Pastor Jeremy continues his series on the Blue Light Special of Faith on Sunday in Glendive.
Heb 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.
New Century Version: Faith means being sure of the
things we hope for and knowing that something is real
even if we do not see it.
New Living Translation: Faith shows the reality of what
we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.
Passion Translation: Now faith brings our hopes into
reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire
the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to
prove what is still unseen.
The Voice: Faith is the assurance of things you have
hoped for, the absolute conviction that there are
realities you’ve never seen.
The Difference between Faith and Hope
a. Now faith is, or you might say it this way faith
is NOW!
b. Salvation is now, present tense
c. Faith believes that it receives now, today, not
tomorrow.
d. Mark 11:24 faith believes that it
receives...now!!
e. Mark 5:25-32 Woman w/ issue of blood, your
faith has made you well
f. Mark 10:46-52 Blind Bart, your faith has
made you well
g. Mark 2 “5 guys” when He saw their
faith...they weren’t getting their miracle
tomorrow, they were gonna get that thing
TODAY!
a. We have the hope of heaven, you’re not
going there yet, but you will in the future.
b. The return of Jesus is a hope that is in our
future. It’s going to happen, but not now.
c. The rapture is a hope that is in our future. It
is going to happen, but not now.
d. The resurrection of the dead in Christ is a
hope that we have, a promise in the Word,
but you cannot believe that you receive by
faith today...this will happen but it will
happen in the future.
e. 1 Thes 4:13-18 But I do not want you to be
ignorant, brethren, concerning those who
have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others
who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that
Jesus died and rose again, even so God will
bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15
For this we say to you by the word of the
Lord, that we who are alive and remain until
the coming of the Lord will by no means
precede those who are asleep. 16 For the
Lord Himself will descend from heaven with
a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and
with the trumpet of God. And the dead in
Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive
and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air. And thus we shall always be with the
Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with
these words.
f. Hope is a good Waiter, but a poor Receiver