01. Faith Is Essential
Hebrews 11:1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.
Hebrews 11:6 without faith it is impossible to please God
Luke 12:32 “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
What pleases God is you being pleased!
Faith is based on living your life and speaking based on things that you cannot see.
2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
sight = the external or outward appearance
Don’t naturalize, because when you naturalize you see with natural eyes and you believe natural lies.
We have to choose to spiritualize, to see things through spiritual eyes (God’s Word)
And to spiritualize you have to verbalize (speak) so your natural eyes will see what your spiritual eyes have verbalized.
We don’t see and say, we say and see.
02. Faith Comes By Hearing
Romans 10:17 faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
03. Faith Is Released By Speaking
Mark 11:22-23 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
You can’t really believe something unless you say it.
Mark 5:25-34 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” 29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?” 31 But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” 32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. 33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. 34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
Matthew 12:36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
idle = non productive, non producing, useless, non building.
Mark 9:23 If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
Your believing affects your receiving and your speaking affects your believing
04. Words Of Faith Are Powerful
Matthew 8:5-10 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” 7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!”
And the reason why his mouth is so powerful,