Anchoring Our Lives in Faith for Transformation
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"A man in the crowd answered, Teacher, I brought you my son who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of his speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not." [00:28:19] (24 seconds)
"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us. If you can, Jesus said, everything is possible for one who believes. Immediately, the boy's father exclaimed, I do believe. Help me overcome my unbelief." [00:29:14] (29 seconds)
"Friends, faith is the foundation. How often do you make a resolution? And I know all of you, when you make your resolution, you take it to God in prayer, right? You pray on it all day long. You read scriptures about it. You help. No, you don't do that, right?" [00:35:14] (19 seconds)
"And faith is the foundation for a better life. It's the foundation for real change. Paul writes in Philippians 4 .13, maybe this will be the only thing you remember because it's easy to do. Lift your hand. Hands up like this. All right. I hope, I won't ask how many digits you got because someone might be missing one, but most of us have 10, right?" [00:35:50] (28 seconds)
"The foundation of whatever we want to change has to be faith because we can do all things through Christ. He gives us power. He gives us strength. He gives us strength. He gives us strength. He gives us strength to do that. When we turn to Him and praise Him and acknowledge Him, the promise in the Word is He grants the desires of our hearts, right?" [00:38:08] (25 seconds)
"Another thing that we can do to commit to a better life. to have that real change, is to lean on God's Word. If we're going to commit our way to the Lord, we need to listen to Him. We need to be encouraged by Him. We need to find strength from His words." [00:39:38] (20 seconds)
"Blessed is he whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. Friends, it's not good enough just to read through the Scripture, but to read it with purpose. Read it to digest it, to reflect on it. Read it to really let it shape you, let it speak to you." [00:40:33] (26 seconds)
"Another way, and the final one we'll talk about, we could keep on going, but is to lean on God's power. Say that with me. Say, lean on God's power. We can lean on God's power. We can tap into it. We can grab a hold of it." [00:42:15] (18 seconds)
"Actually, there's one wrong way and that is not to do it. Jesus did it. He said, follow Him. Jesus stopped to pray every day, morning, noon, and night. May we strive to do the same. May we continue in conversation. May we spend time listening in God's Word. Spend time listening, digesting that Word." [00:46:59] (23 seconds)
"You're talking to the one while you're standing here who breathed life into your life. Your lungs, right? You're talking to the one who is creating a way to be with Him for all eternity. Right? You're talking to the one whose kingdom is right here with you. If I can, Jesus said, everything is possible for one who believes." [00:47:47] (31 seconds)
"Friends, may we not take this gift of faith, this opportunity of a relationship with the One who created the world, may we not take this opportunity for granted to walk not by sight, but to walk in faith, leaning on His Word, leaning on His power. May we not take for granted to make a difference for the world to commit to a better life." [00:53:26] (33 seconds)
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"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us. If you can, Jesus said, everything is possible for one who believes. Immediately, the boy's father exclaimed, I do believe. Help me overcome my unbelief." [00:29:14] (29 seconds)
"Friends, faith is the foundation. How often do you make a resolution? And I know all of you, when you make your resolution, you take it to God in prayer, right? You pray on it all day long. You read scriptures about it. You help. No, you don't do that, right?" [00:35:14] (19 seconds)
"And faith is the foundation for a better life. It's the foundation for real change. Paul writes in Philippians 4 .13, maybe this will be the only thing you remember because it's easy to do. Lift your hand. Hands up like this. All right. I hope, I won't ask how many digits you got because someone might be missing one, but most of us have 10, right?" [00:35:50] (28 seconds)
"The foundation of whatever we want to change has to be faith because we can do all things through Christ. He gives us power. He gives us strength. He gives us strength. He gives us strength. He gives us strength to do that. When we turn to Him and praise Him and acknowledge Him, the promise in the Word is He grants the desires of our hearts, right?" [00:38:08] (25 seconds)
"Another thing that we can do to commit to a better life. to have that real change, is to lean on God's Word. If we're going to commit our way to the Lord, we need to listen to Him. We need to be encouraged by Him. We need to find strength from His words." [00:39:38] (20 seconds)
"Blessed is he whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. Friends, it's not good enough just to read through the Scripture, but to read it with purpose. Read it to digest it, to reflect on it. Read it to really let it shape you, let it speak to you." [00:40:33] (26 seconds)
"Another way, and the final one we'll talk about, we could keep on going, but is to lean on God's power. Say that with me. Say, lean on God's power. We can lean on God's power. We can tap into it. We can grab a hold of it." [00:42:15] (18 seconds)
"Actually, there's one wrong way and that is not to do it. Jesus did it. He said, follow Him. Jesus stopped to pray every day, morning, noon, and night. May we strive to do the same. May we continue in conversation. May we spend time listening in God's Word. Spend time listening, digesting that Word." [00:46:59] (23 seconds)
"You're talking to the one while you're standing here who breathed life into your life. Your lungs, right? You're talking to the one who is creating a way to be with Him for all eternity. Right? You're talking to the one whose kingdom is right here with you. If I can, Jesus said, everything is possible for one who believes." [00:47:47] (31 seconds)
"Friends, may we not take this gift of faith, this opportunity of a relationship with the One who created the world, may we not take this opportunity for granted to walk not by sight, but to walk in faith, leaning on His Word, leaning on His power. May we not take for granted to make a difference for the world to commit to a better life." [00:53:26] (33 seconds)
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