Faith That Is Alive Because of Jesus — Santosh Poonen — March 24, 2024
http://rlcf.church River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The speaker encourages the audience to move beyond merely memorizing God's promises, like Jeremiah 33:3, and instead actively call upon God to reveal
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Call to me and I will answer youBelievers often regret not experiencing the reality of God's promises because they treat them as mere memory verses rather than actual invitations to pray.
God's promise to restore and put the fear of Him in His peopleAmidst the devastation of Judah, God promised to gather His people back, put His fear in their hearts so they would not turn away, and rejoice over them with all His heart.Jeremiah 32:36–41
Jesus made like His brethren in all thingsGod answers prayer by showing us personally how Jesus stepped down into filthy human reality, allowing Himself to feel the pull of temptation to make a way of salvation.
Alive only as much as Christ lives in usFrom eternity's perspective, our true vitality is measured strictly by how much of the life of Christ is living within us while we are crucified to the world.Galatians 2:20
A faith that produces lifeBeing a believer means having an active faith that changes your marriage, speech, and desires, functioning through speaking and singing because Christ is alive in you.
Hard pressed on every side but not crushedPaul describes the Christian life as an earthen vessel marked by affliction, perplexity, and persecution, yet constantly manifesting the life of Jesus.
The transformation bubble of Romans 8:28The Christian life is not a bubble protecting us from suffering, but a transformation bubble where God causes all things, even the worst trials, to work together for good.Romans 8:28
Knowing He who raised Jesus will raise us alsoOur hope and patience are anchored in the final resurrection, looking to Jesus as the Forerunner whose trust was ultimately validated at the empty tomb.2 Corinthians 4:14
Even if He does notShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego displayed true faith before Nebuchadnezzar, declaring that God was able to deliver them, but choosing to stand firm even if He chose not to.
Faith comes by hearing the word of ChristFaith is gained by spending daily time in God's word, which is why the devil fights to keep believers away from hearing Christ's voice.Romans 10:17
A hope that is an anchor of the soulOur hope acts as a steadfast anchor entering within the veil where Jesus has gone before us as our eternal high priest and forerunner.
God's oath to assure us of His unchangeable purposeTo show the absolute certainty of His unchanging purpose, God swore by Himself so that we could have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
Seeing the fingerprints of Jesus on the anchor ropeWe hold onto the anchor of faith not just because the anchor is secure in Christ, but because we see Jesus's own fingerprints all along the rope that leads to the throne of God.
