Don't immerse
yourself into studies that will lead you into more questions.
Faith is
progressive.
Don't talk about
what you don't know. What you don't have. What you can't
do.
Romans
1:17 (NKJV)
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith
to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Talk about what you
do know, and what you can do. Then, you will perceive more of what you
can know, and what you can do.
Faith will say that
the Holy Spirit is my teacher. He will show me things to come. Talk
about what you know (John 16:13).
Don't focus on what
you don't know. That's darkness and will lead to more
darkness.
Start with
this.
I'm saved, and my
name is written in the book of life.
Thank God for
it.
Don't focus upon
what you don't have, and what you can't do.
Go around all the
time thanking God for what you do know and what you can do.
Matthew
7 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking:
21 “Not
everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in
Your name?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I
will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
How do I build my
life upon the rock? It is by being a doers of what He says.
26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them,
will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
The foolish man
built a house, but it was in vain. In good weather, a house on the sand
seems fine.
During a storm is
when you find out what the house was built upon.
We're living down
here on a cursed filled earth. Disasters will come. Will your life
collapse?
Luke
6:46 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I
say?
Faith in Jesus is
more than just talk.
It's more than a
confession.
If you run your own
life, Jesus is not your Lord.
If Jesus is your
Lord, you will do what He says.
One of the phony
faiths is dead faith. It's all talk, but no do.
James
2:26 (NKJV)
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.
There is a lot of
people who say Lord, Lord, but don't do what He says.
Do you worry?
Matthew
6:25 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about
your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what
you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Do you do what He
says about worry?
Do you tithe?
Matthew
23:23 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you
pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the
weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and
faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others
undone.
Do you do what He says about tithing?
If you say that
Jesus is your Lord, but don't do what He says. It's just empty talk.
It may look fine as
long as the sun is shinning.
You get on the rock
by being a doer of the Word.
You find out if you
are a faith person during the storm.
Do you dig down
deeper in obedience to Jesus before the storm and during the storm?
Luke 6 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking:
46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I
say?
47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show
you whom he is like:
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the
foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently
against that house, and could not shake (waver) it, for it was founded on
the rock.
The storms will
finally stop, and your faith will stand unshaken if your faith is
real.
Then, God gets the
glory because you did what God told you to do.
Real faith works.
49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on
the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and
immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
James
1:22 (NKJV)
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves.
These two men
before the storm looked the same.
They both heard the
same things.
They both built the
same houses.
You wouldn't have
known the difference until the storm hit.
This doesn't mean
that faith doesn't work, or God let the foolish man down.
The foolish man
didn't do what the Lord told him to do, which would have saved him.
God isn't playing
around.
God's word is not
suggestions.
Is He your Lord or
not?
If you are wise,
your house will be built in obedience to Jesus upon the rock.
Hebrews
11:4 (NKJV)
By faith Abel
offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained
witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he
being dead still speaks.
How do we know that
Abel had faith?
He
gave.
He didn't talk
about giving.
He didn't pray
about giving.
He actually
gave.
Hebrews
11:7 (NKJV)
7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen,
moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by
which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is
according to faith.
How do we know that
Noah had faith?
He built a
ship.
He didn't just plan
to build it, or pursue funding.
He actually did
what God told him to do.
So many things
conspire against us to be passive.
We have to fight
through and obey.
If you'll take a
step, things will start happening.
Hebrews
11:8 (NKJV)
By
faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he
would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was
going.
Tell me who is your
Lord.
Is it your wife or
your Momma?
Is Jesus your
Lord?
Then, do what He says.
You'll find real
faith in the doing.
When you step out
in faith, you'll see the power of God.
Your flesh can get
comfortable.
If the Lord told
you to do it, there will be miracles on the other side of it.
You don't get a
reward for laying on the beach.
Now is time to
work.
Don't make this
life your all and all.
It's time to get
something done.
I'm a
doer.
I'm not just
talk.
I mean business
with God.
Our confessions are
powerless if we don't do what God has told us to do.
James
2 (NKJV)
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he
has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and
filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body,
what does it profit?
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me
your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith
by my works.
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons
believe—and tremble!
