THE SEVEN MOMENTS OF FAITH

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-faith works through love

-no love no trust, no faith

-what we want may not be what God's desire for us 

-thr bible does not ask us to believe in ourself, but to believe in God 

-salvation is by grace.. we can't earn it 

-the faith we have is from the Holy Spirit 

-the word of God is the seed, Holy Spirit gives life and faith is the fruit 

-the Holy Spirit persuade us to believe 

how the spirit works faith in us

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-most people hear by the ear and not the heart 

-we need to Holy Spirit 

-when the written word is turned into a loving word =rhema

   -a specific word/sentence

2. The spiritt persuade us to believe the Word
-not the self confidence 

3. the spirit prompts us to speak the Word 

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-speak to the mountain 

-Jesus said "says" 3 times, "believe" 1 time 

-faith speaks whatever God first spoke 

4. The spirit enables us to visualize the Word

-not only ask but also to imagine 

5. The Spirit empowers us to obey the Word 

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6. The spirit moves us to rejoice in the Word

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-the praise is not earning the victory but it's the expressing for faith, confessing in songs for what they believe 

7. The spirit fills us with hope through the Word 

-faith is the substance of things hope for 

-eagerly waiting = expectation... Not giving up 

-faith requires patience and perseverance

   - wait in hope

-faith is not self manufactured

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PASSION FOR GOD part 4

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-the spirit of God in us will refashion us

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-the more we respond and surrender to the Holy Spirit, the less attractive is the temptations 

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-to be truthful.. lying goes against the nature of God 

-false witness lies to harm someone 

-even when being silent to mislead others 

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-every word matters

-if don't mean it, don't say it!

-how our words affect the being of others

5 Kinds of hurtful speech

1. Reviling

-done openly 

2. backbiting 

-done in secret 

-shared to tear someone done even if it's true

-truth is never a justice to backbite

3. gossiping 

-damage trust 

-stir up in a group against another

4. mockery

-mocking people

5. lying

-why did we lie? What is it that we want to protect?

-there is always an underlying reason

-our speech affects our relationship with the Holy Spirit,

-why did we lie?

-put on kindness and compassion 

10th. be content in God 

-whatever we want to covet becomes our idol 

-1 covetousness leads to other sins 

-covetousness is caused by the lack of relationship with God 

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-this women spent many years in searching for satisfaction, security, acceptance

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-only the Holy Spirit can satisfy 

3 ways ppl can search for satisfaction 

1. Fool's way

-always thinking the newest is the best 

2. the way of the disillusioned person

-see through things 

3. the Christian way 

-we are made for communion with God 

-from the start, we are created for communion with God

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-there is empty space at the communion table... But Abraham is not present 

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-passion for God and love for people