The Thinking Of Faith

“Faith is not what we feel, it is what you think.”

[Pastor]

Because of the Roman Centurian's faith in Christ's “authority” to heal his servant just by speaking a word; what Jesus heard him say was the “fruit” of the logic of the Centurian's thinking.

[Lk 7:1-10]

You see, what the Centurian said, and why he said it, was the result of what he had heard about Jesus; and how his faith had reckoned (processed) that “with God nothing is impossible.”

[Pastor; Lk 1:37]

After all, “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word.”

[Rom 10:17]

Out of the abundance of the heart's persuasion (faith) the mouth speaks.

[Matt 12:34]

So let this same mind/thinking (of faith) be in you.

ThenSingsMySoul:

HAVE FAITH IN GOD,

HAVE FAITH IN GOD,

HAVE FAITH IN GOD;

HAVE FAITH, HAVE FAITH,

IN GOD!

[Mk 11:22]

Let Us Pray

Per Pastor’s request, we share with you the transcript of the Spirit’s intercession for the education of our children; through this vessel, on the 2011 National Day of Prayer:

Heavenly Father, Show us your ways, that we may walk with You.

Show us your ways, Lord; we put our trust in You.

The cry of our heart is to love You more, to live with the touch of Your hand …to grow stronger each day.

[cf Ps 27:11(a)]

As the “bride” of Christ, our prayer is that You would “cause us” to so walk (in subjection to You) that our children (even if they stray from Your word) may, without the word, be won by our faithful behavior; that we might teach them Your way, by “example.”

[cf 1 Pet 3:1-4; 1 Tim 4:12]

Jesus, You commanded us to “Go ye therefore and teach all nations” …to “Lay up Your words in our heart – and soul; and teach them to our children.” Today, we beseech You to strengthen and quicken us, the more, to fulfill that “great commission,” and take responsibility to keep Your charge (to us); and not sacrifice the education of our children to Caesar. [Matt 28:19]

Thus we pray; along with Your servant David: “Reveal Your work unto us, Your servants, and Your glory unto our children, Your heritage; and let Your beauty (even Your glory) be our portion; and establish Thou the work of our hands” …that our labor would not be in vain…

in the name of Jesus, Amen.

    [Ps 90:16-17]

ThenSingsMySoul:

SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER,

SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER,

THAT CALLS ME FROM A WORLD OF CARE;

AND BIDS ME AT MY FATHER’S THRONE,

MAKE ALL MY WANTS AND WISHES KNOWN. 

He's Alive!!!

Jesus told His disciples, on more than one recorded occasion, that He would be crucified, and raised from the dead in three days.

[Matt 16:20-21; 17:9, 22-23; 20:17-19; 26:31-32]

In his letters to the church, at Corinth, Paul wrote: “As in Adam all died, even so IN Christ shall all (who are dead, in trespasses and sins) be made alive.” For “If any man be IN Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”

[1 Cor 15:22; Eph 2:1; 2 Cor 5:17]

Isaiah prophesied: “His soul (was made) an offering for our sin …and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”

[Isa 53:10, 12(c)]

John, the Baptist, called Him: “The Lamb of God: which taketh away the sin of the world.”

After His resurrection, Jesus showed Himself alive; first to His disciples, then “of above five hundred brethren at once.”

[1 Cor 15:3-6]

Bottom line: “If Christ be not raised, our faith is vain; (and we) are yet in our sins.”

[1 Cor 15:17]

ThenSingsMySoul:

HE LIVES, HE LIVES!

CHRIST JESUS LIVES TODAY.

HE WALKS WITH ME, HE TALKS WITH ME,

ALONG LIFE’S NARROW WAY.

HE LIVES, HE LIVES!

SALVATION TO IMPART.

YOU ASK ME HOW I KNOW HE LIVES;

HE LIVES WITHIN MY HEART.