A Matter Of Faith

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. KJV

�        A Christian faith community is Christ's family of faith.

�        A person is faithful to God in their life by attending church, by tending to the needs of others before tending to their own needs, and by living every minute as if the existing minute is their last before Him.

�        Doubt is a plague upon faith.

�        All of us need to profess our faith before others in some way.

�        Many of our rewards for staying faithful during suffering come to us when we reach Heaven.

�        Although there may come a time when you could be a prisoner because of your faith, Christ will keep you in His heart and in His hand every moment.

�        Although we do not always see what and how God works, the power of love you exert by standing firm in faithfulness surely unleashes His power in the world.

�        Although we may not be aware, faith makes the impossible a reality.

�        Although we may not realize it, we all have faith else we could not function in the world.

�        We might think suffering has no purpose. However, if we think suffering has no purpose when we suffer and "hang tough" for Christ, battles are being won for Him.

�        Are you seeking the kingdom of Heaven in a world of glamour and glitz? Are you seeking the kingdom of Heaven in a world full of pain and suffering? On one hand, when our faith is strong and our life is in one of those phases where everything falls into place, we are not so concerned about the kingdom of Heaven. However, what will become of you when the glamour and glitz fade away?

�        As a race of intelligent beings, without the capacity for faith, we would have to spend all of our time and intellectual power continually checking and verifying everything in our existence if we had no faith.

�        As a result of our faith in Christ, God will never leave us or forsake us.

�        As a true child of God, we must take the hard way out by putting all of our faith and trust in God when we are full of doubt, uncertainty, and distrust.

�        As difficult as it is to keep our faith during times of poverty and suffering, remaining faithful can often be more difficult during times of plenty.

�        As our faith weakens in times of sickness and pain, we can be invigorated when we look to Christ.

�        As part of our faith carrying ability, we all carry mental pictures in our mind. To live as a Christian, we must choose which pictures we carry for Him.

�        As persons of faith, God empowers us to persevere in the difficulties we face without blaming others for the difficulties.

�        As persons of faith, we do not wage our personal spiritual war between good and evil with bullets, knives, guns, and bombs. We wage our war against evil with love, peace, forgiveness, and an iron resolve never to be moved by evil.

�        As persons of faith, we must continually take our life to Christ.

�        As we are willing to stand up for God, God is faithful to us and He will stand up for us only if we give to Him in undying sacrifice.

�        As we count our blessings, our faith in God is renewed when we see His power working in our life.

�        As we grind out our daily life, we live not just by sight and sight's pure reason, we also live by faith.

�        As we lose faith, Christ gives us healing assurance in the middle of our doubts created by our suffering.

�        As you remain faithful in hardship, God does greater works through you.

�        As you try to walk the narrow road of the faith, you can find strength, courage, and Christ's sure hand reaching down to help you.

�        As you try to walk the narrow road of the faith, you find strength and courage through Christ's sure hand reaching down to help you.

�        At its core, our faith goes against the worldly logic of wanting things for our personal gain.

�        Be faithful, even to the point of death, and Christ will give you the crown of life.

�        Because of our love for God and because of His love for us, our faithfulness causes us to be morally bound to support and defend our faith at all costs.

�        Because our faith is so small, Christ calls us to recommit our life to Him over and over again.

�        Because we love God and because He loves us, our faithfulness to God causes us to be morally bound to support and defend our faith at all costs.

�        In spite of every suffering, because you do not lash out at God, but instead love Him with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might, your faithful act glorifies God in ways you cannot know or comprehend.

�        Before we do anything in the Christian faith, before we do anything before God, we must be honest.

�        Being a part of a faith community helps you stave off the slings and arrows of the darkness when you are in trouble.

�        Being a part of a faith community gives you an opportunity to be more of His child to His little ones, the people who really need Him most.

This message was presented in April, 2013 as the Virtual Church message in Shepherd's Care Ministries virtual church site at http://www.shepherdscare.net