The Word to Wisdom

Let’s Talk About Faith

Faith says, "Yes, it's done!"

Scriptures to have on hand while listening:

Hebrews 12:1-2

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 

2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the]evidence of things not seen. 

Zephaniah 3:14-17

Sing, O daughter of Zion!
 Shout, O Israel!
 Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
 O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
 He has cast out your enemy.
 The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
 You shall see disaster no more.

16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: 

“Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak.

17 The Lord your God in your midst,
 The Mighty One, will save;
 He will rejoice over you with gladness,
 He will quiet you with His love,
 He will rejoice over you with singing.”

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Rebuke the Storm with Peace

Scriptures to have on hand while listening.

Mark 4:35-41 (NKJV)

Wind and Wave Obey Jesus

35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Mark 4:39 (AMP)

39 And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect peacefulness).

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Word of His Power - Part 2

Scriptures to have on hand while listening:

The Faith of a Roman Officer

Luke 7:1-10 (NLT)

7 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer[a] was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, 5 “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”

6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. 7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”

9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” 10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.

Hebrews 1:1-4 NKJV

1. God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2. has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3. who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4. having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Hebrews 1:1-4 NKJV

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The Word of His Power

Scriptures to have on hand while listening:

1. God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2. has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3. who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4. having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Hebrews 1:1-4 NKJV



A New Covenant
“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

Jeremiah 31:31-34  NKJV

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Faith Looks Forward

This looks into the concept of faith looking forward.  This episode includes some excerpts and concepts from my new book, Faith that Gets Results. 

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How the Kingdom of God Works Part 4
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Scripture verse to have on hand while listening:

Mark 4:24-25
And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.
For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away [by force],

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How the Kingdom of God Works - Part 3

This is the third episode of the How the Kingdom of God Works.  In this episode we go into the concept that the Kingdom of God is near, and not only near but in us when we receive Jesus within our hearts.   

Important verses to have as you listen:
John 1: 1-4, 12-14
1 John 1:1-5
Colossians 1:13
Colossians 3:1-3

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How the Kingdom of God Works - Part 2

In this episode we go into a deeper explanation of the parable of the Sower and the Seeds–looking into the four types of ground/heart in the parable. 

Along with the first episode, this is a very important and foundational teaching. So much so that Jesus said: 
"Do you not understand this parable? How then can you understand all the parables?" Mark 4:13.  

Important verses to have as you listen: Mathew 13:18-23, Mark 4:13-20, Luke 8: 12-15, Proverbs 4: 5-7, 23

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How the Kingdom of God Works - Part 1 Revisited

This episode is about understanding the value of God’s word and how the kingdom of God works. Using the parable of the sower and the seeds, this lesson depicts and creates a picture of how the kingdom of heaven works, especially if we desire a fruitful Christian life. Natural laws are used as examples of spiritual truths and laws.  Without understanding of this parable, Jesus said, "How can we understand all other parables?" Mark 4:13.  This is an important and foundational lesson. 

We live in the Kingdom of God:
Colossians 1:13
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,

Important verses to have as you listen:
Mark 4:1-9, 13-20,  John 6:63 

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Grace & Truth


And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ”
And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1: 14-17

- John:1 we see that there is a both grace and truth. 

Grace:
Romans 5:1-2 (KJV)
1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

- Jesus came in grace and truth and although we have his grace by believing we also need to have his truth.  We can’t just do anything we want and depend on grace only. 
We have grace but it’s the truth that sets us free. 

Truth:
John 8:31-32 (KJV)
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

- We are transformed by Gods word, we do not remain the same. We are new creatures. This is where we need to have a balance between grace and truth.

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