- Psalm 119:32 (NIV)

"I will run in the path of your commands for you have set my heart free" - Psalm 119:32 (NIV)

Mark 7: A Disciple exercises real Faith in Jesus

God wants more…?

God wants more For you than you want For yourself

What's stopping him?

What would make Jesus Stand slack-jawed in astonishment?

2 Things: Faith and No Faith

And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”

And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief - Mark 6:4-6

Jesus is astonished By the faithlessness of his people

Why does it matter?

God wants more!

What God wants for us is always > what we want for us

What God wants for us is always > what we want for us Basis of our Trust Proven by the Cross

What's stopping him? Unbelief

What's stopping him? Unbelief Jesus marvels at it

What makes Jesus Stand slack-jawed in astonishment?

When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed."

What kind of faith does he have?

What kind of faith does he have? "I am not worthy…" "If you say the word, he will be healed…"

"For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

"If you say the word Things will happen spiritually The result in the healing of my servant"

When Jesus heard this, he marveled When Jesus heard this, he marveled

When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith."

"I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Heaven and Hell. What makes the difference? Faith. Willingness to believe and trust.

Same with Healing. What makes the difference? Faith. Willingness to believe and trust.

And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment. - Matthew 8:5-13

Where's the Roman Soldier's Faith? A Teacher who has all Authority

Where is the Roman Soldier's Faith? A Teacher who has all Authority Faith is knowing God can And asking that he will

Where People Place Their Faith: - Self or Other People- fails

Where People Place Their Faith: - Self or Other People- fails - Karma- self-convicting

Where People Place Their Faith: - Self or Other People- fails - Karma- self-convicting - In faith- ridiculous

Where People Place Their Faith: - Self or Other People- fails - Karma- self-convicting - In faith- ridiculous - In circumstances- disappoints

Where People Place Their Faith: - Self or Other People- fails - Karma- self-convicting - In faith- ridiculous - In circumstances- disappoints - In Jesus- changes everything

Where People Place Their Faith: - In Jesus- changes everything - When People Fail…Jesus is there - Grace covers Karma…for everyone - Gives Life and Purpose to Faith - When Things go Bad- Jesus is there

Faith is only as good as its object

About circumstances: Real Faith is always a "Butifnot…"

Real Faith is always a "Butifnot…" (Craig Tackett) Burning down the house…

"…our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up" - Daniel 3:17-18

Real Faith is always a "Butifnot…" Our faith isn't in outcomes But the God over those outcomes

Faith is only as good as its object "Circumstance-based:" Fair-weather Christians Crisis Christians

Faith is only as good as its object "Circumstance-based": Fair-weather Christians Crisis Christians Neither are actually Christian

Mark 7: A Disciple Exercises Real Faith in Jesus Regardless of the Circumstances

Jesus is astonished and shocked

"For I too am a man under authority…" When Jesus heard this, he marveled….

Jesus is astonished and shocked - Israel doesn't trust the Authority of God - The Centurion understands and exercises real faith

Faith has to be exercised to be real

Faith has to be exercised to be real (It's not faith if you have a Plan B)

The Centurion was right: Faith moves the hand of God And sets angels to flight "I say to one 'go' and he goes…"

"Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words"

"The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me…" - Daniel 10:12-13

Daniel's Prayer of Faith Caused angels to war On his behalf…

When God's People Exercise Faith: God is Pleased Things Happen that Wouldn't Have We are Changed God is Glorified

Mark 7: A Disciple exercises real Faith in Jesus

Faith is the key that opens the door to God's work in our lives When is the last time I saw God do the miraculous in my life?

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God - Romans 5:1-2

It was faith alone that brought you to Jesus It is faith alone that will lead you in following Jesus

It was faith alone that brought you to Jesus It is faith alone that will lead you in following Jesus If I trust him with my eternity Why wouldn't I trust him with my "now"?

What am I struggling with right now? Have I really prayed and trusted?

How much faith is enough?

How much faith is enough? Disciples can't heal the son…

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” - Matthew 17:14-20

Faith has to be real: - Tangible - In Jesus Faith must be exercised: - Someone's gonna have to be the dummy who talks to mountains and believes Without a Plan B

Faith is the Key The Opens the Door To God's Work in our Lives

God wants more…?

What's stopping him? The unbelief of his people

We want the "more" That God wants We choose to believe

God I trust… Cancel and give me your best Show me and I'll walk Lead me and I'll share Tell me and I'll commit

You can still make Jesus marvel today

You can still make Jesus marvel today Your God is God…

"I will run in the path of your commands for you have set my heart free" - Psalm 119:32 (NIV) …to believe and see miracles