Activate Your Faith

Activate Your Faith

Activate – switch on; start up; make something active or
operative

II Corinthians 4:4 NKJV
4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

John 10:10 NKJV
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Ephesians 6:16-17 NKJV
16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

Romans 10:17 NKJV
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

You can’t exercise faith without the Word. Your faith won’t
grow without the Word.

Romans 12:3
…God has dealt to each [believer] a measure of faith

Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please [God]…

1. Only Christians have Godly faith
2. Christians (Christ followers) have the same faith as Jesus

Fear is the opposite of faith.
Fear is contagious.

Faith is contagious.
Choose faith.

3. Only you can build your faith

The Way of Faith
Faith is supposed to be normal for Christ followers

Hebrews 11:6:
…For without faith it is impossible to please God

Faith makes us confident, or sure, of God’s nature and His work.

Questions raised in the atmosphere of trust lead to revelation.

Questions asked in the atmosphere of mistrust lead to unbelief.

Faith comes first. Then comes understanding.

Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand the world was made out of nothing…

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HAPPY PT 3: The Principles of Happiness

HAPPY PT 3: The Principles of Happiness

There are more than 2,700 passages in the Bible containing words such as joy, happiness, gladness, merriment, pleasure, cheer, laughter, delight, jubilation, feasting, exultation, and
celebration.

Psalms 144:15 NKJV
15 Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord !

Philippians 4:4 NLT
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!

TO PURSUE HAPPINESS, WE MUST PRODUCE HAPPINESS

THE NEW TESTAMENT
CONTAINS MORE THAN 50 “ONE ANOTHER” STATEMENTS –
PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES FOR MAKING HAPPINESS HAPPEN.

I. BEAR WITH ONE ANOTHER
A. Eph 4:2 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (except when on
social media?)

II. REGARD ONE ANOTHER
A. Phil. 2:3-4 “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the
interests of others.” NASB

III. ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER
A. Romans 15:7 NIV “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”

IV. ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER

A. 1 Thes. 5:11 NIV “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

V. SERVE ONE ANOTHER

A. Gal 5:13 NIV “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the
flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

VI. PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER

A. “…pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish
much.” JAMES 5:16 NASB

ACTS 20:35 NLT “And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to
give than to receive.’”