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About Your Faith
John 17:9,11 “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you… Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.”
We took a break to receive God’s gift for us at Christmas, the gift of His Son. It takes faith (believing) to receive God’s gift for us. It is all about faith, your faith. Luke 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you,
Real Reason
John 3:16 “For God expressed His love for the world in this way: He gave His only Son so that whoever believes in Him will not face everlasting destruction, but will have everlasting life.” (The Voice)
Jesus is the express image of the invisible God. Colossians 1:15 “[Now] He is the exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all creation.” (AMPC).What God was saying is that Jesus came out of Him.
The Gift
John 3:18 “Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.” (MSG)
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (KJV, emphasis added). In Jesus two things happen to everyone who believes,
Immanuel
Isaiah 7:14 “All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).”
Jesus’ existence makes all the difference to humanity. God’s promise of the birth of Jesus became something that gave meaning to everyone. The challenge most times is that until you personalize and receive Him, your life continues to be meaningless.
Good Tidings
Luke 2:10-11 “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (KJV)
We will be taking a break from our discourse on Faith to focus on God’s Word for us this Christmas. Let’s start by just thanking God for Jesus and for bringing us into sonship.
Faith Speaks
2 Kings 4:1 “One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.”
Faith speaks. We are speaking spirits. This woman ran to Elijah and spoke. Faith speaks. What do you want from God? What do you want to see in your life? Speak. 2 Corinthians 4:13 “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written,
Lighthouse
2 Timothy 1:5 “I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.”
God is that reference point that is immovable. We have to reference our faith through Him and by Him. There is a story of a warship that was approaching something that appeared to be another ship.
Tuned In
Exodus 20:3-5 “You must not have any other god but me. “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind… You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.”
Who you currently are is not who you are, but who you have become. If twins are separated at birth, one is raised in Nigeria and the other in Tokyo. Even though they are twins, they will become completely
Headship, II
1 Corinthians 11:3&9 “But I want you to understand that Christ is the head (authority over) of every man, and man is the head (authority over) of woman, and God is the head of Christ… And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.” (AMP & NLT).
We are still on the debate of headship from Genesis 3:16 “Unto the woman he said… in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” (KJV).
Headship, I
Ephesians 5:23-24 “For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Saviour of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.”
The dynamics of family leadership are so important to the fabric of the family. If the leadership of the family is not clear,
