that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. You know, our theme, as I said yesterday, was standing true to God in a day of compromise. And we are living in that day of compromise

for some great thing the Lord is uh looking for me to be faithful to just seek out fellowship with him and uh to hold on to fellowship with him as this precious gift that often my times have missing The Nearness of the Lord or not

one of the fruits or the evidences of a heart that submits that is subject to authority is faith as we heard today and for myself what is that faith means that in spite of what this authority good or bad may do i have confidence that god has my good

[Music] [Applause] he was such a faithful or will you sing us in faith and in prayer that will not remember [Music] [Applause]

love the activities that they do together as a church but God himself has sealed up the book the reason for that is because there is no faith and that's what I want to talk about I want to look at what the hindrances to faith in our life in

[Music] i've been uh thinking quite a bit recently about zealous faith and i've been thinking about you read you find this common in the bible especially in the old

[Music] praise you for your faithfulness for your father's love the Never

Romans 1 verse 8. Here's how it reads in that paraphrase. "Wherever I go, I hear you being talked about. Your faith in God is becoming known around the world. How I thank God through Jesus Christ for this good report and for each one of

and see his face singing. What a faithful God. Lift your hands to him and sing. What a faithful God am I. What a faithful God. What a faithful God am I.

but the tax gatherers and the harlots did believe it was their faith that they despite their sin and despite the fact that they were tax gatherers and harlots said Jesus you can solve my problem and so it's as if to say even the worst of

had. And he goes on to say, testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks, repentance to our God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And if you go down to verse 26, he says, "Wherefore I take you to record this day, he he's

face sing what a faithful God have I what of f F God have I what a faithful God what a faithful God have

was none not one of them so before I was born God had written every single day of my life as a child of God again it's according to my faith Jesus says according to your faith be unto you and so for me God has written a book and I

me when you come in your kingdom." He has that faith and boldness to ask Jesus, despite uh, committing so many sins or robbery, you know, he has that boldness to go to Jesus and Jesus, please remember me when you come back in your kingdom. And Jesus

these questions for lunch if faith is a gift of God how do we grow in faith is there anything I'm doing our neglecting that can prevent me from having great

word faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ let me turn to that verse Romans chapter 10 Romans chapter 10 and verse 17 how does faith come Faith does not come by visions you think that if you see a vision of Jesus your faith will be

Giant that's faith and this is what it means to walk the New Covenant way to become more like Jesus day by day is that I go by day by day and as we're seeing through the testimonies we heard already as we're seeing as we walk

I want to read from verse 8 to 10. we know that without faith it is impossible to please God whatever else you may do it is impossible to please God without

don't seem to be very um don't seem to be a big deal as the the bible says it in verse 20 it says by faith isaac blessed jacob and he saw concerning things to come that was it he just blessed them

faithful in a very little thing she who is faithful in a very little thing turn with me to luke chapter 16 we'll get started and if they are able to pull the slides up there that's great if not no worries we still have the

was thinking about traveling with the faith and a good conscience faith and a good conscience turn with me to First Timothy chapter 1 1 Timothy chapter 1 Paul was talking about some

agreeing with something and having faith and I've been convicted about this for a few weeks which is how this message has been stewing in my heart as it were that the Lord asked me Santos do you just agree with what's written in

me um i thought about this chorus uh before we sit down let's sing this one faith mighty faith the promised sees and looks to god alone listen to the words