faithful. Galatians 5:5 we read, "For we through the spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of

which he was in because they had faith and these people didn't the difference wasn't the complexity of the problem the difference wasn't oh he's dead he's still alive I can solve this problem I can't solve that problem that's not what

cross you and I may never die physically for our for our faith but you know that this is what it means to take up your cross and unless you're willing to take every cross and follow Jesus you cannot you may say that you're a

faith for us and uh we didn't know what we were getting into but there was one thing that we wanted to have and that was Spiritual Authority to be under Spiritual Authority

but it's kind of like that with jesus that um we haven't seen him face to face and in a sense i'm glad we don't because it's not his physical appearance that i'm attracted to that's amazing it's wonderful but i'm learning to walk by faith not by

began that good work and me you're faithful to complete it so today we want to talk about building first Corinthians chapter 3 we saw this verse and I felt I should start there when I was listening to Kojo we read in

in verse one therefore holy Brethren partakers of a Heavenly calling consider Jesus the Apostle and high priest of our confession and he Compares Jesus with Moses Moses was a faithful servant but Jesus was a faithful son he says listen

um so there was a point in my life where it was i could say it was well with my soul because of what god had done for me in my past but i want you to know that it is well with my soul today and i can say that because of the faith that god has given

also i was laid hold off by jesus christ now again if this was paul starting his race that would be one thing this is paul who has been running his race for years and having run his race faithfully for years he says listen

Philippians was perhaps the second last letter that Paul wrote I think after SEC before II Timothy are certainly near the end of his life Paul had by now walked Faithfully with Jesus for about 30 years he's nearing the end of his course

Hebrews 11:39, you know, Hebrews 11 is the chapter of faith. And all these men and women who did amazing things in their lives, God did amazing things through them. And God approved of their lives. We read in

that your faith will not fail the devil comes and asks permission from God to sift your marriage and to sift your church sift your personal walk with God you know what Jesus is praying don't let your faith fail but the reason

faith miss to obey and so he said listen you just keep baptizing one day you'll find a dove come and rest upon one person that you're baptizing that's the Messiah and today likewise God is looking for those who will obey Him in the everyday

your life how much ever that is then you can say today's the day of salvation beginning today I have got to put my faith firm and disa swords that he is begun it today he's gonna finish it I hope that's good news for some money today and all

calling one Lord One Faith one baptism one God and Father of all who is over all how many times did he say one there it's like did you get it this is all about one one God father Son and Holy Spirit one God and so he wants us to become

going Hebrews chapter 12 Now understand the context in Hebrews 11 he has already told us many stories of men and women of faith we looked at Sarah and Abraham already in verses 11 and 12 earlier this morning and you think well Lord I want Faith like that I

Lord The Godly Man seizes to be faithful are disappearing from among the sons of men let me use English words Lord there there don't seem to be many wholehearted Christians in the world anymore do you believe that I believe that there don't

encouraging them to continue in the faith faith and saying through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God so they went from these towns town to town to town wherever they had contact and and gathered a group of

heaven verse 21 well done good and faithful slave you were faithful with a few things i will put you in charge of many things enter into heaven how is heaven described in your bible somebody say it

the inside there's still corruption inside turn on the lights even if you're 90 years old I'd say turn on the lights God can clean it up in a moment he doesn't need 50 60 years he can do it because Faith does Miracles and God will

fought the good fight I have finished the course I have kept the faith it wasn't just Iran it's like think about the Olympics sometimes I like to watch some of these events in the Olympics in the 100 meter race and you get you know it's

that's what I'm gonna do I'm not gonna look at somebody else whose job is to fill 30 or 300. I say Lord you put us a circle around me you drawn that Circle and I'm going to be faithful that whatever you've put in my circle I will

except that it will be true that it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me but in order for that to happen now you know