WORDS TO GROW BY:

FAITH

Pastor Sam Goins

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."  Joshua 1:9 NIV 

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.  Heb. 11:1 NLT 

1.  FAITH ALWAYS REQUIRES A MOVE 

"By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."   Hebrews 11:8 

"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.'"   Exodus 14:15 NIV 

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.    Ephesians 2:8,9 NIV 

"In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."   James 2:17 NIV 

"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." James 2:26 NIV 

2.  FAITH TRUSTS NO MATTER WHAT 

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."   Hebrews 11:1 NIV 

"For we live by faith, not by sight."   2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV 

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.  But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”   Daniel 3:17,18 NLT 

3.  FAITH EXPECTS GOD TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE 

And we know that God causes everything to work together^] for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.   Romans 8:28 NLT 

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.   Ephesians 3:20 NLT 

"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move.  Nothing will be impossible for you."  Matthew 17:20 NIV 

"We are faith-filled, big-thinking, bet-the-farm risk takers. We will never insult God with small thinking or safe living."  Pastor Craig Groeschel