Pastor Jeremy continues his series on the Blue Light Special of Faith on Sunday in Glendive.

Heb 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.

New Century Version: Faith means being sure of the

things we hope for and knowing that something is real

even if we do not see it.

New Living Translation: Faith shows the reality of what

we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

Passion Translation: Now faith brings our hopes into

reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire

the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to

prove what is still unseen.

The Voice: Faith is the assurance of things you have

hoped for, the absolute conviction that there are

realities you’ve never seen.

The Difference between Faith and Hope

1. Faith is present tense

a. Now faith is, or you might say it this way faith

is NOW!

b. Salvation is now, present tense

c. Faith believes that it receives now, today, not

tomorrow.

d. Mark 11:24 faith believes that it

receives...now!!

e. Mark 5:25-32 Woman w/ issue of blood, your

faith has made you well

f. Mark 10:46-52 Blind Bart, your faith has

made you well

g. Mark 2 “5 guys” when He saw their

faith...they weren’t getting their miracle

tomorrow, they were gonna get that thing

TODAY!

2. Hope is future tense

a. We have the hope of heaven, you’re not

going there yet, but you will in the future.

b. The return of Jesus is a hope that is in our

future. It’s going to happen, but not now.

c. The rapture is a hope that is in our future. It

is going to happen, but not now.

d. The resurrection of the dead in Christ is a

hope that we have, a promise in the Word,

but you cannot believe that you receive by

faith today...this will happen but it will

happen in the future.

e. 1 Thes 4:13-18 But I do not want you to be

ignorant, brethren, concerning those who

have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others

who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that

Jesus died and rose again, even so God will

bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15

For this we say to you by the word of the

Lord, that we who are alive and remain until

the coming of the Lord will by no means

precede those who are asleep. 16 For the

Lord Himself will descend from heaven with

a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and

with the trumpet of God. And the dead in

Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive

and remain shall be caught up together with

them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the

air. And thus we shall always be with the

Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with

these words.

f. Hope is a good Waiter, but a poor Receiver