20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works
is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered
Isaac his son on the altar?
Your faith is
proven when it is backed up by your actions.
Abraham said, God,
you have everything.
God said I want
Isaac.
Abraham backed his
confession up.
Mark
10:17-22 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 Now as He
was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him,
“Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”
18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good
but One, that is, God.
19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not
murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor
your father and your mother.’ ”
20 And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I
have kept from my youth.”
21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One
thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross,
and follow Me.”
22 But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great
possessions.
This man's faith
was in his possessions.
This man was all
talk.
When he had a
chance to prove it, he just walked away.
Peter had a great
confession, but it wasn't real.
Mark
14:29-37 (NKJV)
29 Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be.”
30 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this
night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
31 But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not
deny You!”
And they all said
likewise.
32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to
His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be
troubled and deeply distressed.
34 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to
death. Stay here and watch.”
35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if
it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
36 And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible
for You. Take this cup away from Me;nevertheless, not what I will, but what
You will.”
37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon,
are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?
If you won't do
what Jesus tells you to do, your faith is just empty talk.
You won't get
results until you do what He says.
John 2:5 NKJV)
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He (Jesus) says to
you, do it.”
Faith can't work
without submission.
It's dead
faith.
Who's more than
just a talker.
I believe you're a
doer.
Keith Moore, Faith Life Church
https://flcmedia.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/productvideo/0808-RealFaith-04-OnSolidGround-HD.mp4
Don't immerse
yourself into studies that will lead you into more questions.
Faith is
progressive.
Don't talk about
what you don't know. What you don't have. What you can't
do.
Romans
1:17 (NKJV)
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith
to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Talk about what you
do know, and what you can do. Then, you will perceive more of what you
can know, and what you can do.
Faith will say that
the Holy Spirit is my teacher. He will show me things to come. Talk
about what you know (John 16:13).
Don't focus on what
you don't know. That's darkness and will lead to more
darkness.
Start with
this.
I'm saved, and my
name is written in the book of life.
Thank God for
it.
Don't focus upon
what you don't have, and what you can't do.
Go around all the
time thanking God for what you do know and what you can do.
Matthew
7 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking:
21 “Not
everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in
Your name?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I
will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
How do I build my
life upon the rock? It is by being a doers of what He says.
26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them,
will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
The foolish man
built a house, but it was in vain. In good weather, a house on the sand
seems fine.
During a storm is
when you find out what the house was built upon.
We're living down
here on a cursed filled earth. Disasters will come. Will your life
collapse?
Luke
6:46 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I
say?
Faith in Jesus is
more than just talk.
It's more than a
confession.
If you run your own
life, Jesus is not your Lord.
If Jesus is your
Lord, you will do what He says.
One of the phony
faiths is dead faith. It's all talk, but no do.
James
2:26 (NKJV)
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.
There is a lot of
people who say Lord, Lord, but don't do what He says.
Do you worry?
Matthew
6:25 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about
your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what
you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Do you do what He
says about worry?
Do you tithe?
Matthew
23:23 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you
pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the
weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and
faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others
undone.
Do you do what He says about tithing?
If you say that
Jesus is your Lord, but don't do what He says. It's just empty talk.
It may look fine as
long as the sun is shinning.
You get on the rock
by being a doer of the Word.
You find out if you
are a faith person during the storm.
Do you dig down
deeper in obedience to Jesus before the storm and during the storm?
Luke 6 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking:
46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I
say?
47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show
you whom he is like:
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the
foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently
against that house, and could not shake (waver) it, for it was founded on
the rock.
The storms will
finally stop, and your faith will stand unshaken if your faith is
real.
Then, God gets the
glory because you did what God told you to do.
Real faith works.
49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on
the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and
immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
James
1:22 (NKJV)
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves.
These two men
before the storm looked the same.
They both heard the
same things.
They both built the
same houses.
You wouldn't have
known the difference until the storm hit.
This doesn't mean
that faith doesn't work, or God let the foolish man down.
The foolish man
didn't do what the Lord told him to do, which would have saved him.
God isn't playing
around.
God's word is not
suggestions.
Is He your Lord or
not?
