Firm Foundation - Week 3
January 22, 2023.
Phil Payne
Week 1 - Hearing the Word of God is not enough. Christ followers Hear, Believe and Do what Jesus says. Matthew 7:24-27. Question - How is your Foundation?
Week 2 - Focus determines our destination. Focus on Jesus – the author and perfecter of our Faith. Hebrews 12:1-3 Question – How is your Focus?
Introduction: Questions are a powerful thing. Question push us to consider and to think.
Questions not only get information but get behind the Intent of something and understand it better. Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?
True Faith, Vibrant Faith, Growing Faith- Always has an Input and an Output. Faith coming IN and Faith going OUT.
Abraham in Genesis 12-
The Children of Israel - Deuteronomy 6-
Disciples…Luke 5-
Greatest command in Matthew 22 –
Is your Faith like a SWAMP or a RIVER? What’s the Difference?
John 13- Jesus was like a River. He knew where He came from and where He was going, so He Loved and Served. Jesus invites us into active and vibrant Faith as Rivers- not Swamps.
Spiritual Constipation leads to Pride, Arrogance, and a Judgmental heart.
Action Steps:
The FIRST place that my Faith should be flowing is into my Family.
Loving God starts with me. My Foundation and my Focus – but it NEVER stops there.
God’s desire and plan is that Faith would always be Generational.
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How to produce Generational Faith from your Family….
