238/20/23 – Who Do You Think You Are? – Susan AllenBy: Susan AllenSeries: Faith & BeyondWho Do You Think You Are? 8/20/23 susan allen If anything defines us other than God, we are on shaky ground We make our life decisions based on WHO we THINK we ARE Prov 23:7 NKJV For as he thinks in his heart, so is he… Romans 1:16 TPT16I refuse to be ashamed of the wonderful message of God’s liberating power unleashed in us through Christ! For I am thrilled to preach that everyone who believes is saved—the Jew first, and then people everywhere! 17This gospel unveils a continual revelation of God’s righteousness—a perfect righteousness given to us when we believe. And it moves us from receiving life through faith, to the power of living by faith. This is what the Scripture means when it says:“We are right with God through life-giving faith!” 1 John 3:1-NIV How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure. THIS TRUTH IN US, ENABLES CHANGE in US John 8:31-NIV To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." WE CANNOT CHANGE WITHOUT THE TRUTH We will always revert back to living out what we think in our hearts WE cannot base our identity off or what we DO Luke 4 IF you are the Son of God…