If you are wise,
your house will be built in obedience to Jesus upon the rock.
Hebrews
11:4 (NKJV)
By faith Abel
offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained
witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he
being dead still speaks.
How do we know that
Abel had faith?
He
gave.
He didn't talk
about giving.
He didn't pray
about giving.
He actually
gave.
Hebrews
11:7 (NKJV)
7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen,
moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by
which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is
according to faith.
How do we know that
Noah had faith?
He built a
ship.
He didn't just plan
to build it, or pursue funding.
He actually did
what God told him to do.
So many things
conspire against us to be passive.
We have to fight
through and obey.
If you'll take a
step, things will start happening.
Hebrews
11:8 (NKJV)
By
faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he
would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was
going.
Tell me who is your
Lord.
Is it your wife or
your Momma?
Is Jesus your
Lord?
Then, do what He says.
You'll find real
faith in the doing.
When you step out
in faith, you'll see the power of God.
Your flesh can get
comfortable.
If the Lord told
you to do it, there will be miracles on the other side of it.
You don't get a
reward for laying on the beach.
Now is time to
work.
Don't make this
life your all and all.
It's time to get
something done.
I'm a
doer.
I'm not just
talk.
I mean business
with God.
Our confessions are
powerless if we don't do what God has told us to do.
James
2 (NKJV)
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he
has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and
filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body,
what does it profit?
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me
your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith
by my works.
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons
believe—and tremble!
20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works
is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered
Isaac his son on the altar?
Your faith is
proven when it is backed up by your actions.
Abraham said, God,
you have everything.
God said I want
Isaac.
Abraham backed his
confession up.
Mark
10:17-22 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 Now as He
was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him,
“Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”
18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good
but One, that is, God.
19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not
murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor
your father and your mother.’ ”
20 And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I
have kept from my youth.”
21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One
thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross,
and follow Me.”
22 But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great
possessions.
This man's faith
was in his possessions.
This man was all
talk.
When he had a
chance to prove it, he just walked away.
Peter had a great
confession, but it wasn't real.
Mark
14:29-37 (NKJV)
29 Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be.”
30 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this
night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
31 But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not
deny You!”
And they all said
likewise.
32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to
His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be
troubled and deeply distressed.
34 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to
death. Stay here and watch.”
35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if
it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
36 And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible
for You. Take this cup away from Me;nevertheless, not what I will, but what
You will.”
37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon,
are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?
If you won't do
what Jesus tells you to do, your faith is just empty talk.
You won't get
results until you do what He says.
John 2:5 NKJV)
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He (Jesus) says to
you, do it.”
Faith can't work
without submission.
It's dead
faith.
Who's more than
just a talker.
I believe you're a
doer.
Keith Moore, Faith Life Church
https://flcmedia.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/productvideo/0808-RealFaith-04-OnSolidGround-HD.mp4
Don't immerse
yourself into studies that will lead you into more questions.
Faith is
progressive.
Don't talk about
what you don't know. What you don't have. What you can't
do.
Romans
1:17 (NKJV)
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith
to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Talk about what you
do know, and what you can do. Then, you will perceive more of what you
can know, and what you can do.
Faith will say that
the Holy Spirit is my teacher. He will show me things to come. Talk
about what you know (John 16:13).
Don't focus on what
you don't know. That's darkness and will lead to more
darkness.
Start with
this.
I'm saved, and my
name is written in the book of life.
Thank God for
it.
Don't focus upon
what you don't have, and what you can't do.
Go around all the
time thanking God for what you do know and what you can do.
Matthew
7 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking:
21 “Not
everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in
Your name?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I
will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
How do I build my
life upon the rock? It is by being a doers of what He says.
26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them,
will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
The foolish man
built a house, but it was in vain. In good weather, a house on the sand
seems fine.
During a storm is
when you find out what the house was built upon.
We're living down
here on a cursed filled earth. Disasters will come. Will your life
collapse?
Luke
6:46 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I
say?
Faith in Jesus is
more than just talk.
It's more than a
confession.
If you run your own
life, Jesus is not your Lord.
If Jesus is your
Lord, you will do what He says.
One of the phony
faiths is dead faith. It's all talk, but no do.
