Hope for Healing, Faith for Living Podcast

This is the last episode of The Hope for Healing, Faith for Living Podcast. Thank you for joining me. I hope to connect with you again starting in January with the new podcast, Bible Study with Tim Dumas.

Episode Summary
God is good. He cares about us. We can and should trust him.

Scriptures
John 14:1 Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.

Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

 1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Psalm 37:5 (ESV) Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.

Psalm 119:73 NLT

You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:
The Word of God reveals the will of God. The Word of God will produce faith in our heart to believe, do, submit to in thought and action, and obey the Will of God.

Scriptures:
James 2 AMPC
17 So also faith, if it does not have works (deeds and actions of obedience to back it up), by itself is destitute of power (inoperative, dead).
22 You see that [his] faith was cooperating with his works, and [his] faith was completed and reached its supreme expression [when he implemented it] by [good] works.
26 For as the human body apart from the spirit is lifeless, so faith apart from [its] works of obedience is also dead.

Romans 1:5  
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

Romans 16:26
but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith

Hebrews 11 ESV
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

Philippians 2
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

2 Corinthians 10 ESV
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ

Romans 10:17  ESV
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Philippians 2
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

2 Corinthians 10 ESV
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:

We do not work for our salvation but we do work our faith. We do act on our faith so that our actions work with what we believe is the will of God.

Scriptures:
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Romans 9
30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness[d] did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works.

The works it’s talking about was keeping the law so that you deserve and qualify to experience the life God has for us.

The works James is talking about is putting action to your faith which is acting on the Word. The Word reveals the will of God and when you receive it as true, it causes faith in you to act on the will of God for it to come to pass.

James 2 AMPC
17 So also faith, if it does not have works (deeds and actions of obedience to back it up), by itself is destitute of power (inoperative, dead).
22 You see that [his] faith was cooperating with his works, and [his] faith was completed and reached its supreme expression [when he implemented it] by [good] works.
26 For as the human body apart from the spirit is lifeless, so faith apart from [its] works of obedience is also dead.

Receive God's gift of salvation through faith, acting on and believing the Word.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:

Don't quit. God will continue doing a work in your and fulfill his purpose for you!

Psalm 138:8 ESV
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.

1 Chronicles 29:26-28 ESV
Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. Then he died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.

Acts 13:36 ESV
 For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers

Philippians 1:6 Amplified Bible
I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary

Righteousness is a gift God has given us to put on and live in. We do this by faith.

Scriptures:

James 5

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

2 Corinthians 5:21

 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 3:21-22

But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—  the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe.

Righteousness is a gift

Romans 5:17

 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

You have a gift…

You learn to put it on.

Ephesians 6 ESV

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place

Righteousness is to be submitted to by faith.

Romans 10 ESV

1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.  

You can’t work your way into righteousness. It’s a gift to be submitted to.

The Repentance and Cleansing

1 John 1:9 ESV

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

What if we still feel a heaviness, shame and regret?

We walk by faith, not by sight and not by feeling.

Philippians 4

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 61 ESV

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,

    because the Lord has anointed me

to bring good news to the poor;

    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives,

    and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,

    and the day of vengeance of our God;

    to comfort all who mourn;

to grant to those who mourn in Zion—

    to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,

the oil of gladness instead of mourning,

    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;

that they may be called oaks (trees) of righteousness,

    the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:

Righteousness is a gift given to us by God because of the redemptive work of Christ. It's a gift we need to take for our own and identify with so that our relationship with God is firm and our prayers are powerful.

Scriptures:

James 5
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,

2 Corinthians 5:21
 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 5:17
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:

Today I want to share mainly on one verse, 1 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other

Having a growing faith and an abounding love should be a goal, a top priority and we should have a bible based plan to do it.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:

Holiness is being set apart. We are called to strive to separate from the things of this world that do not please God to a life that is pleasing to him so that we can know him as our God and Father.

Scriptures:
Hebrews 12:14 ESV

 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

1 Peter 1:14-16 ESV

14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

2 Corinthians 6

14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial?[b] Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
     and I will be their God,
     and they shall be my people.

17 

Therefore go out from their midst,
     and be separate from them, says the Lord,
 and touch no unclean thing;
     then I will welcome you,

18 

and I will be a father to you,
     and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
 says the Lord Almighty.”

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:

Righteousness is a gift we receive and walk in by faith. It's not our good works. It's receiving what Jesus has done for us and provided for us through His redemptive work.

Scriptures:
James 5:13-16

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Romans 3:21-22 NIV

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.  

2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 1:17 NIV

 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

2 Corinthians 4:13 NIV

 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,

You have to walk in this by faith meaning daily you have to take action. What action? Simply speaking what you believe is an act of faith.

I encourage you to take a step of faith and begin to say that in Christ, you are righteous, you are right with God.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/

Summary:

When we find ourselves feeling down because of our circumstances, we must get back to what the Word of God say and let God, by his Word, strengthen us in our spirits.

Scriptures:
Proverbs 18:14 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble, but a weak and broken spirit who can raise up or bear?

Psalm 43:5 ESV

Why are you in despair, O my soul?

Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?

Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,

The help of my countenance and my God.

Romans 15:13 Amplified Bible

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promise

Blessings in Christ,
Tim Dumas

https://timdumas.net/living-by-faith/