Stepping Out: Pursuing Faith Beyond Comfort Zones

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"Here at Bethany Missionary Church, there is a rich history of I think 75, 76 years. This building was built actually before the missionary church denomination was one denomination. It used to be two denominations that came together about 10 years after this building was built. It's a rich tradition of history here at Bethany Missionary Church." [00:00:56]

"I felt this moment of conviction which is just this moment where you feel like, 'Hey, I might be in the wrong, might be doing something wrong. I might be prioritizing my life a little not as lined up as God might want me to be.' Again, I'm stumbling over my words, my heart rate's high." [00:01:49]

"The vision that I think that God has given this church and the mission, the reason that we exist, I think in today's day and age, and that it's not discounting the past 75, 76 years. There has been incredible purpose for the past 75, 76 years of this church." [00:03:53]

"Pursuit is not something that you can do sitting in a chair. Pursuit is not something you can do sitting in your comfort. Pursuit is something that you're going and doing. When you are in pursuit, you are moving, you are going. And I'll be the first to tell you that I have not been doing a great job of that." [00:05:54]

"We are going to be pursuing God. Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all else will be added. We are going to be pursuing people. Jesus says, 'A new commandment I give to you, love others as I have loved you.' And we are going to pursue purpose." [00:06:28]

"Life has winds. Life has winds. I'm trying to emphasize the D. If I was a really good and smart preacher, I would say, and if you want to get the wind, you got to go up against the wind, but I'm not that smart of a preacher. Life has winds." [00:24:13]

"Belief can make the impossible possible. Belief can make the impossible possible. I want to take a quick look at the words that describe belief in impossible. The word that describes belief throughout the Greek, throughout the New Testament that can be translated to our translation of to believe is this pistuo." [00:28:51]

"When we look at Peter, when he was walking on the water, when he stepped out of the boat, his trust wasn't in what he was stepping onto. His trust wasn't in the miracle itself. His trust was in the miracle worker. His faith was in the one who performs the miracles." [00:33:39]

"So often in our lives, if you've been in the church world, if you've been following Jesus for a while, we can find ourselves so easily worshiping, hoping for, praying to miracles instead of recognizing first and foremost the miracle worker, instead of recognizing first and foremost the one who does the miracles." [00:34:11]

"When we focus our faith and when we build our foundation of belief and we build our life on the miracles that God has done, is doing, or will do, we will find ourselves having a faith that is not the faith that God is wanting for us. When we put our faith in the miracles instead of the miracle worker, we will find ourselves having a roller coaster life, a roller coaster faith." [00:35:50]

"Belief makes the impossible possible. We need to find a way to put our faith in the miracle worker. And listen, friends, I'm not saying you can't pray for miracles, not saying you can't ask the miracle worker for him to work miracles. You can't ask the provider for him to provide. You can't ask the healer for him to heal you." [00:36:24]

"I pray that this time will not just be another Sunday where we're sitting and listening, that this will not just be another time where we are sitting in comfort, but this will be a time where we are empowered and equipped to go and make disciples, to go into our world and shine your light." [00:37:40]

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