1. Faith for the Future

2. We may DECIDE to change during a crisis, but we ACTUALLY change moment by moment over a period of time

3. Faith Is:
Confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability
Belief that is not based on proof
Belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion

4. Faith is not: Denying the obvious or the inevitable
Pretending that something is real when down deep inside you really don’t believe it.
A warm feeling that means you leave your intelligence back at the door.
“All is well in my world” escapism
A motivational seminar
Just positive mental attitude

5. Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence (conviction) of things unseen.
Substance & Evidence

6. Faith is believing the word of God and acting upon it no matter how I feel because God promises a good result.

7. God CAN’T Lie

8. Act On It How do you make your faith work?
James 2:17  “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”

10. How do you make your faith work?
Act on it
No Matter how you feel.

11. God doesn’t test your faith so He can know how much is there - He already knows. He tests your faith so that you can know how much is there and see it grow.”
James MacDonald

12. Philippians 4:19
My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

13. Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against you will prosper...This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord.

14. Psalm 84:11
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

15. P=mv
Momentum=Mass x Velocity

16. Faith is not part of the Christian life
It’s the whole thing!

17. Hebrews 11:6
Without faith, it’s impossible to please God.

18. Mark 9:23-24
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

19. Takeaways:
Cultivate your faith
Romans 10:17 - Faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of God.

20. Takeaways:
2. Confess your faith
Romans 10:9 -“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

21. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”
Romans 10:9

22. 3. Corner your faith- Look for opportunities
Luke 11:19 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

23. Faith for the Future