James
2:26 (NKJV)
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.
There is a lot of
people who say Lord, Lord, but don't do what He says.
Do you worry?
Matthew
6:25 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about
your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what
you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Do you do what He
says about worry?
Do you tithe?
Matthew
23:23 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you
pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the
weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and
faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others
undone.
Do you do what He says about tithing?
If you say that
Jesus is your Lord, but don't do what He says. It's just empty talk.
It may look fine as
long as the sun is shinning.
You get on the rock
by being a doer of the Word.
You find out if you
are a faith person during the storm.
Do you dig down
deeper in obedience to Jesus before the storm and during the storm?
Luke 6 (NKJV)
Jesus speaking:
46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I
say?
47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show
you whom he is like:
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the
foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently
against that house, and could not shake (waver) it, for it was founded on
the rock.
The storms will
finally stop, and your faith will stand unshaken if your faith is
real.
Then, God gets the
glory because you did what God told you to do.
Real faith works.
49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on
the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and
immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
James
1:22 (NKJV)
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves.
These two men
before the storm looked the same.
They both heard the
same things.
They both built the
same houses.
You wouldn't have
known the difference until the storm hit.
This doesn't mean
that faith doesn't work, or God let the foolish man down.
The foolish man
didn't do what the Lord told him to do, which would have saved him.
God isn't playing
around.
God's word is not
suggestions.
Is He your Lord or
not?
If you are wise,
your house will be built in obedience to Jesus upon the rock.
Hebrews
11:4 (NKJV)
By faith Abel
offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained
witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he
being dead still speaks.
How do we know that
Abel had faith?
He
gave.
He didn't talk
about giving.
He didn't pray
about giving.
He actually
gave.
Hebrews
11:7 (NKJV)
7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen,
moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by
which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is
according to faith.
How do we know that
Noah had faith?
He built a
ship.
He didn't just plan
to build it, or pursue funding.
He actually did
what God told him to do.
So many things
conspire against us to be passive.
We have to fight
through and obey.
If you'll take a
step, things will start happening.
Hebrews
11:8 (NKJV)
By
faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he
would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was
going.
Tell me who is your
Lord.
Is it your wife or
your Momma?
Is Jesus your
Lord?
Then, do what He says.
You'll find real
faith in the doing.
When you step out
in faith, you'll see the power of God.
Your flesh can get
comfortable.
If the Lord told
you to do it, there will be miracles on the other side of it.
You don't get a
reward for laying on the beach.
Now is time to
work.
Don't make this
life your all and all.
It's time to get
something done.
I'm a
doer.
I'm not just
talk.
I mean business
with God.
Our confessions are
powerless if we don't do what God has told us to do.
James
2 (NKJV)
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he
has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and
filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body,
what does it profit?
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me
your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith
by my works.
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons
believe—and tremble!
20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works
is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered
Isaac his son on the altar?
Your faith is
proven when it is backed up by your actions.
Abraham said, God,
you have everything.
God said I want
Isaac.
Abraham backed his
confession up.
Mark
10:17-22 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 Now as He
was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him,
“Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”
18 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good
but One, that is, God.
19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not
murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor
your father and your mother.’ ”
20 And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I
have kept from my youth.”
21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One
thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross,
and follow Me.”
22 But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great
possessions.
This man's faith
was in his possessions.
This man was all
talk.
When he had a
chance to prove it, he just walked away.
Peter had a great
confession, but it wasn't real.
Mark
14:29-37 (NKJV)
29 Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be.”
30 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this
night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
31 But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not
deny You!”
And they all said
likewise.
32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to
His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be
troubled and deeply distressed.
34 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to
death. Stay here and watch.”
35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if
it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
36 And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible
for You. Take this cup away from Me;nevertheless, not what I will, but what
You will.”
37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon,
are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?
If you won't do
what Jesus tells you to do, your faith is just empty talk.
You won't get
results until you do what He says.
John 2:5 NKJV)
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He (Jesus) says to
you, do it.”
Faith can't work
without submission.
It's dead
faith.
Who's more than
just a talker.
I believe you're a
doer.
Keith Moore, Faith Life Church
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